Canton Board of Health

10/31/2025

Stay safe this Halloween 🎃! Be bright and visible to vehicles and use non flame lights in those pumpkins!

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

10/29/2025

Pappas Working Group Final Report: "With no pediatric bed alternative available within the public hospital system, the Commonwealth is vulnerable to a significant infrastructure failure at PRHC ..." Click to read the full report from the PWG
https://town.canton.ma.us/DocumentCenter/View/12670/Pappas-Final-Report-2025 # Canton

10/29/2025

Check out these great 🎃 safety tips! 🔦

Halloween should be scary for the right reasons: haunted houses, spooky movie nights, and cool costumes. Keep a day full of sweet treats from going sour. It’s important to stay alert and be safe both as a driver and pedestrian this Halloween. ⁠Check out these tips:

For Drivers:
🛣️ Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.

🏘️ Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Remember that popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

📵 Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.

For Pedestrians:

🔦 Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers. Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.

📵 Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.

🚗 Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars and be especially careful around driveways and alleys.

🚸 Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, tell them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit, stay on sidewalks if available, and trick-or-treat in groups.

10/29/2025

Have you had your yet? The Canton Public Health Nurses have pediatric, adult and high dose flu vaccine in stock. Call the nurse office at 781-821-2942 to schedule. Same-day appointments often available!

10/29/2025

The BOH has free Covid and Flu tests! Stop by the Canton Board of Health or Department of Elder and Human Services to pick up a free test!

10/20/2025

10/16/2025

Much study has gone into the effort to make clear communication, plain language, and visual communication as effective as possible.

10/16/2025

10/16/2025

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