Health Department
Location
45 South Main Street
Room #215
Hours
Office Hours:
Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
After Hours & 24/7 Contact for Public Health Emergencies: Wallingford Police Dispatch Center, (203) 294-2800
Contact
Tel: (203) 294-2065
Fax: (203) 294-2064
Director: Vanessa Bautista, RS, MPH
Chief Sanitarian: Michael Hughes, BS, RS
Sanitarian: Grace Jaworowski, BS
Health Educators: Nina Roberstson, BS; Odali Rodriguez, BS
Public Health Nurse: Anne Bernick, MA, BSN, RN
*Email addresses are linked to the appropriate staff. Simply click their name to send an email
WHD Community Health Assessments:
- Community Health Assessment - December 2023
- Survey Response Supplement - November 2023
WHD Community Newsletters:
Health Department Health Alerts:
- Connecticut health and agriculture officials say the risk of avian flu in Connecticut is low - CDC, April 1, 2024
- Measles Health Alert - CDC - March 18, 2024 link: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00504.asp
- COVID-19
Schedules and Annual Reports
Department Responsibilities
The Health Department provides all services required by the Connecticut General Statutes and enforces both Connecticut State Regulations and Local Ordinances.
1. Environmental Health Functions, Forms & Fees
- Personal Service Establishments (Barber, Hairstyling, Nails, Tattoo, etc.)
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Presentation - December 2022 ~ Wallingford Health Department
- Don't Spread Lead - A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Home Improvement
- Birth To Three Flyer
- Free Visual Assessments Flyer
- Daycare Inspections
- Food Protection, Licensing and Food Handler Education
- Food Establishment Plan Review Application
- Food Establishment Permit Application
- Food Service Classifications
- Temporary Food Service Permit Application
- Temporary Event Coordinator Application
- Certified Food Protection Manager Approved Testing Organizations
- Menu Requirements: Consumer Advisory & Allergen Wording and Signage
- Form 1-B Conditional Employee or Food Employee Reporting Agreement (English)
- Formulario 1-B Acuerdo de informe de empleados condicionales 0 empleado de alimentos (Spanish)
- Food Service Establishment Clean-up Policy
- Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Date Marking
- Safe Food Temperatures
- Inspection Report Reference Document (items 1 - 29)
- Inspection Report Reference Document (items 30 - 56)
- FDA Food Code Adoption
- General Nuisance Complaints
- Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus Surveillance
- Mpox 101 (previously called Monkeypox)
- Mpox: December 2022 Presentation
- Mpox: What you need to know - Wallingford Health Department
- Viruela Símica (Mpox): Lo que debe saber - Departamento de Salud de Wallingford
- Mpox Fact Sheet (English)
- Mpox - Viruela Del Mono Fact Sheet (Spanish)
- Respiratory Diseases
- Private Well Water Permitting and Approval
- Public Swimming Pool Registration and Inspections
- Subsurface Sewage (Septic) Inspections and Permitting
- Application for Permit to Construct or Repair a Sewage Disposal System
- Building Additions Approval Form
- Installer's Plot Plan
- List of Installers & Engineers
(Private Well Contractors ~ Subsurface Sewage Installers/Cleaners ~ Engineers) - Septic System Installer As-Built Form
2. Health Statistics, Surveillance & Monitoring
- Respiratory Diseases Reports (RSV & Influenza):
- April 2024 Report ~ Wallingford Health Department
- March 2024 Report ~ Wallingford Health Department
- February 2024 Report ~ Wallingford Health Department
- January 2024 Report ~ Wallingford Health Department
- December 2023 Report ~ Wallingford Health Department
3. Wallingford Community Health Alliance
4. Public Health Preparedness Activities
5. Health Promotion & Educational Presentations Upon Request
- Fall Prevention Guide and Fall Risk Assessments
- Walking improves cardiac risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, vascular stiffness and inflammation, and mental stress.