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Environmental Health


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):

Contact Information:

Center Bay Office Building, Third Floor
4175 East Bay Drive
Clearwater, FL 33764-6961
Phone: (727) 507-4336
Fax: (727) 507-4344

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