Update on Aerial Spraying for EEE - Date of Record 09/13/19

Date of Record:  09/13/19

Aerial Spraying scheduled for last night, 9/12/19 took place in Stow, Sudbury & Wayland. Spraying was then suspended due to temperature.

The Massachusetts Aerial Mosquito Spray Map Legend and Map is posted below. &...

Treatment of Depression: An Update for Community Clinicians - September 18, 2019

To be held at the University of MA Medical School, Faculty Conference Room, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA.

My Life, My Quit- Teen Vaping Cessation Resource

 As the vaping epidemic continues to affect our youth, here is a teen tobacco cessation resource to share in your schools and communities.The My Life, My Quit program offers:

• A free and confidential service for teens who want help quitting all for...

Vaping Video Available!

The audience for this video is adults and the video provides a brief overview of vaping stats, products, and the messages of our New Look of Nicotine Addiction campaign. A link to the video is on the Make Smoking History YouTube page:

A Community Conversation on Opioids RX Drugs and Youth - September 24, 2019

All in our community are responsible for keeping our youth safe, healthy, and drug-free. Please join The Coalition for a Healthy Grafton with Dr. Ruth Potee. See flier for details.

Guiding Good Choices - Beginning September 24, 2019

District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. is proud to provide Guiding Good Choices. Please see flier for details.

Shrewsbury Farmers Market - Every Wednesday Thru September 25, 2019

Please click the Farmers Market Flyer link below for details.

WALKFIT - Special Edition - October 5, 2019

Questions? Email us at WalkFit.Info@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook at fb.me/WalkFit/VIPs

Health Equity Award Nomination Form - Reply by October 15, 2019

Criteria for consideration. The nominee must:

• Be a participant in the 2016 CHIP
• Exemplify excellence in work toward the goal of health equity
• Integrate the three core principles in all efforts:
  • Invest first in the community
  • Empower, listen to, and respect comm...

Save the Date! December 5, 2019

Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester Annual Meeting & Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Annual Report out. To be held at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, 65 Tainter Street, Worcester, MA 01610.

Celebrity Webinar Series - Months of September, October, & December 2019 and January 2020

Please click the Flier link below for details about these 4 separate webinars.

Latina Support Group - Every Wednesday beginning August 7, 2019

The Worcester Family Resource Center invites ALL Hispanic Women to register for this ongoing group. Please see flier for details.

Peer Recovery Support Group - Road to Recovery

Every Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. with Rebecca Zwicker, Recovery Coach at FRESH START 508, 16 Austin Street, Worcester. Please see flier for details and contact information.

Tips on how to maintain your septic system

The Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA's) SepticSmart initiative helps to ensure this!

Please visit https://www.epa.gov/septicsmart for more information about septic systems, and visit https://shrewsburyma.gov/stormwater&...

Polystyrene Reduction Ban Bylaw - Effective January 1, 2020

In summary, this bylaw is to promote safe, reusable, and sustainable alternatives. It will also enhance both public and environmental health and reduce waste management issues.

Please click the Polystyrene Reduction Ban Bylaw Letter & Flier li...