WELCOME

The Berkshire County Boards of Health Association (BCBOHA) is a professional, educational organization serving the 32 local boards of health in Berkshire County, MA.  BCBOHA also serves as the Berkshire County Emergency Preparedness Coalition.

BREAKING NEWS

Upcoming Events:

The next meeting of BCBOHA Executive Committee will be held Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:45 pm.  The Agenda can be found here

 

 

 

 

 

The January 12, 2012 Berkshire Public Health Alliance meeting has been CANCELLED.  It has been rescheduled for January 26, 2o12 at 6:00 pm.

Chokesaver Classes

BCBOHA is sponsoring a series of “Chokesaver” courses to allow restaurants to come into compliance with 105 CMR 590.009(E).  The course is taught by Nanci Race of Fairview Hospital.  Please click here for the more information & for a registration form.  You may also contact BCBOHA for more information.   The following sections are scheduled through the end of the year; additional sections will be offered in early 2012:

  • Monday, December 12, 2011: Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Thursday, December 15, 2011: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, 1 Fenn St, 2nd Floor, Pittsfield, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Monday, December 19, 2011: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, 1 Fenn St, 2nd Floor, Pittsfield, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Thursday, December 29, 2011: Adams Town Hall, 8 Park St., Adams, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (NOTE: this class was rescheduled from December 5, 2011).

In case of snow, please call BCBOHA to find out if the class has been canceled!

Faith Community and Emergency Responders Forum

Organized by the Faith Community Partnering for Emergency Preparedness Project, sponsored by a grant from the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council.

  • January 24, 2012, Delaney House, Holyoke – registration is closed
  • February 2, 2012, Cranwell, Lenox – registration ends Friday, January 27th

Click the agenda for more information and use the registration form to sign up.  

Berkshire Public Health Alliance

For information and documents related to the Berkshire Public Health Alliance, including the notice & Agenda for upcoming meetings, click here. The next meeting of the Governing Council will be held Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 6:00 pm.

Septic Installer Certification Program

For more information about the certified septic installer program, click here: Septic Installer program

For a list of currently certified installers, click here: Certified Septic Installers

Alerts

For food recalls/alerts, click here: Food Alerts

For other general alerts, click here: Other Alerts

Emergency Preparedness

For information related to the Emergency Preparedness Coalition, click here:

For other emergency preparedness information, click here: Emergency Preparedness

Executive Committee

For information on the Executive Committee, including Agendas for upcoming meetings and minutes of past meetings, click here: Executive Committee


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