Southwick Health Department to monitor air quality in town

Southwick Health Department to monitor air quality in town

SOUTHWICK — In an attempt to understand why a lot of students in the district’s schools have been diagnosed with asthma, the town’s interim health director asked the Select Board to approve a grant to purchase and install three sensors in town to monitor air quality.“I’ve been talking a lot with the school district’s nurse, and they are seeing a lot of kids with asthma,” said interim Health Director Caileen Simonds at the board’s meeting Monday.