The Fairhaven Board of Health is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health, safety, and well-being of our community. Through education, regulation, and enforcement, the Board works to ensure that public health standards are met and maintained across a wide range of areas.
Our responsibilities include overseeing food safety and sanitation, housing and rental inspections, septic systems, public health nursing, emergency preparedness, mosquito control, and environmental protection. We also enforce state and local health codes, investigate complaints, and respond to public health concerns affecting residents and businesses.
The Board of Health strives to create a healthy environment for all who live, work, and visit Fairhaven. We welcome input from the community and encourage residents to reach out with questions, concerns, or to learn more about our programs and services.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is alerting providers to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula. As of November 10, 2025, 15 cases have been reported in 12 states. ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula is a powdered product that has been distributed widely including by large national retail stores and online distributors and has now been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer.
DPH recommends that providers maintain heightened vigilance for infants presenting with findings compatible with infant botulism who may have consumed ByHeart formula. Please contact DPH 24/7 at 617-983-6800 immediately for consultation regarding testing and treatment if botulism is suspected. Treatment with BabyBIG antitoxin can be lifesaving and should be initiated based on clinical criteria prior to the availability of test results. Click here for more details
Department of Public Health alerts public to rare Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in coastal waters
Find A Local Food Bank
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Project Bread
Public Health Excellence Shared Services Collaborative
Fairhaven participates in a Public Health Excellence Shared Services Collaborative with New Bedford and Acushnet. The meetings for the collaborative can be found here.
BOH Regulations, Inspections and Documents
