The local health department is directly involved in the following:
· inspecting foodservice establishments and temporary events, public pools, cosmetology shops and child care facilities
· sampling bathing water
· investigating nuisance complaints
· conducting West Nile Virus surveillance
· reviewing plans for new and renovated facilities
· preventing childhood lead poisoning
· conducting walkovers for protection of shellfish waters
· triaging potential rabies exposures
· responding to emergency health-related calls
· carrying out foodborne illness investigations
· fielding general inquiries concerning the above, indoor air quality, drinking water quality, wells, septic systems, lodging, housing and many more topics
· enforcing the applicable sections of the State Public Health Code
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