Environmental Health

Food and Lodging Institutional Program

Enforces all state laws and rules concerning the protections of the public’s health that relate to the following establishment types: Restaurants, Food Stands, School Lunchrooms, Hotels/Motels, Local Confinement Facilities, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Summer Camps, Bed and Breakfasts, Homes and Inns, and Meat Markets.

On-Site Waste Water Program

Provides on-site evaluations prior to any construction to verify that a site is suitable to support an individual on-site waste water system.

Child Care Program

Regulates laws and rules concerning the sanitation and environmental protection of children and the public’s health as they relate to Child Day Care Facilities.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Monitors and regulates laws and rules concerning lead poisoning and children.

Public Swimming Pool Program

Enforces all laws and rules concerning the construction and operation of public swimming pools.

Tattooing Program

Enforces all laws and rules as mandated by statute.

Private Water Supply Program

Assists citizens in analyzing their private water supplies and provides assistance in correcting any identified problems.

Communicable Disease Program

Investigates, monitors, and when warranted, takes corrective action as mandated by state statutes concerning communicable disease reporting.

General Environmental Health Program

Monitors and regulates the following areas: General Complaint Investigation, Manufactured Mobile Home Parks, Vector Control, and other Environmental Health Concerns affecting the public’s health.

Field Staff can be reached in the office from 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., 1:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M., and from 4:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily. For more information on the functions and services of the Environmental Health Office please call:

336.753.6780