Health Division

Director of Public Health - Thomas Carbone

Town Offices - 36 Bartlet Street
Phone: (978) 623-8295
Fax: (978) 623-8320
Email: health@andoverma.gov
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday - Friday, or by appointment.
Inspectors Available 8 AM to 10 AM

The mission of the Health Division is to promote and protect the public health including the physical, mental, emotional and social wellness of all people.

The Andover Board of Health is the Town's health policy and decision-making board. Administrative staff includes the Director of Public Health, Assistant Director of Public Health/RN, two Sanitary Code Inspectors/Health Officers and one part-time Public Health nurse. Another health-related program is the Healthy Communities Tobacco Awareness Program. The mission of the Healthy Communities Tobacco Awareness Program is to reduce tobacco use in Massachusetts by 50% by 1999.

The Tobacco Awareness Program offers free technical assistance for worksite programs limiting smoking. It assists smokers to stop smoking and sponsors public education to keep non-smokers from starting to smoke. The staff consists of a Program Director, Health Educator and secretary. The program assists in drafting Town tobacco regulations and conducts compliance check surveys of vendors selling tobacco to minors. State grant income is shared by the six-town consortium of Andover, North Andover, Methuen, Middleton, Dracut and Topsfield.

Emergency Preparedness

• Greater River Valley Medical Reserve Corps
• Inspector & Nurse Requests
• Pandemic Flu Information

Flu Information

• H1N1 (swine flu) Links
• Department of Public Health Influenza Web Site

Special Programs

• Andover Celebrates National Public Health Week 2009
• Health Fair
• Shingles Vaccination Program

Food Information

• Egg Recall Information
• Food Permit Information

Health Topics

• Colorectal Cancer
• Fish Brook Report
• Flood Cleanup Procedures
• Precautions to Take During Extreme Cold Weather

Lyme Disease

• Lyme Disease Fact Sheet
• Tick Repellent Fact Sheet
• CDC Feature: Stop Ticks
• Tick management Handbook
• Prevent Lyme Disease

Mosquito / Pesticide Control

• Arbovirus Response Plan
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis Fact Sheet
• Mosquito Control / West Nile Virus Information Web Site
• Northeast Mosquito Control District
• Pesticide Use Policy
• West Nile Virus Fact Sheet

Fact Sheets

• E. coli Fact Sheet

Department Links

• Board of Health Agenda
• Board of Health Minutes
• Board of Health Applications & Permits
• Community Development and Planning Department
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Sewer Information
• GIS Downloadable Maps
• Stormwater Management and Call Directory