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The Milton Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), along with the Towns of Canton,Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Wellesley and Westwood, participated inemergency preparedness trainings and drills. Over 100 medical professionalshave volunteered to become members of the Milton MRC.Environmental HealthEnvironmental health activities are determined by legal mandate, complaints,licensure, permit requirements, inquiries and regulatory enforcementof local and state regulations. Activities include the licensing and inspectionsof food establishments, housing code inspections and enforcement actions,swimming pools, solid waste handling practices, animal, insect and rodent control,and the abatement of general nuisances. Additional concerns include asbestosremoval, lead in the environment, hazardous waste and indoor air quality.The Health Director and Health Inspector attended public health organization,state and national trainings this year on numerous environmental health topics.WebsiteThe Board of Health’s web page contains useful health information as wellas meeting schedules and minutes, annual reports, regulations, applicationforms and lists, fee schedules, important web links and emergency preparednessinformation for residents and the Medical Reserve Corps. Please visit us atwww.townofmilton.org, click on ‘Town Government’, then ‘Health Department’.We have also created a Facebook page and Twitter account to keep residentsup-to-date on local public health and as a means of communicationduring emergencies.Norfolk County Mosquito Control DistrictThe threat of West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis(EEE) continued this year. The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project(NCMCP) continued to focus on source reduction, water management, larviciding,salt marsh management, mosquito trapping and testing, and groundbasednuisance spraying for mosquitoes based on residents’ requests andmosquito activity monitoring.Massachusetts Environmental Health Association (MEHA)The Health Director served on the Executive Board for MEHA and servedas Treasurer for the association. This organization is devoted to improving localpublic health practice and increasing educational and funding opportunities forlocal boards of health.Tobacco ControlThe Board of Health continued its enforcement of the Tobacco ControlRegulations including vendor training aimed at preventing the sale of tobaccoto minors.102

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