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The purpose of the hearing is for the city's Commissioner of Public Health to take testimony and evidence solely to enable him to determine whether Shepard Restaurant’s proposal to conduct testing of its exhaust system can be accomplished without causing a condition of nuisance, noisome trade, injurious odor, and/or a condition causing sickness which may be injurious to the public health. This announcement was updated on November 27, 2017.
The Cambridge Public Health Department is hosting public forum on the department’s proposed beekeeping regulation on Tuesday, Nov. 14. from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Children and adults in Cambridge can receive a free flu shot at the Kennedy-Longfellow School on Oct. 26 and the Peabody School on Nov. 2.
A candlelight vigil will be held Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m., on the steps of Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, in observance of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus were reported in Cambridge on July 13. The risk of human infection in Cambridge and surrounding towns is currently "moderate."
The Cambridge Public Health Department, through its Cambridge in Motion and Let’s Move Cambridge campaigns, has awarded a total of $5,000 in mini-grants to nine local organizations to develop activities that promote healthy eating and physical activity.
The Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Cambridge issued a decision and order today in which he determined that smoke and odors emanating from the use of wood and charcoal as a cooking source at Shepard Restaurant & Bar caused a condition of nuisance, noisome trade, injurious order, and/or a condition causing sickness which is injurious to the public health, as set forth under Massachusett law.
The Men’s Health League and community partners will host the annual Hoops ‘N’ Health sports tournament and other events this June to celebrate Men’s Health Month.
The ninth annual Boys to Men Leadership Brunch will be held on Saturday, June 3 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Putnam Avenue Upper School, 100 Putnam Ave.
The Cambridge Public Health Department has issued an alert about a measles exposure in Cambridge. On Thursday, May 11, a person with a confirmed case of measles visited the MIT Museum (265 Massachusetts Ave.) from 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and Café Spice on the MIT campus from 1:30 p.m.–5 p.m.
The Cambridge Public Health Department has released summary results from the 2016 Cambridge Teen Health Survey, a survey given every other year to assess the health behaviors of Cambridge public high school students.
The Cambridge Public Health Department is seeking volunteers to serve as community representatives on institutional biotech safety committees, and is hosting a free training for interested residents on May 10 and May 16 at the Cambridge Hospital.
A statement from City of Cambridge officials is now available regarding the April 6 hearing on the use of solid fuel (wood and charcoal) as a cooking source at Shepard Restaurant and Bar. A final decision from Commissioner of Public Health Patrick Wardell is expected to be released no later than mid-June.
An update is available on the April 6 hearing regarding smoke and odors alleged to be emanating from the use of solid fuel (wood and charcoal) at the Shepard Restaurant & Bar.
The Cambridge Public Health Department, through its Cambridge in Motion and Let’s Move Cambridge initiatives, will award ten $500 mini-grants to support community projects that promote healthy eating and physical activity.
The previously noticed hearing before the Commissioner of Public Health on the use of solid fuel (wood and charcoal) as a cooking source at the Shepard Restaurant & Bar, located at 1 Shepard Street in Cambridge, MA, has been rescheduled to take place on April 6, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Cambridge Health Alliance Windsor Street Care Center.
The City of Cambridge is celebrating Cambridge White Ribbon Day during the week of Feb. 27–March 3. On March 1, people who live and work in Cambridge are encouraged to wear white to show that they are put of the solution to end gender-based violence.
Susan Feinberg, MPH Public Information Officer 617-665-3833 sfeinberg@challiance.org