Board of Health

BO AR D M EM BE R S Frances Anthes, Chair Gary Rosen Leopoldo Negron Cruz Michael Perotto C ON T A CT BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AGENDA Address: 25 Meade Street, 2nd floor WORCESTER,MA 01610 11/17/2025– 6:30PM – 25 Meade St. Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm Phone: (508) 799-8531 Email: health@worcesterma.gov This Worcester Board of Health meeting will be held in-person at the Website: date, time and location listed above. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online or by phone: http://www.worcesterma.gov/public- health • Use the following link to join the meeting via computer Join the meeting now or The [Board/Commission] is committed to • Call 1-844-621-3956 (Access Code: 575 614 100#) ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to all. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the Note: If technological problems interrupt the virtual meeting staff contact listed. While boards and commissions component, the meeting will continue in-person. do their best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if requested within short notice of the scheduled meeting. Application materials may be viewed by appointment at Division of Public Requests for American Sign Language Health, 25 Meade Street 2nd floor, Worcester, Ma 01610 between 8:30 interpretation must be made 10 business days or more in advance of the meeting. a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Hay disponibles servicios de interpretación y otras adaptaciones con solicitud previa. For more information concerning this meeting, please contact the Division of Public Health by email at (health@worcesterma.gov) or ‫تتوفر الترجمة الفورية وغيرها من وسائل التيسير عند الطلب المسبق‬ phone at (508) 799-8531. Please send written comments 2 business अनवु ा द र अ6य आवसह अ'-म अनरोधपचत ाु उपल5ध days or more in advance of the meeting. If you need reasonable हु6छ। accommodations to participate in the meeting, please reach out to the Interpretação e outras adaptações estão staff contact listed. While boards and commissions do their best to disponíveis mediante solicitação prévia. accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if Përkthimi dhe akomodime të tjera janë në requested within short notice of the scheduled meeting. Requests for dispozicion me kërkesë paraprake. American Sign Language interpretation must be made 10 business days Kasa nkyerɛaseɛ ɛne akwanya afoforɔ da hɔ or more in advance of the meeting. ma wɔn a wɔn bɛ bisa ato hɔ. Phiên dịch và các hỗ trợ khác có sẵn theo Para más información sobre esta reunión, comuníquese con el yêu cầu trước. [Department/Division] por correo electrónico al correo [Email] o por teléfono al [Number]. Envíe sus comentarios por escrito 2 días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Si necesita adaptaciones razonables DI V IS IO N S TA FF para participar en la reunión, comuníquese con el contacto del personal Tamara C. Lundi, MHA, MSW indicado en la lista. Aunque las juntas y comisiones hacen todo lo posible para atenderle, algunas adaptaciones podrían no estar disponibles si se Director – Division of Public Health solicitan con poca anticipación a la reunión programada. Las solicitudes Brenda Wright, BSBA de interpretación de lenguaje de señas estadounidense deben hacerse 10 Principal Clerk – Division of Public días hábiles o más antes de la reunión. Health Call to Order Minutes of last meeting U P CO MI NG M EE TI N GS TBD Communicable Diseases Updates – Amelia Houghton, Chief- Public Health Nursing 1 Dr. Hirsh’s Report- Medical Director, WDPH Tobacco Hearing – 1. Big W Smoke Shop, 345 Hamilton St., Worcester, MA 2. Family Mini Mart, 241 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA Environmental Health & Inspectional Services Presentation • Emma Stefanski and Devon Thornton -Regional Environmental Health Coordinators WDPH. • Nicholas Antanavica- Commissioner of Inspectional Services WDPH Director’s Report: Tamara Lundi, MHA, MSW Next Meeting Date & Topics Adjourn 2