Environmental health protects the public by preventing human injury and illness from our surroundings, including through the air, the land, the water, and our food.
Program components include education, inspections, permitting, licensing, training, data management, sampling, and enforcing rules and regulations concerning:
Air quality
Body art establishments
Day cares
Group homes
Mosquito and water quality districts
On-site wastewater systems (including all types of septic systems)
Public accommodations (including hotels, motels, and tourist homes)