Member Update

REMINDER: TOTALLY TITLE 5 CONFERENCE AGENDA

There is still time to sign up for this valuable annual conference! We hope to see you on Tuesday, October 24 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke for WMPHA's annual Totally Title 5 Conference! Six expert speakers will cover a variety of septic system topics (see image of flyer for details).

More details:

• 5.5 CEUs anticipate for REHS/RS, SE and SI
• Cost: $160, including lunch
• 8 AM Registration & Networking, Program 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM
• Log Cabin, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke MA

 Click here for a copy of the flyer to print out or share

Click here to register w/check or credit card

Questions? Email bdupras@frcog.org

Checks can be mailed to: PO Box 646, Southampton, MA 01073

Join us at our next Power Hour Workshop!

Online on 10/17 from 3-4:30

Local Public Health and Shelter Management Workshop

This workshop will cover:

• Mass Sheltering definition and operations
• Relevant Housing Code Sections
• Migrant/Family Shelters
• Volunteering and ICS Best Practices

Presenter: Sandra Martin, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission



Register by clicking here



Click here to download the flyer

WMPHA JOB BOARD

• The City of Greenfield has openings for a Full Time Health Agent, Part Time Nurse and Full TIme Nurse for its Public Health Excellence Collaborative, serving Sunderland, Deerfield, Greenfield, Montague, Leverett, and Shutesbury. Visit this site to learn more and apply: https://greenfield-ma.gov/departments/human_resources/job_openings.php

• The Town of Orange has an open position for Regional Public Health Nurse serving Orange, Petersham, Wendell, Warwick, and New Salem. The position will be posted shortly at: https://www.townoforange.org/Jobs.aspx

• The City of Northampton has open positions for a Health Inspector, a Public Health Nurse, and a Director of Substance Use Prevention. Visit this site to learn more and apply: https://www.northamptonma.gov/1476/Current-Openings
• The Town of Ware has an opening for a Community Health Manager, overseeing a number of grant-funded health improvement projects. Also posted in Ware is a part time Quabbin Health District Support Staff position. Visit this site to learn more and apply: https://www.townofware.com/employement/index.php

Private Well Bill has hearing at State House

Last week a bill WMPHA has been following, An Act Promoting Drinking Water Quality for All (bill numbers S.482 and H.902), had a hearing before the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The bill aims to provide protections for households who rely on private wells for their drinking water, and would enable the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to develop a set of health-based regulations which would provide statewide water quality standards for private drinking water wells.

For more information on the bill or to get involved in the campaign, visit: https://www.whatsinyourwellwater.org/an-act-promoting-drinking-water-quality-for-all/

To see the hearing on the bill, visit https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/4703 and scroll forward to approximately 1:40 in the recording.

Missed a previous WMPHA Training Event?

• Click here to see recordings of recent workshops and all related materials.

Sincerely,

The WMPHA Executive Committee:

·       Sharon Hart/South Hadley, President

·       Gerri Swanson/Southampton, Vice President

·       Brianna Dupras/Franklin/Hampshire Field Training Hub, Treasurer

·       Jennifer Hoffman/Greenfield

·       Phoebe Walker/FRCOG

·       Tom FitzGerald/Retired, Secretary

·      Randy White, retired

·       Laura Kittross/BRPC

·      Tom Hibert, Southwick

·      Rebecca Jurczyk, Great Barrington

·      Tammy Spencer/East Longmeadow