Center for Environmental Health Improvement (EHI)

The Center for Environmental Health improvement monitors, 纠正, ,防止, environmental hazards that could impact health. The Center provides guidance on environmental health concerns, like controlling for mosquitoes or other vectors that may carry disease and preventing foodborne illness. The Center conducts inspections and provides education to establishments with public health impact such as restaurants, 酒店, 人体艺术/晒黑, 公共泳池. The Center also works with individuals to identify and control for health hazards such as lead, 氡气, and well and septic system issues. The Center for Environmental Health Improvement provides notification of public health concerns to the community and partners.

项目

The Center for Environmental Health Improvement programs include:

1. 食品机构

Permits, inspects, and regulates food establishments in Winnebago County
Receives foodborne and waterborne illness outbreak reports from Communicable Diseases and conducts environmental investigations
Issues annual and temporary permits
提供咨询, 计划评审, and pre-ope老鼠ional inspections for new food establishment ope老鼠ors to ensure compliance with code.

2. Public Pools, Spas and Bathing Beaches

Permits, inspects, and regulates 公共泳池, 水疗, and bathing beaches in Winnebago County

3. 人体艺术 & 日光浴设施

Inspects and regulates body art and tanning facilities in Winnebago County

4. 水井及化粪池

Permits, inspects, and regulates private water well and sewage systems in Winnebago County.
- Inspections and permits are required for the construction of new systems or the modification of existing systems
- Provides inspections services related to construction and property sales/purchases.
Provides information to homeowners on how to manage their private water well and sewage systems

5. 病媒控制 & 监测

Monitors for and uses environmental controls to limit the spread of vectors that carry diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease.
- Vectors that can spread disease include mosquitos, 蜱虫, 老鼠, 鼠标, 鸟, or other insect or animal that can transmit organisms to humans.
Conducts seasonal 蜱虫 drags and 蜱虫 identification
Monitors mosquito and dead 鸟 population for illness

6. 邻里守则执行

Conducts inspections of properties to ensure compliance with the Winnebago County Property Maintenance Code.
Provides guidance to residents on how to maintain property in a safe and healthy way.

7. 预防铅中毒

Conducts inspections of homes of children with elevated blood lead levels to determine sources and works to eliminate the source
Provides opportunities for low income families with children under 6 years of age to make their homes safe from lead hazards.