MEMBER UPDATE

Beaver Trapping Basics for BOHs

The WMPHA Power Hour Workshops are back! Join Franklin/ Hampshire Lead Field Trainer Bri Dupras online on Monday, April 24 at 3 PM to review the Board of Health beaver trapping permit responsibilities in Massachusetts. And save the date for a Food Truck Permitting Power Hour at 3PM on 5/17 and one on the Plumbing Code and Food Code on 6/8 at 3PM!

Click here to register for beaver training

Click here to download the flyer

ADVOCATING FOR THE FUTURE OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Thank you to the 80+ local officials from Western Massachusetts who signed on to WMPHA's SAPHE 2.0 Bill advocacy letter! We took it to the State House and delivered a copy to almost every Western MA legislator! If you signed on, a copy will be emailed to you and we encourage you to contact your Senator and Representative to let them know you hope for an early hearing for the bill. Click below to read the letter, and if you missed this chance, there is still time to sign on for future use at hearings and meetings!

Photo: WMPHA Executive Committee member Phoebe Walker with Representative Blais and Senator Jo Comerford at the State House on April 10 for Public Health Lobby Day.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE LETTER

CLICK HERE TO SIGN ON TO THE LETTER!

SAVE THE DATE FOR FUTURE POWER HOUR WORKSHOPS

Coming soon: Food Truck Permitting in May and Plumbing and the Food Code in June!

Click here for a flyer to share and stay tuned for registration links

WMPHA JOB BOARD

Send your postings to walker@frcog.org for inclusion.

• Foothills Health District Part Time Nurse

• Easthampton Health Director Job Posting



• Berkshire County Health Inspector and Training Hub Training Specialist Job Posting

• Western MA Health and Medical Coordinating Coalition Coordinator Job Posting

• Southampton Part Time Health Agent Job Posting

• Greenfield Health Agent Job Posting

• Northampton Public Health Nurse Job Posting

• Montague Health Director Job Posting (still open)



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Click here to see past issues: https://www.wmpha.org/news

Registered Sanitarian Study Supports!

Are you interested in taking the Registered Sanitarian exam? WMPHA has study guides available for free to help Health Department staff from Western Massachusetts attain this important credential. They can be checked out for three months at a time. If you are interested, contact Executive Committee member Bri Bri Dupras.

Missed a previous WMPHA Training Event?

Click here to see recordings and materials from recent workshops.



Sincerely,

The WMPHA Executive Committee:

·       Sharon Hart/South Hadley, President

·       Gerri Swanson/Southampton, Vice President

·       Brianna Dupras/Franklin/Hampshire Field Training Hub, Treasurer

·       Jen Hoffman/Greenfield

·       Phoebe Walker/FRCOG

·       Tom FitzGerald/Retired, Secretary

·       Laura Kittross/BRPC

·    Tom Hibert/Southwick

·      Tammy Spencer/East Longmeadow

·     Charlie Kaniecki, Retired, Ex Officio

·     Randy White, Retired, Ex Officio