Health Department

Mission


National Association of County and City Health Officials LogoThe mission of the Westford Health Department / Board of Health is to achieve the highest level of wellness for all Westford residents and employees by reducing the incidence of illness and death. This is accomplished by assessing community needs, adopting and enforcing health regulations and implementing improved community strategies to provide affordable quality health care and preventative health programs and services.

Mosquito Information 2019

To help reduce exposure to EEE and WNV this year, the Town of Westford is working with Central Mass Mosquito Control Project to treat several recreational and sports fields in Town. The following areas will be treated:

  1. American Legion Field-Graniteville: 15 River St
  2. Cameron Field: 2 Pleasant Street
  3. Captain Stephen Hamilton Field: 170 Plain Rd
  4. Community Fields @ Nutting: 60 Nutting Rd.
  5. VFW Fields-Forge Village: 52 West Prescott St
  6. Frost Field: 65 Main St
  7. Greystone Field: 15 Russell’s Way
  8. Jack Walsh Field 90 Carlisle Rd
  9. Abbot School fields 25 Depot St
  10. Westford Academy fields 30 Patton Rd
  11. Stony Brook School Fields 9 Farmer way
  12. Blanchard School Field 14 West St

Spraying will commence at approximately 8:pm on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. CMMCP recommends that residents should close street facing windows and bring pets inside if you live next to a targeted area. Children should not play outside during treatment. It is OK to return to normal activity after one hour. For more information, please contact the Health Department at 978-692-5509.

  1. Mosquito Treatment Areas
  2. Westford_Sept_2019
  3. EEE Fact Sheet
  4. Mosquito Spray Advisory 2019
  5. Pesticide Specific Fact Sheet
  6. Zenivex_E4_label
  7. Pesticide Bureau Consumer Information Bulletin

Permits, Registration and Licensing

Click here to access the Permit Application page.

Notices & Recalls

General Health Notices  
Health Department Food & Drug Recalls

Community Health Downloads

  1. Emergency Prepardness Special Needs Registry Form
  2. 2015 Community Health Assessment Results - Healthy Community Forum, September 2015 (PDF)
  3. Creating a Healthier Community by Design (PDF)
  4. Service Animal Guidelines
  1. Tick and Lyme Powerpoint 2017

File Review Request Policy

Please be advised that because of office space limitations the Board of Health / Health Department is required to store the majority of it's files in the basement of Town Hall. To ensure adequate office counter and telephone coverage, files are only retrieved twice per day, at approximately 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Please call the office at 978-692-5509 a day (or 2) ahead of time so we may have adequate time to obtain your file. Thank you.