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Public Health & The Public Good: Bolstering Brookline for the Future | A Virtual Community Conversation
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COVID-19 At-Home Antigen Test Kit Instructions
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COVID-19 Test Locator
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ADVISORIES & PRESS RELEASES
Town of Brookline to Reinstate Mask Mandate in Indoor Town-Owned Spaces Where Public Gathers
BROOKLINE – Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss announces that the Town of Brookline is reinstating face-covering requirements in town-owned indoor spaces where the public gathers due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
Beginning Monday, May 23, every individual will be required to wear a face-covering over their mouth and nose while indoors, including at the Library, Senior Center, all Public Schools, and any other town-owned indoor spaces where the public gathers. (Full release available at link above)
View the full public health order here.
Brookline Department of Public Health Encourages Residents to Donate Blood at Upcoming Blood Drive
BROOKLINE – Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Public Health Nurse EJ Bennett are pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Health is hosting a blood drive later this month in collaboration with the American Red Cross. (Full release available at link above)
Brookline Department of Public Health Unveils Refreshed COVID-19 Data Portal and Information Hub
BROOKLINE – Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss is pleased to announce that the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has launched a new COVID-19 data portal and information hub.
The new interactive online dashboard enables residents to access cumulative and weekly COVID-19 data, including cases, testing and vaccination rates. Each of these key indicators is also broken down along demographic lines, giving residents a better understanding of how the pandemic is impacting people of different age groups and races. (Full release available using link above)
Brookline Department of Public Health Extending Free Antigen COVID-19 Test Kits
The Brookline Health Department is announcing the extension of their home COVID-19 antigen test kit distribution program. Distribution will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12PM - 3PM throughout the month of April or until supply is gone. Residents and employees of Brookline businesses may pick up test kits at the Brookline Health Department, 11 Pierce St., Brookline, MA during distribution hours.
CURRENT EVENTS
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Brookline Community Blood Drive
Brookline Public Library- Hunneman Hall
361 Washington Street
Tuesday, May 31st
1:00 pm- 6:00 pm
To schedule an appointment please visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: BrooklineMA or Click HERE
At-home Antigen Test Kit Distribution Extended
Brookline Department of Public Health, 11 Pierce Street
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 12 pm - 3 pm, through the month of April or until supply is gone.
Past Events
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK:
PUBLIC HEALTH & THE PUBLIC HEALTH | Event Recording
TEENS & SCREENS: FINDING BALANCE IN THE NEW NORMAL (Event Recording)
Advancing Equity: Health & Wellbeing for LGBTQ+ Youth | Digital Program
Get the Facts/Get the Vax: Vaccine Hesitancy & Myths | April 7, 2021
Adult Mental Health in the time of COVID-19 | March 24, 2021
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS | MAY 2022
Together for Mental Health
ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
EVENTS
Title: Get Help – Reducing Stigma Associated with Mental Health
Date: May 18, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm (EST)
Hosted: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and SAMHSA
Summary: HUD and SAMHSA will focus on reducing stigma associated with mental health, to encourage those with potential mental health issues to seek professional help. This webinar will also concentrate on the BIPOC community, addressing stigma specific to these populations.
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Access Code: 5955873#
Title: Now What? – Mental Health Issues in Post COVID America
Date: May 25, 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm (EST)
Hosted: SAMHSA and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Summary: SAMHSA and HUD will examine how to address mental health issues in post-COVID America. Besides the physical toll the pandemic took on Americans, it has also greatly affected our nation’s mental health. This webinar will discuss how to handle and move past multiple co-occurring pandemics, using a mental health focus on substance use disorder, housing, work, education, and transportation among other relevant topics.
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Access Code: 6268721#
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES COPING WITH MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
TIPS FOR SURVIVORS OF A PANDEMIC (pdf)
COMMON WARING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH (pdf)
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Sigalle Reiss, MPH, RS/REHS
Director of Public Health & Human Services
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Public Health Department
Physical Address
11 Pierce St.
Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: 617-730-2300
Hours
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Friday
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.