EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022

Mobile Food Vendors will be required to obtain a Mobile Food Establishment Permit. Temporary / Seasonal Permits will no longer be issued for Mobile Food Establishments.

Fee schedule

• Fee Schedule

Regulations

• Body Art Regulations
• Youth Access Tobacco Regulations
• Well Regulations (PDF)

Health Department Forms and Applications

• Application for Public Pool Permit (PDF)
• Application for Transportation Offal/Solid Waste (PDF)
• Body Art Establishment Application
• Body Art Practitioners License
• Food Establishment Permit Application
• Percolation, Deep Hole and Soil Testing Application (PDF)
• Food Establishment Plan Review & Permit Application
• Portable Toilet Application
• Rooming Houses - Bed and Breakfast - Online Home Rental Services (PDF)
• Septic Construction or Repair Application (PDF)
• System Pumping Record
• Tanning Establishment (PDF)
• Tobacco Permit Application
• Well Installation Application (PDF)
• Vacant Property Form
• Business/Residence Emergency Contact Information

Public Health Fact Sheets

• 2013 Worcester Tobacco Cessation Resource Guide (PDF)
• Bats and Rabies (PDF)
• Beaver and Muskrat Guidance (PDF)
• Department of Public Health Zika
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (PDF)
• Smoking Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Tick Information (PDF)
• West Nile Virus (PDF)

Health Talk Video Shorts

• Episode 1: Influenza
• Episode 2: National Aids Awareness Day
• Episode 3: Strengthening Transitioning Empowering Prevention
• Episode 4: Pathways for Change

Food Links/Information

• Vomit and Diarrheal Clean Up Procedures
• Common Kitchen Mistakes
• Emergency Action Planning for Retail Food Establishments (PDF)
• Food Allergen Certificate Vendors (PDF)
• Food Allergens
• Food Employee Reporting Agreement
• Food and Nutrition Programs
• Food Protection Program
• Hawkers and Peddlers License Information
• Health and Safety Videos
• Hemp- Derived products
• Massachusetts Food Safety Education Partnership
• USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
• Wholesale Food Business
• Time as a Public Health Control

Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Management and Public Health (PDF)
• Emergency Preparedness Plan Handbook 2-091 (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Power Outages: Preparation and Restoration

Housing Links/Information

• Hoarding
• Housing and Shelter

Nuisances Links/Information

• Inspections