Public Health

Ipswich Public Health Department Reminds Community To Participate in Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds Survey

Ipswich Public Health Department Reminds Community To Participate in Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds Survey

Payton Hebert

IPSWICH – Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon reminds the community to participate in the Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds survey. The survey will be closed on Friday, April 11. The Town has been receiving municipal abatement payments since 2023. So far, the Town has received approximately $230,000 in funding, and it is estimated that the Town […]

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Ipswich Public Health Department Invites Community To Participate in Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds Survey

Ipswich Public Health Department Invites Community To Participate in Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds Survey

Payton Hebert

Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon invites the community to participate in a community survey that will guide the Public Health Department’s use of Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds. The Town has been receiving municipal abatement payments since 2023. So far, the Town has received approximately $230,000 in funding, and it is estimated that the Town will […]

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Ipswich Public Health Department Invites Residents to Community Forum Regarding Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds

Ipswich Public Health Department Invites Residents to Community Forum Regarding Opioid Abatement Settlement Funds

Payton Hebert

Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon would like to announce that the Ipswich Public Health Department, in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, is holding a community forum for residents and local organizations to learn about the Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement funds. The Community Forum will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 5-6:30 p.m. […]

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Ipswich Public Health Department Shares Locations of Five Overdose Response Cabinets

Ipswich Public Health Department Shares Locations of Five Overdose Response Cabinets

Payton Hebert

The Ipswich Public Health Department and Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon share that the Town of Ipswich has stocked overdose response cabinets in five locations that may be accessed by the public in an emergency. The cabinets contain Narcan, a medication designed to rapidly reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid overdose. The cabinets […]

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Ipswich Police, Public Health Department, Community Partners to Hold Drug Take Back Day and Sharps Collection Event

Ipswich Police, Public Health Department, Community Partners to Hold Drug Take Back Day and Sharps Collection Event

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Police Chief Paul Nikas and Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon announce that the Ipswich Police Department, Ipswich Public Health Department, and Ipswich Aware, in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and community partners, will hold an event to collect prescription drugs and used sharps. National Drug Take Back Day is a biannual, free, […]

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Town, Police Department Share Warning Signs and Offer Resources During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Tom Zuppa

As part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognized each October, the Town of Ipswich and Ipswich Police Department wish to share warning signs, resources and services for those who may be experiencing domestic violence. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, more than 10 million people in the United States experience physical abuse […]

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