Health Officer

The role of the Health Officer is to ensure that the Town of Weare maintains sanitary conditions in places where people gather, live, work and learn – with a special focus on rental dwellings, buildings, property, schools, childcare, and foster/adoption homes.  The sanitary challenges can range from pest infestations to nuisance odors and noise, to unsanitary living concerns and hoarding. Under state law, the Health Officer plays a key role in protecting the health and well-being of Weare.

Local Health Officers have a variety of statutory duties and responsibilities to fulfil their role, including the following:

Performing sanitary inspections and inspections into causes of danger to the public health (RSA 128);

Enforcing state public health laws and local codes (RSA 128/ RSA 147);

Adopting local ordinances to regulate the prevention and removal of nuisances and other regulations related to the public health (RSA 147); and,

Educating community members on issues concerning local environmental health and sanitation.