Board reelects Moore as chair; board seats expire in March
Salem Board of Health reelects Moore chair, reports naloxone success. Sara Moore was reappointed as chair in a 4-0 vote, with Health Agent David Greenbaum confirming that board members Paul Kirby and Moore both seek reappointment when their terms expire in March. The board discussed naloxone
Board of Health · Meeting of February 10, 2026
Salem Board of Health reelects Moore chair, reports naloxone success. Sara Moore was reappointed as chair in a 4-0 vote, with Health Agent David Greenbaum confirming that board members Paul Kirby and Moore both seek reappointment when their terms expire in March. The board discussed naloxone distribution, which increased from 192 doses in 2022 to 606 in 2025, correlating with a significant decline in opioid-related overdose deaths from 22 in 2020 to 9 in 2024.
City Council Liaison Erin Turowski reported that the city's Code Red emergency alert system was compromised in a recent migration, affecting emergency notifications during a snowstorm.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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