City of New Britain – Health

The mission of the New Britain City Health Department is to promote health and prevent disease.

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Staff:

Sergio Lupo, MPH, RS, Director of Health

Francine Truglio, MSN, APRN, nurse supervisor

Lisa Foligno, administrative coordinator of health and social services

To contact the after-hours health department nurses, please email using this connect or using the icon below.

If you have an immediate public health emergency, please call 911.

from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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DPH Coronavirus Information

Objectives of the health department:

• Assess the state of health and needs of our community
• Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
• Protect against environmental risks
• Prevent injuries
• Promote and encourage healthy behaviors
• Respond to disasters and help the community recover
• Ensure the quality and accessibility of health services

Essential public health services:

• Monitor health status to identify community issues
• Diagnose and investigate health problems and health risks in the community
• Inform, educate and empower people about health problems
• Mobilize partnerships and community actions to solve health problems
• Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
• Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
• Connect people to needed personal health services and ensure health care delivery
• Ensure an expert workforce in public health
• Evaluate the efficiency, accessibility and quality of health services
• Search for new perspectives and innovative solutions to health problems.
• Local preparation for the response to biological terrorism

Please refer to the website below for more information, or contact us directly with the phone number listed above.