Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 Rep. Giannino endorses Rep. Tucker, Democratic candidate for Essex County District Attorney R EVERE — Representative Jessica Giannino endorses Paul Tucker for Essex County DA. “As a former Police Chief and State Representative, Paul has a strong record of showing up to deliver better outcomes for his constituents. He understands that to be the District Attorney for all of Essex County, you need to get out to communities like Saugus to talk to residents about the everyday issues we are facing,” said Rep. Giannino. “There is no better candidate in this race than Paul Tucker to advocate for us, and ensure high standards are upheld in prosecution and prevention of future crimes.” “I sincerely appreciate the support of Rep. Jessica Giannino who shares my comREP WONG | FROM PAGE 3 the Public Health Excellence Program, which was established in 2020 and is tasked with promoting adequate resources and support for local boards of health. The mitment to expanding community programs that have proven successful in our efforts to decrease crime and promote public safety in Saugus and every Essex County community.” — Paul Tucker To learn more about why so many community leaders across Essex County are strongly supporting Paul Tucker, Visit www.PaulTuckerDA.com program is also responsible for developing standards for foundational public health services, covering diverse areas such as inspections; communicable disease investigations and reporting; environmental permitting; food and water protection; chronic disease and injury protection; and workforce education, training and credentialing. Under SAPHE 2.0, the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) must provide comprehensive core public health educational and training opportunities to municipal and regional public health offi cials and staff , free of charge. DPH and MassDEP are also required to develop systems to standardize public health reporting and to measure the standard responsibilities of boards of health. DPH will provide estimates to the Secretary of Administration and Finance regarding the amount of funding necessary to meet these requirements for each fi scal year. Representative Wong said House Bill 5104 is a continuation of the work that began 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti Years! “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” www.everettaluminum.com Paul Tucker Candidate for Essex County DA with the Legislature’s passage of the original SAPHE Act in April of 2020. That legislation grew out of the recommendations issued by the Special Commission on Local and Regional Public Health, which released the “Blueprint for Public Health Excellence” in June of 2019. House Bill 5104 revives this special commission, which will continue its work until December 31, 2023. In December of 2020, as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 state budget, the House and Senate created a new line item to provide grants to local and regional boards of health, which previously had not received direct state funding. Initially funded at $10 million, the line item was increased to $15 million in both the FY22 and FY23 budgets. Representative Wong noted that the Legislature provided additional funding support in December of 2021, when it approved the use of $200 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to be invested over a fi ve-year period for local public health infrastructure. Summer is Here!
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