At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Town of Norwood Board of Health heard a series of routine public-health and environmental reports.

Public health nurse Diana told the board the department will offer MMR vaccine appointments for children who are uninsured or covered by MassHealth or Medicare. "We're gonna offer the MMR vaccine for children...if they are not insured," she said, and asked families to call the clinic to make an appointment. Diana and a counterpart, identified in the meeting as Mister Boudreau, also presented a Narcan overview and were commended by board members for outreach and education.

Angelo, the town's environmental health inspector, reported one new residential kitchen that will sell sourdough bread, updates on mobile food trucks and ice-cream vendors, and follow-up reinspections at establishments previously cited for critical items. Angelo said the issues observed (sanitizer concentration and an improperly cooling item) were corrected during inspections, and he plans additional reinspections where weekly vendor checks show ongoing concerns. Angelo also said food-manager certification training is offered free of charge and that inspectors recommend at least one certified manager per restaurant.

Board members raised a specific concern about Paradise Biryani after initial inspections found droppings and flies; Angelo said he will perform a reinspection and receive routine vendor reports. Members also asked staff to compile closing and ownership-change information for restaurants ahead of the January meeting to help the board track openings and closures.

No enforcement votes were taken; inspectors reported ongoing corrective actions and scheduled reinspections as needed.