Mission: Prevention of injury and disease by controlling the links between humans and their environments.

Environmental health is a branch of public health and preventative medicine. It is concerned with the prevention of injury and disease by controlling the links between humans and their environment. Environmental health programs seek to minimize or eliminate risk factors in the human environment when threaten life and health. Because of their broad impact, environmental health programs are predominately administered by governmental agencies. In Florida, the Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with local county health departments (CHD's), administers the state's public health programs that include an extensive program of environmental health. The basic implementation of each environmental health program component includes public education, inspection, investigations, and enforcement of public health laws.

The Environmental Health is comprised of programs including (please click on the links to view details of each program):

• Biomedical Waste Program

• Community Health Program

• Epidemiology Program

• Food Hygiene Program

• Institutional Health Program

Contact Information:

Related Links:

• State of Florida Environmental Health Division: http://www.myfloridaeh.com/

• DOH Internet Site

• EPA Internet Site

• FDA Internet Site

• Florida Department of Agriculture

• Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulations

• NIEHS Internet Site

• USDA Internet Site

• WHO Internet Site

New environmental health website provides additional service through the web: http://www.myfloridaeh.com/