Foothills Health District
**For all the most recently updated information on COVID19
we are encouraging all residents to visit mass.gov/coronavirus.
This site is updated by state epidemiologists regularly and has the most recent information.
Please know you also have your local public health nurse available to you at 413-522-7112.
Our Schedule is Changing
Starting January 2, 2024 we will have in person office hours on
Wednesdays 8AM - 3PM
and remote hours on
Mon, Tues, Thu and Fri 8AM - 3PM.
We will continue to be available by phone, email and now by text.
Our goal is to have minimal disruption
to the day to day work of the Foothills Health District.
Inspections will continue to be available M-F by appointment.
Thank you for your patience as we put this new schedule into place.
The Foothills Health District Office
is located in the Williamsburg Town Hall,
Second Floor, 141 Main St. Haydenville.
(Please do not mail anything to the street address, all mail should go to Foothills Health District, PO Box 447 Haydenville, MA 01039).
Overview of the Foothills Health District
The Foothills Health District is a quasi-governmental, formal, tax-exempt organization formed in 1986, whose main objective is sharing of personnel resources. Foothills has 2 full time health agents, a part time public health nurse and a part time office manager currently serving the four member towns Boards of Health: Goshen, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Whately.
Twelve Board Members, three elected Board of Health officers from each town, govern the District through regular meetings.
Mark Bushee is the Health Director/Agent for the four member towns.
Staff Contacts
District Board Members - Goshen
Name | Title |
---|---|
Tiffany Marcinek
| Chair |
Laura Barrus
| Member |
Joshua Lafond
| Member |
Michael Kurland
| FHD/Advisor to BOH |
District Board Members - Williamsburg
Name | Title |
---|---|
Donna Gibson, R.N.
| Chair |
Gordon "Rusty" Luce
| Member |
Helen Symons, R.N.
| Member |
District Board Members - Whately
Name | Title |
---|---|
Fran Fortino
| Chair |
Rebecca Jones
| Member |
Mike Archibald
| Member |
District Board Members-Westhampton
Name | Title |
---|---|
Robbie Armenti
| Member |
Katch Bachellor
| Member |
Bri Eichstaedt
| Member |