Board of Health

COVID-19 Survey

Everyone in Massachusetts over the age of 14 is asked to share their experience with COVID-19 and help shape ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit www.mass.gov/COVIDsurvey. 

COVID-19 Weekly Public Health Report for Weston

10.21.20 dashboard

Count and Rate Confirmed and Tests Performed 1/1-10/14/2020

Questions can be directed to the Weston Public Health Department:

781-786-5030 or COVIDquestions@WestonMA.gov

Data presented updated by Massachusetts Department of Public Health each Wednesday by 6:00 p.m. and posted for Weston each Thursday.

Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Report for Massachusetts - October 21, 2020

COVID-19 Community Level Data Map

The Weekly Public Health Report includes enhanced, more granular information to be updated on a weekly, or biweekly basis.

This data includes: 

  • Case and testing information by city/town
  • Contact tracing cases and outreach
  • Individuals released from isolation (recovered)
  • Cases and case rate by age for last two weeks
  • Probable cases
  • Cases and deaths in Long Term Care Facilities
  • Infection control survey results at nursing homes
  • PPE Distribution

Halloween Guidance

Hey kids! Get out there and have fun trick or treatin' this year but we want you to be a little more cautious to make sure the evening is memorable and fun:

  • Celebrate outside rather than indoorsMasked Pumpkin
  • Go out in small groups, such as your friend bubble or class cohort
  • Maintain a 6-foot distance from other family groups
  • Carry hand sanitizer and use it frequently
  • When choosing a candy from a bowl choose your candy with your eyes first then pick that one piece. Avoid touching all the candy!
  • Do not eat any candy until you can wash your hands
  • Our public health team put together this flyer with some more guidance for you and your parents 

We’ve received a few requests from residents asking for kids to stick to their own neighborhoods/areas and this is only to help minimize crowds in the more popular neighborhoods (you know which ones). Please understand there are neighbors who are uncomfortable with opening their doors this year so they may choose not to hand out candy. They will either leave their house lights off or they will leave a tray out with a sign that says "take one."

click to print flyer

Weston Board of Heath About COVID_5.20

Duties and Responsibilities

The Board of Health is responsible for:

  • the promotion and protection of public health through:
    • education
    • enforcement of environmental, public, medical and mental health laws
    • regulations 
  • providing enforcement of the State Sanitary Code in the areas of:
    • housing
    • food sales and service
    • pools
    • camps 
  • the surveillance and reporting of communicable disease
  • the State Environmental Code for: 
    • wells
    • septic systems
    • lead and asbestos abatement
    • ground water protection