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Health Department ť General Information

33 Geremonty Drive
Salem, NH 03079
Phone: (603) 890-2050
Fax: (603) 898-1223

Brian Lockard, CFPM
(Certified Food Safety Professional)
Health Officer

Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 9:30am & 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Mission:

To address and meet the Health Officer's responsibilities as addressed in NH RSA 128:5 as follows:

Shall enforce the public health laws and rules;
Shall make such sanitary investigations as may be directed by the local Board of Health or as may be required by the NH Department of Health and Human Services

Objective:

Protect the health of the public and define, eliminate, control or manage environmental hazards which may exert a harmful influence on the public health and foster those factors which have a positive impact on good health and well being.

Services:

The Health Officer plans, coordinates, and administers a broad general program of public health for the Town, including disease controls and sanitation inspection operations; interprets program objectives and determines matters affecting work in the department; cooperates with State and other health agencies in developing public health services; develops budget and supervises expenditure of departmental funds; directs the preparation and distribution of reports and other informational materials; lectures and confers with professional and lay groups in areas affected by the programs of the department and conducts educational campaigns to acquaint the public with methods of safeguarding health.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

The Town of Salem's Health Division consists of Health Officer Brian Lockard and program support from Joseph Chamberlain, Deputy Health Officer, Engineering Department. The primary responsibility of the division is administration, enforcement, licensing and inspection of health related facilities and issues such as food service establishments; septic systems and wells; day care and foster care establishments; tattoo and body piercing artists and establishments; salvage yards; management of the Groundwater Protection Program; summer beach testing program and private well water test monitoring; massage establishments and licensed massage practitioners.

Other responsibilities include serving as Rabies Control Office for the Town; surveillance and public education for health issues such as the West Nile Virus; litter and nuisance complaints; investigation of housing issues such as radon, asbestos, lead and mold with referral to the appropriate State agency, if necessary; monitoring holding tank pumping through receipts; plan review for new food service establishments, massage and tattoo establishments.

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