Description of our Department

The Board of Health administers and co-ordinates public health programs and services, enforces State and Local Public Health Regulations and Sanitary Codes, including local regulations promulgated by the Lakeville Board of Health. 

Our diverse responsibilities include, but are not limited to, subsurface sewage disposal system permitting and  inspections, food establishment inspections and complaints, Chapter II housing insepctions and complaints, beach water quality testing at all public and semi public beaches.

The Board of Health coordinates the Visiting Nurses who conduct Health Clinics, Immunization Programs, Communicable Disease reportingand follow up, Blood Pressure Screenings and works  together with the Council on Aging providing services to  the citizens of Lakeville. 

The Board of Health also administers the Septic Loan Program where financial help is available for homeowners needing to repair a failed septic system.