The mission of the Western Massachusetts Public Health Association (WMPHA) is to assist and support staff of local health departments and other groups related to public health, in meeting their statutory responsibilities to the public through programs of education, technical assistance, representation and resource development and by providing educational and informational programs to the general public on public health topics.

Membership in the WMPHA is open to anyone elected, appointed, working in, or interested in local public health in the four counties of Western MA and beyond.  WMPHA hosts workshops and conferences and works to address the public health priorities of rural communities across the Commonwealth. We also serve on the Coalition for Local Public Health, a committee of public health associations that meets regularly with DPH and DEP to provide input from the field.