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Health Department
A message from Health Director Frank Singleton, MSPH, MPA
Welcome to the City of Lowell Health Department. Our mission is to preserve and maintain the City’s public health standards to both promote and to protect the health and wellness of the people within Lowell: residents, workers and visitors.
We strive to fulfill our mission through a wide range of public health programs that serve to target the prevention of communicable and chronic disease, environmental health, as well as emergency preparedness and emergency medical response. The Department provides school nursing services to some 16,000 school children, utilizes public health nurses to promote immunization and to respond to reportable diseases of public health concern and manages the City contract with the City’s Ambulance provider, Trinity EMS. Prevention of youth access to tobacco and the handling of workplace complaints on smoking are also the responsibility of the Lowell Health Department.
Check out the Dept. Quick Links for more details on community programs! 
What is the Lowell Health Department doing in the community today?
We will be holding our next unwanted medication disposal day on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM. Visit Opioid Overdose Prevention Dept. Quick Link Opioid Overdose Prevention for more details.
- Learn to Cope, a support group for family members and friends of opioid users is coming to Lowell. Visit the Opioid Overdose Prevention link for more details. Help is around the corner.
- Visit the Emergency Preparedness quick link for details on how to protect yourself and your family during an emergency.
- Visit the Lead Poisoning Prevention quick link to see what the City of Lowell is doing for lead poisoning.
Flu shots now availalbe for 2010 season at Walgreens. More details found under Updated Flu Information Dept. Quick Links.
Do you need to get out of the heat?
Don’t wait until you become sick. The Lowell Senior Center at 276 Broadway Street, welcomes every one of ALL ages to come in during normal business hours. Children under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Center hours may be extended during multiple days of extreme heat and will be determined at that time. For more information and hours please visit the web page at: http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/coa or call at 978-970-4131.
Know the facts about heat waves and how to protect yourself and your family. Visit the following links for more details.
Excessive Heat Events Guidebook from CDC and FEMA
CDC web page at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/
Do you think you have bed bugs?
Do not panic! They do not carry disease. The following information is to help you determine the correct way to rid your home and life of bed bugs. Remember, they do not carry disease.
Visit Advanced K9 Detectives web page to meet the first bed bug dog in massachusetts. (http://k9bedbugs.com/)
For futher information visit the following links.
Bed Bug Information for Homeowners.
Bed Bug Information for Landlords or Property Managers.
