“If public health does our job right, nothing happens. But let me tell you, it takes a hell of an effort to make nothing happen,” said Charles K. Brown Jr., the director of the Central Connecticut Health District. Calling on health departments after a decade of cutbacksAcross the nation, it’s been a difficult decade for local public health agencies. Cooper, Westport Weston Health District“We thought we were initially dealing with about about 40,” Cooper said. From April 10 through the 20th, Westport cases increased by 10%, from 165 to 197.