Town Health Officers
Need a Local Contact? Find Your Town Health Officer
About Vermont's Town Health Officers
About Vermont's Town Health Officers
Town Health Officers are responsible for:
- investigating possible public health hazards and risks within the municipality
- taking action to prevent, remove or destroy any such hazards
- taking action to mitigate significant public health risks
- enforcing health laws, rules and permit conditions, and taking the steps necessary to enforce orders
Find your town's health officer: Use our Searchable Town Health Officer List
The Board of Health of a municipality is made up of the local health officer and the town selectboard (or city council). Some communities appoint an independant board. The duties and responsibilities of Vermont Boards of Health are established by state statute.
If you have a question or complaint about a town health officer, please contact the town selectboard or city council.
For Town Health Officers
Town Health Officer Manual
- Town Health Office Manual
[ 1.6MB, 109 pgs ]
Forms
Hurricane Irene Emergency Health Order Template
Health Order Examples
Overview
Rental Housing
- Complaint & Inspection
- Rental Housing Inspection Checklist
- Essential Maintenance Practices Compliance Check
- Vermont Rental Housing Codes
Town Health Officer Issues
Trainings and Presentations
The Department of Health features presentations for Vermont's Town Health Officers about significant public health issues. The presentation slides and any audio podcasts are available below.
Indoor Air Quality [Oct 1, 2012]
Rental Housing [Oct 1, 2012]
Health Orders [Oct 1, 2012]
Duties of a Town Health Officer [Oct 1, 2012]
Dangerous Buildings [Sept 19, 2012]
Inspecting for Pests [Sept 5, 2012]
- Presentation slides
(Not yet available)
Mold in Rental Housing [Aug 8, 2012]
Healthy Recreational Waters & Blue-green Algae [Jul 18, 2012]
- Presentation slides
- Related:
- Blue-green Algae in Vermont
- HealthWatch: Testing for Blue-Green Algae
WCAX-TV video broadcast [Aug 2009]
After the Flood: Private Well Disinfection & Testing [Jun 23, 2011]
Open Burning (and Incineration, too) [May 25, 2011]
Writing Defensible Health Orders [Nov 10, 2010]
Water & Wastewater [Sept 8, 2010]
Lyme Disease [Jul 21, 2010]
Drinking Water Safety in Vermont [Jun 16, 2010]
Asbestos & Lead Regulatory Program [May 12, 2010]
Animal Bites & Rabies [April 21, 2010]
Lead in Construction [Mar 17, 2010]
Residential Radon in Vermont [Jan 6, 2010]
Lead, Unsafe Work Practices, EMP's, & the THO [Dec 2, 2009]
Mold Growth in Buildings [Oct 21, 2009]
2009 H1N1 Influenza [Sept 9, 2009]
Fire Safety [Aug 19, 2009]
Town Health Officers [May 2009]
Town Health Office Newsletter
More Resources for Town Health Officers
- Accessory Dwelling Units - Adding an Apartment to Your House
- Bed Bugs
- Rabies Control Manual
- Rental Housing Codes
- Resource List and Contacts (by subject area)
- Swim Areas
- Algae Health Alert - Poster
- Swimming Area Closed - Poster
- Algae Health Alert - Poster
