Below are some on-demand town health officer trainings in multiple file formats. When you see the same title listed twice, there is a PDF file and an audio file to go along with it.
For additional information, the Town Health Officer Hotline is available Monday through Friday (except state holidays), 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 800-439-8550.
Get the THO Manual
Read the THO Law
Learn about the role of the THO
NEW 2021 Legislative Updates to Investigations, Health Orders and Emergency Health Orders
NEW 2021 Legislative Update to Humane Officer Status
| Topic | Title | File Type | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinking Water | Video | 12:01 | |
| Mold | Mold for Town Health Officers | Video | 20:47 |
| Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae) | How to Identify Cyanobacteria | Video | 02:23 |
| Drinking Water | Town Health Officers and Private Water Supplies | Video | 18:49 |
| Radon | Video | 08:47 | |
| Lead | Video | 17:26 | |
| Waste, Recycling & Composting | Vermont's Universal Recycling Law | Video | 43:37 |
| Pests | Video | 08:09 | |
| Asbestos | Asbestos and the Role of Town Health Officers | Video | 29:22 |
| Rental Housing | Mobile Home Parks | ||
| Fire | Fire and Life Safety | ||
| Fire | Audio | 28:19 | |
| Health Orders | Health Orders | ||
| THO Duties | Duties of a Town Health Officer | ||
| Buildings | Dangerous Buildings and the THO | ||
| Buildings | Audio | 18:40 | |
| Health Orders | Writing Defensible Health Orders | ||
| Health Orders | Audio | 1:00:26 | |
| Rental Housing | Rental Housing Inspections | ||
| Open Burning | Open Burning (and incineration, too) | ||
| Open Burning | Audio | 22:51 | |
| Rabies | Rabies and Animal Bites: Roles and Responsibilities of THOs | Video | 26:35 |
| Water and Wastewater | Water and Wastewater Guidance | ||
| Water and Wastewater | Audio | 42:15 | |
| Drinking Water | Public Drinking Water System Regulation in Vermont | Video | 20:17 |
| Swimming Areas | Maintaining Safe Recreational Waters | Online Course |
