Public Health 

Our Vision

Our vision is an inclusive community that is healthy, safe, connected and equitable for all!

Our Mission

The mission of the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is to preserve, protect & promote the physical, mental, and environmental health of the Brookline Community.  We collaborate with partners to reduce health inequities and respond to emerging public health challenges.

  1. NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
  2. ADVISORIES & PRESS RELEASES
  3. CURRENT EVENTS

BDPPHHS

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK | APRIL 3 - 9, 2023

CENTERING AND CELEBRATING CULTURES IN HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OPEN HOUSE | 11 PIERCE STREET

APRIL 3, 2023, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

OPEN TO THE BROOKLINE COMMUNITY

  • Network with Public Health Staff
  • Learn about the programs and services we provide
  • Discover careers in Public Health

LEARN ABOUT:

  • Identifying vaping products
  • Health inspector tools
  • The Food Coupon Program
  • Plus MORE!

REGISTER FOR:

  • Narcan Training
  • Stop the Bleed Training

SNACKS, PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS!

PFAS: THE FOREVER CHEMICALS | VIA ZOOM

APRIL 11, 2023, 7:00 PM

REGISTER TO ATTEND

  • PFAS are a group of extremely persistent human-made chemicals found in water, soil, and humans.
  • Exposure to PFAS has been linked to serious health problems.

Join the following panel of experts in a virtual discussion about PFAS:

WENDY HEIGER-BERNAYS, PH.D

Dr. Heiger-Bernays is a clinical professor in the Department of Environmental Health at Boston University's School of Public Health. She currently serves as a member of the MA Science Advisory Board for the Toxics Use Reduction Institute and the USEPA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals.

PANELISTS:

Sigalle Reiss, MPH, RS/REHS, Director of Public Health & Human Services

Alisa G. Jonas, Moderator's Committee on PFAS

MODERATOR:

Louise Bowditch, Brookline Mothers Out Front

Sponsored by Brookline Mothers Out Front and Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services 

Co-sponsors: Brookline Rotary and Friends of Brookline Public Health