Northborough health agents outline local duties from restaurant inspections to Title 5 septic oversight

Chris Craig, a health agent for the Town of Northborough, said the primary duty of local health agents is “to enforce public health laws at the local level,” and used a recorded webinar to describe how that work plays out in daily operations. The session, organized by Liz Nolan, community outreach coordinator for the Northborough Health and Human Services department, covered food-safety inspections, housing standards, septic permitting under Title 5, pool and camp oversight, and how residents can request inspections or file nuisance complaints.

Why this matters: Local health agents carry out state and federal public-health requirements on the ground. In Northborough, that means routine inspections and permitting that affect restaurants, rental housing, septic-system owners and seasonal businesses such as pools and summer camps.

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