Mission: 

The East Longmeadow Health Department, under the guidance of the Board of Health, assesses and addresses the needs of the community in order to help protect and improve the health and quality of life of residents and visitors. This is carried out by the implementation of disease surveillance, health promotion, and environmental health inspections.

The Board of Health is responsible for making health policy for the Town of East Longmeadow, which includes:

• Creating new policy
• Holding public hearings on existing policies
• Hearing variance requests for existing policies

The Health Department is responsible for implementing the policies of the Board. As a result, the Department is responsible for the enforcement of policy.

The East Longmeadow Board of Health will continue to conduct meetings remotely at this time. 

East Longmeadow Board of Health Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Tobacco Sales Regulation

A Public Hearing will be held on January 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm, via Zoom webinar, to review and hear comments relative to a proposed Board of Health Regulation entitled “Regulation of the East Longmeadow Board of Health Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products”. Proposed changes in the draft regulation include, but are not limited to, the following: No retailer or person shall sell or distribute or cause to be sold or distributed oral nicotine pouches with a nicotine content greater than 6 mg/per individual pouch. The proposed regulations can be viewed in the Health Department’s Office at 60 Center Square or online at https://www.eastlongmeadowma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19268/Draft-EL-Tobacco-Sales-Regulation-2025 

The Zoom link for the hearing is:

https://eastlongmeadowma.zoom.us/j/84203599021?pwd=B82cd2sX1y6ekeFeEQ1y2AZd2AdwWj.1 

Passcode:533404

Online Permitting is now available for select permits