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A Message From David Knauf, Director of Health

Welcome to the Darien Health Department website.  It is our intention to use this space to provide you with up-to-the minute health information as well as provide conveniently available application forms for your use.  Please also see the page for the Advisory Board of Health.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions or comments.  Good Health to you!

Mission of the Health Department is to:  Prevent disease, by promoting a safe community and healthy environment to all residents and visitors, while upholding public health based regulations, which protect the quality of life.

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•  Calendar of Important Upcoming Area Events Pertaining to Health and Wellness
• Become a Recovery Coach & Be Part of the Solution to the Epidemic Sweeping the Country - FREE!
• Are you concerned about the emotional and physical health and wellness of yourself or a loved one?  HealthyLivesCT.org provides helpful tools and information for evaluating, maintaining and regaining wellness.
• Centers for Disease Control, Weekly Feature -  Did You Know?

Annual Report: 2017-18

Quarterly Report to Board of Selectmen: July 2019

Inspection Reports for Darien Restaurants and Cosmetology Salons are available!

Breaking News

• The State has found Mosquitoes in Darien to be Positive for West Nile Virus - Learn More about protecting yourself and your family from mosquitoes
• Blue-Green Algae can be Toxic to Humans & Pets!
  
• Darien Health Director Speaks Out About the Potential Legalization of Marijuana in Connecticut
  
• Governor Proclaims "Environmental Health Professionals Day!"
• STDs reach record levels in CT, early data show
• CT Department of Agriculture Warns Residents About Salmonella Illness Outbreaks Associated with "Backyard" Poultry

• The Darien Health Department Presents the 2017 Community Health Needs Assessment to the Board of Selectmen

• Head Lice:  What Parents Need to Know / It's That Time of Year Again 
• Info on Bedbugs from the EPA                
• The Curious Case of Hepatitis C
• Pertussis - Whooping Cough in Darien
  

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