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.

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
• Beware - There may be Health Hazards Lurking in Cosmetology Salons!
  

Prescription Drug Abuse

• Watch Shatterproof founder Gary Mendell discuss his work to change the conversation about addiction.

• 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.
• 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:
  

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

• 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

• The CT Department of Agriculture Announces New Passport Program for CT Wineries
• CT Department of Agriculture Warns Residents About Salmonella Illness Outbreaks Associated with "Backyard" Poultry
  
• Homebound!  If you, or someone you know, are a Darien resident and homebound, Darien Police Dept. will pick up unused Rx medications. Click here for more info.
  

• Message from the Darien Health Department and the Health Office of the Darien Public Schools:   
  

• FREE! Radon Test Kits are Again Available at the Darien Health Department - Test Now! Learn more HERE 
  

• Fall 2017 DEEP Newsletter: “Helping Homeowners Prevent Heating Oil Leaks and Spills”  and more!

• CT Adopts FDA Food Code.  Click here for a Summary of Changes and See How They Affect Darien
  
• See a list of Accredited Certified Food Protection Manager Courses approved by the State DPH
  
• To Review the 2013 FDA Food Code, click here

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

•  Ticks Lyme Disease and Darien

• BLAST, The Lyme Disease Prevention Program

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

• CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Spring 2017 Newsletter

• 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

• 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