Health Department

Location

45 South Main Street
Room #215

Hours

Office Hours:

Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm

Contact

Tel: (203) 294-2065
Fax: (203) 294-2064
Email: health@wallingfordct.gov

Director: Vanessa Bautista, RS, MPH
Chief Sanitarian: 
Sanitarian:  Brittany Nappi, BSc 
Health Educator: 
Public Health Nurse: Anne Bernick, MA, BSN, RN

After Hours & 24/7 Contact for Public Health Emergencies:
Wallingford Police Dispatch Center, (203) 294-2800

COVID-19 Test kits Informational Links:

• Get FREE Covid-19 Test kits @ https://www.covid.gov/tests
• How do I get free test kits? - click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

COVID-19 Resources:

• Cost-Free State-Supported COVID Testing Sites
• Covid-19 Guidelines 
• COVID-19 Cases & Test Data
• COVID-19 Vaccinations by Town and Age Group

Schedules and Annual Reports

• Fee Schedule
• Annual Report 2022
• Annual Report 2021
• Annual Report 2020
• Annual Report 2019
• Annual Report 2018

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

• Beauty/Barber/Nail Salons/Tattoo Registration and Inspection
  • Salon Establishment License Application for Permit - Annual Registration
  • Town of Wallingford Salon Ordinance No. 592
  • Town of Wallingford Supplement To Salon Ordinance No. 592
  • Salon & Personal Service Establishments - Plan Review Form
  • Salon Application for Temporary Permit
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning Presentation - December 2022 ~ Wallingford Health Department
  • A Property Owners' Guide for the Interim Control of Lead Hazards in Housing
  • Don't Spread Lead Flyer
  • Birth To Three Flyer
  • Free Visual Assessments Flyer
  • Daycare inspections
• Food Protection, Licensing and Food Handler Education
  • Form 1-B Conditional Employee or Food Employee Reporting Agreement (English)
  • Formulario 1-B Acuerdo de informe de empleados condicionales y empleados que manipulan alimentos (Spanish)
  • Food Service Establishment Clean-up Policy
  • Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Date Marking
  • Consumer Advisory & Allergen Wording and Signage
  • Food Facility Plan Review
  • Food Service Establishment License Application
  • Guidelines for Temporary Food Service Events Flyer
  • Temporary Food Service Permit Application
  • Safe Food Temperatures Flyer
• FDA Food Code Adoption
  
  • FDA Food Code Notice
  • Certified Food Protection Manager approved testing organizations
  • 2022 FDA Code
  • CT General Statutes:
         - Section 19a-36o
         - Section 19-13-B105-113
  • Food Service Establishment License Application
  • Regulation of the CT DPH Concerning Model Food Code Implementation
• General Nuisance Complaints
• Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus Surveillance
  • West Nile Virus Presentation - November 2022 ~ Wallingford Health Department
  • Tick Fact Sheet
  • The CT Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) - Tick Submission Form
  • Mosquito Bite Prevention
• 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
  • Respiratory Diseases (RSV & Influenza) - November 2022 ~ Wallingford Health Department
  • Respiratory Diseases Informational Chart 
  • Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - October 2022 ~ Wallingford Health Department
  • Influenza Estacional (Flu) - octubre de 2022 ~ Departamento de Salud de Wallingford 
• Private Well Water Permitting and Approval
• Public Swimming Pool Registration and Inspections
  • Annual Public Swimming Pool Registration
  • Pool Closure/Cleanup Procedure
• 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

• COVID-19 Update: April 26, 2023
• COVID-19 Update: March 24, 2023
• COVID-19 Update: February 24, 2023
• COVID-19 Update: January 27, 2023
• COVID-19 Update: December 2022
• COVID-19 Update: November 2022
• COVID-19 Update: October 28, 2022
• Actualización de COVID-19: 28 de octubre, 2022
• COVID-19 Update: September 30, 2022
• Actualización de COVID-19: 30 de septiembre, 2022
• COVID-19 Update: June-July-August 2022, issued September 4, 2022
• Actualización de COVID-19: junio-julio-agosto 2022
• COVID-19 Update: January 6, 2022
• Town of Wallingford - COVID-19 Vaccination Report, issued October 2021

3. Wallingford Community Health Alliance

• Wallingford Community Health Alliance Improvement Plan - 2019

4. Public Health Preparedness Activities

• Diabetes Emergency Care Kit or Mi Plan de Emergencia para la Diabetes
• Emergency Go Bag
• Hurricane Preparedness 2017
• Hurricane Safety Checklist flyer
• Winter Storm Safety Checklist flyer (English/Spanish)

  Prepare Now! Be Safe During! Be Safe After!
  

  • Flooding
  • Power Outages
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter Storms

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.