Department of Health

The mission of Andover's Health Division is "to promote and protect the public health including the physical, mental, emotional and social wellness of all people."

See

• "State, town move to halt red menace: measles," Andover Townsman, May 29, 1997, p. 4.
• "Health officials say meningitis outbreak is contained," Andover Townsman, November 5, 1998, p. 7.
• "It's healthy to live here," Andover Townsman, January 28, 1999.
• "Study shows some elevated cancer rates," Andover Townsman, December 7, 2000, p. 1.
• "Could prevent clustering of industrial facilities, more, says activist: Two state health policies lauded as good for Andover," Andover Townsman, January 4, 2001, p. 9.
• "Colon cancer 36 percent more likely here," Andover Townsman, April 12, 2001.
• "Legionnaires' disease: 20 spots at IRS tainted," Eagle Tribune, May 4, 2001, p. 1.
• "First case is here: West Nile concern back in Andover air," Andover Townsman, July 19, 2001, p. 11.
• "One third of state's West Nile birds found near Andover-Tewksbury border," Andover Townsman, August 16, 2001, p. 6.
• "Bird totals grow, but West Nile still not found in mosquitos," Andover Townsman, August 23, 2001, p. 5.
• "Mosquitos with West Nile found; officials huddle, discuss spraying," Andover Townsman, August 30, 2001.
• "Town is spraying: First time in over 20 years (West Nile)," Andover Townsman, September 6, 2001, p. 1.
• "Andover cancer rates decline," Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003, p. 1.
• "Andover cancer rates down; below state average," Andover Townsman, September 30, 2004, p.1.
• "Polio and the summer of fear," Andover Townsman, July 7, 2005, p. 30.
• "Andover in 1918: Bird-flu pandemic closed schools and more," Andover Townsman, September 7, 2006.
• "Bird in Ballardvale test positive for West Nile virus: Finding prompts state mosquito testing," Andover Townsman, September 6, 2007, p. 1.
• "Despite second infected bird, test results won't call for spraying," Andover Townsman, September 13, 2007, p. 1.
• "Andover continues mosquito testing," Andover Townsman, July 10, 2008.
• "Swine flu shots slowly coming in," Eagle Tribune, October 28, 2009, p. 1.

--Kim 10:01, September 4, 2013 (EDT)

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