Environmental health is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment. It is a key part of the public health system. The field works to promote and enforce policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures in air, water, soil and food to protect people and provide the public with healthier environments within and outside of their homes.
Environmental Health Programs
- Animals, Insects (Ticks, Rats, Bats, Mosquitoes, etc)
- Beaches & Pools
- Children’s Camps
- Healthy Neighborhoods Program
- Housing Based Injury Prevention & Control
- Lead Poisoning
- Mold & Moisture
- Property Transfers
- Public Health Engineering
- Public Health Laboratory
- Rabies, Arboviruses, Related Information
- Restaurants/Food Facilities, Inspections, Food Safety
- Sanitary Code of Erie County
- Septic/Onsite Wastewater Treatment
- Smoking/Vaping/Tobacco
- Tattoos, Permanent Make-Up, Body Piercing
- Wells & Drinking Water