Board of Health

BO AR D M EM BE R S Frances Anthes, Chair Chareese Allen, Vice Chair Gary Rosen Leopoldo Negron Cruz Michael Perotto C ON T A CT BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AGENDA Address: 25 Meade Street, 2nd floor 10/20/2025– 6:30PM – 25 Meade St. WORCESTER,MA 01610 Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm Phone: (508) 799-8531 This Worcester Board of Health meeting will be held in-person at the Email: health@worcesterma.gov date, time and location listed above. Meeting attendees will additionally Website: have options to participate remotely by joining online or by phone: http://www.worcesterma.gov/public- • Use the following link to join the meeting via computer health Join the meeting now or • Call 1-844-621-3956 (Access Code: 575 614 100#) The [Board/Commission] is committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to Note: If technological problems interrupt the virtual meeting all. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the component, the meeting will continue in-person. staff contact listed. While boards and commissions do their best to accommodate you, certain Application materials may be viewed by appointment at Division of Public accommodations may not be available if requested within short notice of the scheduled meeting. Health, 25 Meade Street 2nd floor, Worcester, Ma 01610 between 8:30 Requests for American Sign Language a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. interpretation must be made 10 business days or more in advance of the meeting. For more information concerning this meeting, please contact the Hay disponibles servicios de interpretación y otras adaptaciones con solicitud previa. Division of Public Health by email at (health@worcesterma.gov) or phone at (508) 799-8531. Please send written comments 2 business ‫تتوفر الترجمة الفورية وغيرها من وسائل التيسير عند الطلب المسبق‬ days or more in advance of the meeting. If you need reasonable अनवु ा द र अ6य आवसह अ'-म अनरोधपचत ाु उपल5ध accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the हु6छ। staff contact listed. While boards and commissions do their best to Interpretação e outras adaptações estão accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if disponíveis mediante solicitação prévia. requested within short notice of the scheduled meeting. Requests for Përkthimi dhe akomodime të tjera janë në American Sign Language interpretation must be made 10 business days dispozicion me kërkesë paraprake. or more in advance of the meeting. Kasa nkyerɛaseɛ ɛne akwanya afoforɔ da hɔ ma wɔn a wɔn bɛ bisa ato hɔ. Para más información sobre esta reunión, comuníquese con el Phiên dịch và các hỗ trợ khác có sẵn theo [Department/Division] por correo electrónico al correo [Email] o por yêu cầu trước. teléfono al [Number]. Envíe sus comentarios por escrito 2 días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Si necesita adaptaciones razonables para participar en la reunión, comuníquese con el contacto del personal DI V IS IO N S TA FF indicado en la lista. Aunque las juntas y comisiones hacen todo lo posible Tamara C. Lundi, MHA, MSW para atenderle, algunas adaptaciones podrían no estar disponibles si se solicitan con poca anticipación a la reunión programada. Las solicitudes Director – Division of Public Health de interpretación de lenguaje de señas estadounidense deben hacerse 10 Brenda Wright, BSBA días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Principal Clerk – Division of Public Call to Order Health Minutes of last meeting U P CO MI NG M EE TI N GS Communicable Diseases Updates – Amelia Houghton, Chief- TBD Public Health Nursing 1 Dr. Hirsh’s Report- Medical Director, WDPH Tobacco Hearing – Fire and Ice Smoke Shop, 8 Boylston Street Law Guidance: BOH and Tobacco Regs: Alexandra Kalkounis- City Solicitor ISD/BOH Orientation – Emma Stefanski & Devon Thornton Signing of Body Arts Regulation Approved June 3, 2024 WDPH Director’s Report- Review of the ILRC Guide: Tamara Lundi, MHA, MSW Next Meeting Date & Topics Adjourn The BOH meeting scheduled for October 6, 2025, was cancelled due to lack of quorum. The new meeting date is October 20, 2025. 2