History of the Health Officers Association

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May 15, 1951, RSA 129:1 became effective entitling Town and City Health Officers to receive the actual expenses incurred by them in attending the yearly meeting of the New Hampshire Health Officer Association.

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The first by-laws for the Association were adopted October 16, 1982. The Executive Board members were: President, Lawrence Slanetz, Health Officer from Durham; Vice President, Elizabeth Millard, Health Officer from Boscawen; Secretary/Treasurer, Odyssias Athanasiou, aka "Dish", Health Officer from Portsmouth; and the Executive Committee Members were Alex Burgess, Jr., Health Officer from North Conway and Eugene Blake, Health Officer from Concord.

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The Association filed with the Secretary of State on February 8, 1983 as a "non-profit organization in the furtherance of environmental health."

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Today the Association has over 200 members. It hosts two conferences a year. The Executive Board consists of nine members who meet monthly.

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