The Bureau of Environmental and Local Public Health is comprised of two sections: Environmental Health and Local Public Health Performance. The bureau focuses on assisting local boards of health and other public health partners to address health disparities, health priorities, and to provide technical assistance on environmental health issues and epidemiology and surveillance of environmental health-related diseases. With the bureauβs enhanced focus on technical assistance, the bureau ensures that local public health systems are well-equipped to tackle various health challenges and improve overall community health outcomes.
Environmental Health programs include:
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
- Private Well Grants (PWG)
- Monitoring of reportable environmental & occupational diseases and conditions
- Adult blood lead
- Carbon monoxide
Note: On July 1, 2023, the following programs were transferred to the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL):
- Backflow Prevention Assembly & Tester Registration
- Migrant Labor Camps
- Plumbing & Mechanical Systems Board
- Swimming Pools & Spas
- Tanning
- Tattoo
Environmental Health Program Contact
Directory of Bureau of Environmental Health Programs and Contacts