NTERFACE Helpline - a free service to connect Peabody residents with mental health counselors. Call the Helpline at 888-244-6843 or use these links to find more information:
Disaster Distress Helpline - a free service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
The Peabody Department of Health and Human Services promotes the health and well-being of residents of (and visitors to) Peabody through the provision of school health services, public immunization clinics, communicable disease follow-up, health education, and the permitting and inspection of facilities such as food establishments, swimming pools, tanning salons, and housing.
Any residents who want to exclude their property from public area-wide application of pesticides, such as mosquito spraying, must submit the required form to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Exclusions expire on Dec. 31 of each year and must be renewed each year to remain valid. For more information, call the Peabody Health Department at (978) 538-5926.
Spraying Exclusion FormIf you would like a property pesticide applicaiton or street spraying, and want to make a formal request, call our office at (978) 352-2811. Please include your name, town, address, phone number, and other additional comments.
Spraying Request Information
Public health nurses integrate community
involvement and know
ledge about the entire
population with personal, clin
ical understandings of the
health and illness experiences
of individuals and families within the populati
on (American Public Health Association,
2009)
Public health nurses are direct
ly engaged in the inter-discipli
nary activities of the core
public health functions of assessment, a
ssurance and policy development. In any
setting, the role of public health nurses focu
ses on the prevention of illness, injury or
disability, the promotion of health, and main
tenance of the health of populations. They
translate and articulate the health and illness
experiences of diverse, often vulnerable
individuals and families in the population to health planners and policy makers, and
assist members of the community to voic
e their problems and aspirations (American
Public Health Association, 2009)
The Public Health Nurse's mission is to im
prove, preserve and protect the health of the
citizens of the City of Peabody. The Publ
ic Health Nurse will advocate for a safe
environment, for reduction of known health
risks, and for application of known
preventive health measures. The Public Health
Nurse's scope of services include: but
are not limited to:
The Peabody Department of Health and Human Services employs 11 school nurses and a school nurse leader, who provide full-time nursing coverage in each of the City's 10 schools. In addition to providing medical assessments and treatment to staff and students, the school nurses work closely with school personnel to promote safety and wellness in the school community.