Additional Resources on Youth Health for Towns and Boards of Health

TRAIN Massachusetts is a gateway to a comprehensive catalog of public health training opportunities, available as part of the TRAIN Learning Network. It’s for Board of Health members and Public Health Department staff, including health agents, inspectors, nurses, and administrative staff.

Find trainings developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and other providers in the network to help you advance your skills and knowledge on a wide variety of public health topics.

Local Public Health Resources from The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG). This page provides links to resources and trainings for boards of health and health departments.
The FRCOG works with local BOHs to identify and address common health issues, and provides support and capacity building opportunities to members of local Boards of Health and local health department staff.

Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP) is a statewide public health program that works to reduce the health and economic burden of tobacco use by preventing young people from starting to use tobacco and nicotine products, helping current tobacco and nicotine users to quit, protecting children and adults from secondhand smoke, and identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities. This page has information and resources on the 2019 Tobacco Control Law, Smoke-Free Workplace rules, quitting resources, youth prevention, and more.

This one-hour video presentation from August, 2023 by Cheryl Sbarra, Senior Staff Attorney at the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards is a legal update about statewide cannabis policy and what municipalities can do locally.
Note: Since this presentation was created, the Cannabis Control Commission has been working on new regulations for on-site (social) consumption of cannabis, which is in progress in 2025.