The Health Department enforces the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the laws and ordinance of the City of Brockton to protect the health and well-being of its residents and the general public.
The Health Department: educates both property owners and tenants in order to obtain compliance of all applicable laws/ordinances to include hazards of lead paint in existing housing stock; enforces all applicable state and federal laws pertaining to food service establishments through systematic inspections of each food establishments; and educate establishment owners and managers and the general public regarding safe/sound food handling practices.
The Public Health Nurse is reposible for monitoring all active cases of Tuberculosis; invetsigating and education all reported communicable diseases such as Hepatitis and Menigitis; conducting diabetic screenings, TB testings and follow-ups, influenza immunizations, blood pressure and medication counseling; serving as a resrouce for schools regaridng immunization, communicable disease, and serve as liasion with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; alert physicians to all new information and changes in vaccine; supply all hospitals and pysicians with vaccines on a montly basis; and partipate with other health agencies regaring policy setting and addressing problems within the health field.