Milton Board of Health Hears Equity Panel Push for Broader Community Outreach

Board of Health · Meeting of March 2, 2026

Milton Board of Health fields equity and outreach challenge from advisory committee. Pat Latimore, a member of the town's Equity and Justice for All Advisory Committee — established by the Select Board in 2022 — pressed the Board of Health at its March 2 meeting on how the department reaches residents who are new to town, speak languages other than English, or are otherwise disconnected from municipal services. Health Director Caroline A.

Kinsella described existing tools including a multi-language food access guide, a shared-services language interpretation line used by seven Norfolk County communities, and a forthcoming survey of all town department heads on language access as a baseline for improvement. The board approved its January 12 minutes 3-0 and reported that former Assistant Health Director Emily Connors has resigned to take a position in Needham, with a sole internal applicant — Assistant Health Director Karolyn Ho — advancing toward an interview for the role.

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Source: the Board of Health meeting of March 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.