Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Division ensures compliance with the Public Health Code through inspections, investigations and education. Health Officers inspect and license establishments where food is sold, issue septic system permits, inspect houses for lead, inspect public pools and water supplies, enforce housing standards, investigate suspected food borne disease outbreaks, administer the mosquito control program, and correct public health nuisances and sources of filth. Staff members from this division are also trained public health preparedness and bio-terrorism emergency responders.