Torrington Area Health District

Torrington Area Health District To promote and protect the physical and environmental well-being of the citizens of the Torrington Area Health District.

The Torrington Area Health District provides health services and information to twenty cities, towns and boroughs within the Northwest corner of Connecticut. Our goal is to promote and to protect the physical and environmental well-being of the citizens of the TAHD through direct services, wellness and promotion programs and community efforts. The Torrington Area Health District (TAHD) was the sec

ond health district formed in Connecticut and was officially recognized by the State Department of Public Health in 1968. Initially, the TAHD was needed to enforce state regulations dealing with septic systems, wells, food inspections, and other environmental health mandates. Today, the health district is a wide-ranging agency addressing traditional public health responsibilities as well as collaborating with many other federal, state and local organizations on new emerging issues. Since starting, the TAHD has grown from 47,800 to over 137,000 residents and from 193 to 611 square miles. Municipalities with the year they became a member are as follows: Borough of Bantam, Borough of Litchfield, Litchfield, Goshen, Harwinton, Morris and Torrington (1967) , Bethlehem and Thomaston (1978), Cornwall (1980), Warren (1981), Winsted (1983), Kent and Salisbury (1988), Norfolk (1993), Watertown (1995), Plymouth (1998), Canaan (2001), North Canaan (2007) and Middlebury (2012). In 2000, the TAHD purchased a 13,000 square foot building on Main Street in Torrington, and converted it into a state-of-the-art center for its activities. This structure contains the TAHD general offices as well as programs dealing with Immunizations; Food Protection; and Women, Infants Children (WIC). Early Head Start, a program offered by Education Connection, and Family Strides also shares this space and many of their clients overlap TAHD family services. For the public's convenience, the TAHD operates from many other locations.

06/18/2026
06/18/2026

Learn what counts as one serving of fruit, from apples and berries to dried fruit and juice, plus simple ways to estimate portions.

06/18/2026

Celebrate books 📖 and try out Fit Together’s Blender Bike 🚲 at the Summer Reading Kickoff Party at the Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library in New Hartford 🥳
Saturday, 6/13, 10 am-1 pm
🔗 It is one of the many FUN, HEALTHY activities featured in our June Newsletter. Check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/4hbzdahe

The Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library

06/10/2026

Breakfast is called the most important meal of the day for a good reason: It helps you succeed throughout your day.

06/08/2026

Packed with protein, cottage cheese is a soft, fresh cheese. The tangy flavor of the fresh curds can be enjoyed as is, with added savory or sweet toppings or even as an ingredient in other dishes.

06/08/2026

To minimize the impact and feed a growing population food systems are incorporating more sustainable practices including reducing food waste and conserving resources.

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Torrington, CT

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

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(860) 489-0436

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