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Board of Health

The mission of this Board is to be concerned with the security of life and health of the people of the Dutchess County Health District as encompassed in the Public Health Law, the Sanitary Code of the State of New York, the Sanitary Code of the County of Dutchess, and of the charter and Administrative Code of the Dutchess County Government, Article VII.

Board Members

  • Amy Cocina, MD
  • Alexander P. Cohen, MD, City of Beacon
  • John Fallon, Member at Large
  • Laura Fil, DO MS, MD
  • Doug McHoul, Legislative
  • David D. McNary, Member at Large
  • Melissa Nelson-Perron, MD
  • Rachana Tyagi, MD

Upcoming Meetings and Notices

All Board of Health meetings are held at 4:00pm. Meetings are usually one hour, unless there is a large agenda.

In person meetings are held at the:

Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health 
85 Civic Center Plaza – Suite 106, Poughkeepsie, NY  12601 (Google Maps) and virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Board of Health Meetings for 2025

January 16, 2025

February 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

April 17, 2025

May 15, 2025

HOLIDAY

NO JULY MEETING

August 21, 2025

September 18, 2025

October 16, 2025

November 20, 2025

December 18, 2025

Meeting Minutes