Naugatuck Valley Health District Celebrates 40 Years

The Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD) will mark its 40th Anniversary on June 12 with a Ceremony following an Open House, facility tours and public health information and displays. 

Invited guests for the Ceremony include U.S. Congressional Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Jim Himes, State Representatives, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Health, the Mayors and First Selectmen for the six communities served by the Health District, the NVHD Board of Directors, as well as other community and health leaders. 

The public open house starts at 4:30 p.m. at the offices at 98 Bank St. in Seymour. 

The ceremony program, which will feature the presentation of a Legislative Citation, a keynote address, and the packing, sealing and storage in the NVHD records vault of a time capsule, begins at 6 p.m.

The Naugatuck Valley Health District, founded in 1972, provides official local public health functions for Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton; it serves the third largest population (126,270) among Connecticut health districts. 

A salmonella epidemic at a local health care facility in 1953 and the Flood of 1955 gave early impetus to the discussion and eventual formation of a regional public health entity.

Over the past 40 years, NVHD has promoted health, prevented disease and assured a safe and clean environment by means of its three core divisions: Environmental Health, Community Health, and Emergency Preparedness. 

Click here to browse restaurant health inspection scores, compiled by the NVHD.

The Health District adds value by vying for competitive private, state and federal grants, such as its new 3‑year, $2.48 million grant to the Naugatuck Valley Emends Lead Hazards program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Health District learned in March that its proposal was among 43 funded from 180 national applications.

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