The Environmental Health Division strives to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling potential health consequences that may result from interactions between people and their environment.  A summary of environmental health programs can be found below.  Please use the linked title to further explore programs within each topic.

Air Quality - LCDPH provides information and consultation on various sources of air pollutants, such as radon, mold, lead, asbestos, mercury, carbon monoxide, environmental tobacco smoke, and volatile organic compounds (vocs).

Community Health and Safety - LCDPH provides environmental health inspections for: public swimming pools, public bathing beaches, child and foster care facilities, and public campgrounds. LCDPH is an emergency resource to local EMS in potential contamination events that could impact the public's health.

Food Protection - LCDPH inspects food service establishments to ensure proper food handling and review standard operations to eliminate potential food borne illness. LCDPH trains and certifies food service employees and mangers.

Waste Management - LCDPH evaluates conditions for suitability of onsite sewage disposal, evaluates system construction, and complaints of improper operation and maintenance of onsite sewage disposal facilities. LCDPH acts as the local permitting agency for all residential and small commercial onsite sewage treatment systems.

Water Quality - LCDPH acts as the local permitting agency for all residential and small public water supply systems and maintains active involvement in mapping and monitoring sites of environmental concern within the county.

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