Program Description
Massachusetts Public Health Inspector Training Housing Certificate Program (MA PHIT Housing) is designed to train health and housing inspectors for comprehensive and uniform enforcement of MA State Sanitary Codes 105 CMR 400.000: General Administrative Procedures, 410.000: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation,and other relevant laws or regulations.
Intended trainees are from municipal and state agencies charged with enforcement of these regulations and laws as well as attorneys and court personnel who work on housing-related matters.
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MA PHIT Housing includes
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Learning Objectives
• Assess, and analyze housing information and data
• Enforce applicable laws and regulations
• Properly use inspection, investigation, and sampling equipment and tools
• Document inspection and investigation results (Inspection Forms and Correction Orders)
• Ensure due process
• Maintain records
• Communicate and educate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, the public, and other stakeholders
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The primary housing regulation is 105 CMR 410.000. Its goals are to protect the health, safety, and well-being of housing occupants and of the general public, facilitate legal remedies available to occupants of sub-standard housing, assist local boards of health (LBOH) in their enforcement of this code, and provide a method for notification of code violations that require immediate remediation.
Partners
Program planning and implementation partners, led by Boston University's School of Public Health (BUSPH), include Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD), Boston Public Health Commission, MA Department of Public Health's (MDPH) Bureau of Environmental Health Community Sanitation Program, MA Environmental Health Association (MEHA), and MA Health Officers Association (MHOA).
The following organizations and individuals deserve special recognition:
- BUSPH-led New England Alliance for Public Health Workforce Development for funding, curriculum development, instructional design, and evaluation
- Local Public Health Institute of MA (LPHI) for pre-requisite online modules
- MHOA and Ruth-Ellen Sandler for program administration
- MA PHIT Housing implementation team members Kathleen MacVarish (chair), Paul Halfmann, Dion Irish, Phyllis Boucher, Ruth-Ellen Sandler, Regina Hanson, and Amy Riordan
- Leon Bethune for participating on the original planning team and providing course instruction
MHOA will administer the program in conjunction with representatives from the collaborating agencies and organizations listed above. The program is generally offered every November. With funding from MDPH, the program can be offered twice a year (May and November) at a reduced rate..
Special Note
The MA PHIT model and LPHI's online modules were recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) as Model Practices. View the 2012 and 2013 award letters. Below are the posters that were presented at the 2012 and 2013 NACCHO conferences by MHOA. Use the scroll bar on the right to view the entire poster.