Environmental Health
Our Role
The Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health plays a critical role in disease prevention. Safe drinking water, pollution, proper sewage disposal, foodborne illness outbreaks, childhood lead poisoning, hazardous materials spills and solid /hazardous waste management can present challenges to our communities.
Goal
The goal of Environmental Health is to protect the health, safety and well-being of the public, and to preserve and improve the quality of the environment.
Environmental Health Programs
- Consumer Protection Program
- Retail Food Facilities
- Restaurant Inspections are not available through this website, but can be viewed at the local Environmental Health Office, or at regulated facilities.
- Organized Camps Program
- Public Swimming and Spa Pools Program
- Recreational Water and Drinking Water Programs
- Tattoo Business Registration
- Retail Food Facilities
- Hazardous Materials Unit
- Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)
- Land Use Program
- Sewage Disposal Systems
- Wells and Water Systems
- Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency Program
- Inspection of Solid Waste Operations and Facilities
- Vector Control Program
- Rabies Control
- West Nile Virus
- Rodents and Insect Control
- More about Environmental Health Programs
Brief History
Early in the 20th century, infections associated with overcrowding, poor housing and contaminated water resulted in transmission of tuberculosis, diphtheria, typhoid fever, and dysentery.
Improvements in housing, public water supplies - including chlorination and filtration, and waste-disposal systems have resulted in great progress in disease control. While the impact of these diseases has been reduced, the need for prevention remains as strong as ever.