The Medfield Public Health Department is empowered through the Medfield Board of Health by the Massachusetts General Laws to enforce state and local public health and environmental regulations. 

The mission of the Department is to prevent disease, promote health, and protect the public health and social well-being of the residents of Medfield, especially the most vulnerable. 

Environmental Health

Environmental Health protects the health of residents and visitors in Medfield by maintaining a comprehensive program of environmental health services, which includes: permitting, inspections, compliance, and enforcement activities; environmental monitoring and prevention activities; and providing outreach/education about environmental health issues. Health agents conduct inspections on a regular basis per state/local/Federal laws on the following: food establishments, septic systems, tobacco vendors, public/semi-public swimming pools, bodywork establishments, disposal of sharps establishments, etc.  Investigations are conducted in response to complaints about the following: housing, lead paint determination/power sanding, food establishments, and general health nuisances (i.e. mosquito pools, pests/rodents, noise, odors, unsanitary conditions).

Public Health Nursing

The Public Health Nurse provide services such as licensing for summer camps, vaccinations, blood pressure clinics, fall prevention programs, and health classes, including CPR training, and Naloxone training. Public Health Nursing also monitors the state disease reporting system, MAVEN, and tracks cases of infectious disease (like Lyme, West Nile, Covid-19 and reports of food poisoning) in Medfield and surrounding region. 

The Public Health Department works closely with Medfield Outreach to address community health needs including metal health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention.

Emergency Preparedness

The Medfield Board of Health and Public Health Department follow laws and guidelines established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to strengthen public health, raise local preparedness, response and recovery capacities, and make community more resilient. In the event of a public health emergency, we work together to prepare and protect the residents of Medfield and that requires utilizing various resources, including activation of the Middlefork Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). 
 

Regional Collaboration

The Public Health Excellence for Shared Services program promotes and supports the development of inter-municipal shared service agreements to improve local public health capacity. By pooling resources, functions, and expertise, the four towns of the Charles River Public Health District (Needham, Dover, Sherborn and Medfield) are improving compliance with their statutory and regulatory mandates and expanding the public health services and protection they offer their residents. This program is supported by the Office of Local and Regional Health in the MA Department of Public Health.