Letter to the Editor: Town-Wide Health Updates From the Westfield Board of Health

To the Editor:

The Board of Health did not meet as scheduled due to inclement weather. However, a number of issues are of concern now, so I want to share this information with you.

You should know what you can do in case of noise and lack of sufficient heat. If you are a tenant and have a heating complaint, you can contact Helen Mendez, the Principal Registered Environmental Health Specialist, at 908-789-4070, extension 4072, or hmendez@westfieldnj.gov.

If you have a noise complaint about a generator or other stationary equipment, please contact Ms. Mendez, also. If you have a complaint about other noise, e.g., from landscaping workers, barking dogs or other disruptive activities at inappropriate times, please contact the Westfield Police Department at 908-789-4000.

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If you own or are responsible for a dog or cat, you must license your pet. You can obtain the license application through the Town Clerk office, which can be reached at 908-789-4030.

Due to the presence of rabies in the county, you must have your animal vaccinated against rabies, to protect both your pet and you. An animal that is not properly licensed and vaccinated which is involved in a biting incident is subject to a quarantine of at least 10 days, and the owner may be issued a summons.

For the pick-up of stray domestic animals and injured and ill wildlife on public property and streets, please contact the town’s program with Animal Control Solutions LLC at 908-310-1452 and online. To collect dead animals, including deer, on streets and public property or for more information, please call the Health Department at 908-789-4070. You should keep all discarded food, garbage and other solid waste in tightly-sealed covered containers to prevent access by rats and other animals. For more information, please contact Ms. Mendez.

The health department is sponsoring health screenings with Overlook Hospital at the Overlook Downtown Center, 357 Springfield Avenue in Summit.

Bone density screening will be on Monday, February 16, and bone density screening on Monday, February 23, both from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a $10 charge each.

Free blood pressure and diabetes screenings will also be available. For more information and to register, please contact the Overlook Community Health Department at 1-800-247-9580.

Information about all of the Department’s activities is available on its website. Our next scheduled meeting will be on March 2, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. At that meeting, we will discuss our goals for 2015. As always, the public is invited to attend.

Sincerely,

Lawrence Budnick

President, Westfield Board of Health

Note: Board of Health President Budnick urged Westfield residents to take the Measles epidemic seriously, noting where you can find information, get vaccinated in Westfield. To read more, click here.

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