FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH MUTUAL AIDPublic Health Mutual Aid Agreement • May 29th, 2006
Public health involves first responder responsibilities, much like police and fire departments. The mutual aid agreement makes it possible for public health to enjoy similar support from communities for events that overwhelm local capacity.
PUBLIC HEALTH MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR TRIBES AND LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTIONSPublic Health Mutual Aid Agreement • January 23rd, 2018
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PUBLIC HEALTH MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS – A MENU OF SUGGESTED PROVISIONSPublic Health Mutual Aid Agreement • January 9th, 2008
Mutual aid agreements* can be effective tools to assist U.S. state and local governments, Tribes, Canadian provinces, First Nations, and Mexican states in sharing information, data, supplies, resources, equipment, or personnel for the purpose of protecting the public’s health.
A Public Health Mutual Aid Agreement in MassachusettsPublic Health Mutual Aid Agreement • June 4th, 2008
Public health departments in Massachusetts are staffed by a variety of types of public health professionals, including sanitarians, public health nurses, and inspectors. The duties of public health departments vary based upon the community infrastructure (septic vs. sewer) and administrative structure. For example, communities with sewer services have little need for skilled septic tank inspectors, while other communities rely predominantly on septic systems, and could not do without those skilled inspectors.
MEMORANDUMPublic Health Mutual Aid Agreement • September 7th, 2020
