Health Department

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 e-mail me if you have any questions or comments.  Good Health to you!

NEW!  Calendar  of Important Upcoming Area Events Pertaining to Health and Wellness

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.

Darien Beach Report:

The official swimming season at Weed & Pear Tree Point beaches has ended for 2017; lifeguards are no longer on duty and water samples are no longer being collected by the Health Department. While the beaches remain open for your enjoyment, always exercise care in any aquatic environment.

Inspection Reports for Darien Restaurants and Cosmetology Salons are available HERE

• Restaurant Rating Program - How it Works
• Cosmetology Salons - Inspection Program
  "Health in Your Hands" - How Manicures and Pedicures can Impact Your Health

Prescription Drug Abuse

• Darien is a partner in the "www.NoRxAbuse.com" campaign to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse. Click Here to learn more about the campaign and view informative videos.

• Awareness & Prevention
  

• Stopping the Cycle of Addiction
  
• Connecticut Resources to Assist in Addressing Substance Abuse

• Find Out Where to Safely Dispose Your Unwanted Medication.

Breaking News

• State Announces that Mosquitoes Positive for West Nile Virus have been found in Darien
  

• Flu Vaccine is Now Available at the Darien Health Department
  

•  Ticks Lyme Disease and Darien

• BLAST, The Lyme Disease Prevention Program

•  Mosquito Advisory 2017
  
•  Visitors Are Reminded To Follow Good Hygiene Practices When Touching Animals At Fairs.
  

• Darien, How Healthy Are We? You may visit the comprehensive three part presentation on the health status of the community, featuring experts discussing  current trends:
  

  → January 12th "Opioid Crisis" Keynote: Gary Mendell, founder of "Shatterproof", discusses the stigma associated with addiction, also results of Thriving Youth Survey.       
  →January 19th "Substance Abuse in Darien" - report by Darien Police Department;  Keynote: Malcolm Spears, Stamford native, addiction survivor.
  →January 26th "Chronic Disease and Stress" Keynote: John Hamilton discusses how stress can lead to substance abuse.

• CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Spring 2017 Newsletter

• Tips for Well Owners - May 2017

• Darien Middle and High School Students Announced as Winners in the Slogan Contest to Raise Awareness about the Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse.

• Darien Adopts Letter Grades for Restaurant Ratings

• ZIKA Virus - CDC Update
  
• Food Handler Training Session 2017 Schedule

• See our TWITTER page
• Head Lice:  What Parents Need to Know / It's That Time of Year Again 
• CDC Health Advisories for International Travel
• NEW! Fitness Challenge - "Keep up with Elaine" now on the Health Dept. TWITTER page
• Now Available! A multi-lingual, on-line, interactive food handler training program
• Info on Bedbugs from the EPA                
• Centers for Disease Control, Weekly Feature -  Did You Know?         
• Use Eye Cosmetics Carefully
• The Curious Case of Hepatitis C
• Pertussis - Whooping Cough in Darien
• FDA Warns of Dangers associated with Tanning Beds and Sprays.

Need Immunization for Travel?  Click here to find out where to go