Frequently Asked Questions

• Asbestos Information & Resources
• Books
• Cleaning Resources
• How do I get to the Newton Health Department?
• Legal Services
• When and where can I get vaccinated for influenza?
• Protective Services
• Who is at high risk for the flu?
• Websites
• What are the requirements of the Mass. Dept. of Public Health housing regulations?
• Top 10 questions asked about lead poisoning and the Massachusetts Lead Law
• Where can I get NHD permits applications, instructions, and other forms?
• What immunizations does my child need to attend school?
• What do I need to do if my child must take medications (OTC or prescription) while at school?
• FAQs Title 5 Septic Systems
• FAQs about nuisance wildlife

Asbestos Information & Resources
For more information visit the Commonwealth of MA Website.

Books
Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Tolin, D.F., Frost, R.O., & Steketee, G. (2007)
New York: Oxford University Press.

Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapist Guide
Steketee, G. & Frost, R.O.
(2007) New York: Oxford University Press.

Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop
Neziroglu, F., Bubrick, J., Yaryura-Tobias, J.A.
(2004) New York: New Harbinger.

Cleaning Resources

• Bostonian Cleaning and Restoration 800-453-7847
• Houseworks 1-617-928-1010
• Service Pro 1-617-332-9000
• Service Master 1-800-734-3315
• Intercity 1-781-321-6300
• Multicultural 1-617-566-5806

How do I get to the Newton Health Department?
The Newton Health Department is in City Hall at 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton. Here are directions to City Hall.

Legal Services

• Greater Boston Legal Service – (617) 371-1234
• Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau – (781) 893-4793
• Boston Bar Referral (617) 742-0625

When and where can I get vaccinated for influenza?
Visit the Newton Flu Information webpage.

Protective Services

• Springwell 1-617-926-4100

Who is at high risk for the flu?
Visit the CDC Influenza webpage for more information.

Websites

• www.clinicaltrials.gov -A clinical trial for compulsive hoarding, available for people who live within 30 minutes from Hartford or Boston
• www.ocfoundation.org – The obsessive Compulsive Foundation
• www.institeofliving.com – The Anxiety Disorder Center at the Institute of Living
• www.adaa.org – Anxiety Disorders Association of America; Reference to find a therapist in your area
• www.la4seniors.com/hoarding.htm - An exceptional user friendly Hoarding Fact Sheet website
• www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding.html - HARC, Animal Hoarding: Intervention and Management
• www.childrenofhoarders.com – Growing up in a cluttered home 
• www.packratthemovie.com – Packrat is a documentary about hoarding, distributed by Fanlight Productions
• www.clutterworkshop.com – Beth Johnson’s Clutter Workshop: online class, phone, coaching, etc.
• www.napo-new%20england.com – New England Professional Organizers
• www.nsgcd.org – National Study Group for Chronic Disorganization
• www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/111-127a.htm - Massachusetts Laws governing Sanitary Codes, Chapter 111. Sec. 127

What are the requirements of the Mass. Dept. of Public Health housing regulations?
Please review the Massachusetts Housing Codes for more information.

Top 10 questions asked about lead poisoning and the Massachusetts Lead Law
Visit the Massachusetts DPH website for more information.

Where can I get NHD permits applications, instructions, and other forms?
Please visit the Newton Health Department for detailed information.

What immunizations does my child need to attend school?
Massachusett School Immunization Requirements (PDF)

What do I need to do if my child must take medications (OTC or prescription) while at school?
Visit the Health Department Forms webpage for more information.

FAQs Title 5 Septic Systems
Visit the Mass Dept of Environmental Protection webpage for more information.

FAQs about nuisance wildlife
Mass Audubon