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Needham

Public Health

Flu Shot Clinics

The Needham Public Health Division has opened registration for flu shots here: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/needham. Read on...about Flu Shots
The Needham Healthy Aging Assessment report is now available!

During summer 2022, the Needham Public Health Division, in collaboration with the Needham Aging Services Division, conducted a Healthy Aging in Needham Assessment focused on residents ages 60 and older. Read on...about the Healthy Aging Assessment

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Health Department

Contact Health Department

Physical Address
178 Rosemary Street
Needham, MA 02494

Phone: 781-455-7940

Fax: 781-455-7922

To report a communicable disease (reportable diseases in Massachusetts can be found here), call the Health Department at 781-455-7940. If unavailable, call the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at 617-983-6800.
In the event of a health emergency, please call 911.

Staff Directory

Timothy McDonald

Director of Health and Human Services

healthdepartment@needhamma.gov
Tara Gurge

Assistant Director of Public Health

tgurge@needhamma.gov
Tiffany Zike

Assistant Director of Public Health

tzike@needhamma.gov
Hanna Burnett

Public Health Nurse

hburnett@needhamma.gov
Ginnie Chacon-Lopez

Public Health Nurse

vchacon-lopez@needhamma.gov
Lydia Cunningham

Prevention Coordinator

Email
Rebecca Hall

Traveling Meals Coordinator

rhall@needhamma.gov
Julie McCarthy

Epidemiologist

jmccarthy@needhamma.gov
Sai Palani

Environmental Health Agent

Email
Carol Read

Substance Use Senior Program Coordinator

cread@needhamma.gov
Karen Shannon

Senior Substance Use Prevention Program Coordinator

kshannon@needhamma.gov
Dawn Stiller

Administrative Analyst

dstiller@needhamma.gov
Kristin Scoble

Administrative Specialist

kscoble@needhamma.gov