The Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative is to help member communities meet minimum standards for public health as set forth by the Blueprint for Public Health Excellence, issued in 2019 by the Special Commission on Local and Regional Public Health.  All of our member towns receive comprehensive public health nursing services and access to programs such as our car seat fitting program, sharps disposal program and community health worker.  Other towns, such as Sandisfield and Mt Washington, also received comprehensive agent services, and Sheffield uses shared staff to conduct food, housing and other inspections.

The SBPHC supports the Boards of Health in the towns of Alford, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mt Washington, Otis, New Marlborough, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge and Tyringham

The SBPHC is comprised of a representative and an alternate from each member community.  The SBPHC Board meets quarterly, typically on the second Friday of the month, both in person and remotely via zoom.  The Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative leadership team is made up of representatives from the 12 member towns and meet at least quarterly to discuss collaborative business and set priorities for the Shared Service Arrangement.  

Agendas and minutes for each meeting are sent to all 12 member towns to be posted per their individual town’s official posting location.  The SBPHC uses the Town of Lee/Tri-Town website for its official posting and those documents can be found at https://www.lee.ma.us/node/70816.