Jen Ielson, director of health for the Town of New Canaan, reported routine environmental‑health work and seasonal activities for December. Ielson said restaurant re‑licensing work ran up to New Year's Eve and all re‑licenses were completed except the Field Club seasonal pool, which she said routinely selects vendors in March and will be resolved before the pool opens.

Ielson said environmental health inspections continued through winter and community programs resumed in January, including a coffee‑talk on dementia and an upcoming QPR (suicide‑prevention) training. She told the commission that a narrow RSV antibody clinic will be offered next week for a specific young‑child age group; RSV immunoprophylaxis for adults was not available through the clinic.

Ielson also said the town's budget will be presented to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, Jan. 21; the Board of Finance follows in February and the Town Council reviews budget items in March. Ielson said charts showing local trends in suicidal ideation, opioid overdoses, violence and respiratory illness were shared with commissioners.

Marcy Rand, director of human services, said the commission delivered 30 holiday baskets to seniors and distributed $8,900 in gift cards during the season. She reported $1,200 in rent and daycare assistance for December and a single‑family emergency assistance case following a flood at Canaan Parish. Rand said Jackie (staff) supports 54 families (160 children) in the program and that the human services caseload currently includes roughly 226 adult and senior clients.

Rand and Ielson told commissioners they are coordinating with the affordable‑housing expansion effort to forecast human‑services impacts and resource needs should town housing supply change.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of December minutes: Motion recorded and approved; no roll‑call tally provided in transcript.
- Approval of 2025 Health and Human Services Commission meeting calendar: Motion made and seconded; recorded as approved.

Ending: Commissioners discussed potential future speakers and community topics (substance misuse prevention, domestic violence, senior isolation, navigators for Alzheimer's programs) and agreed to distribute Silve r Hill program charts and the survey presentation to commissioners.