Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative
Mission: To leverage partnerships in order to provide quality public health services that directly improve the health nd well-being of the entire community.
The Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative is a partnership of Boards of Health within the towns of Alford, Great Barrington, Mount Washington, Monterey, New Marlborough, Otis, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Tyringham and the existing Tri-District towns of Lee, Lenox, and Stockbridge. SBPHC was formed in 2021 as part of a Public Health Excellence grant issued through the DPH Local Regional Health office in order to achieve equitable and quality public health services through shared services. The shared services arrangement improved public health in three main areas- Public Health Nursing, Inspectional Services, and Community Partnerships.
Public Health Nursing: Through its public health nurse, SBPHC provides comprehensive public health nursing services to all 12 towns, including surveillance for diseases, disease case investigation, community COVID+ flu clinics, childhood vaccines, blood pressure/health clinics and other prevention programs.
Inspection Services: With their shared health agent, SBPHC offers inspection service/supports to all member Boards of Health and currently provides full inspection/agent services to the Towns of Mt Washington and Sandisfield and food, camp and housing inspections to the Town of Sheffield.
Equitable Community Services: SBPHC has a Community Health Worker whose aim it is to ensure that individuals in our community have access to services that allow them to stay healthy.
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