Contact: Christine L. West, R.N.
Public Health Nurse

Address: Town Hall
365 Boston Road
Billerica, MA 01821

Telephone: 978-671-0932
Fax: 978-671-0919
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Public Health Nursing services are offered to better serve the community of Billerica. Emphasis is on community awareness of public health issues along with health promotion and disease prevention. We provide MDPH mandated services of communicable disease investigation and control. We are continuously expanding our role in emergency preparedness and response.

Services-by appointment (at no cost) include:
Immunizations by Appointment (state eligibility requirements on some)
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)
• Polio
• Chickenpox
• Td/Tdap
• DTap/DT
• Hepatitis A- Certain high risk groups (call for more info)
• Hepatitis B- All College Students, Certain high risk groups (call for more info)
• Hib
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-must meet eligible state requirements
• Meningococcal
• Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7)
• Rotavirus
Flu (yearly clinics advertised in the fall) Home Visits are available
Pneumococcal/pneumonia vaccine (throughout the year)

Blood Pressure Screening
Blood Sugar Screening
Mantoux skin testing for Tuberculosis (high risk only)
Tuberculosis Follow-up
Lead Paint screening (age 9 months to 6 years)
Cholesterol Screening
Health Fair/Billerica Health and Recreation Fair (as advertised)
Investigation and control of communicable diseases within the town
Referrals
Coordinate records/programs/regulations with School Nurses
Camp/clinic inspections

Monthly Well Child Clinics (as advertised)
- with Town Pediatrician (physicals-immunizations, urinalysis, prescriptions if necessary)

Hepatitis C - Expanded Testing Information

Mosquito Spraying

West Nile Virus

WNV Birds

Mosquito Repellents

EEE Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Sharps Program 6-5-12

Proper Use and Disposal of Needles and Syringes

For information about Tick Borne Illnesses, please click on one of the links below:

CDC1 Lyme Disease 7-15-11

Lyme Fact Sheet 7-14-2011

HGA Tick Disease 7-14-2011

Babesiosis Tick Disease 7-14-2011