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The Environmental
Public Health Division works to
protect public health by ensuring
the integrity of the food supply,
clean drinking water, neighborhood
cleanliness, and hazard-free
workplaces. These objectives are
accomplished through the following
activities:
- Securing
compliance with State rules on food
safety and public drinking water
through surveillance, monitoring and
inspections
- Permitting
retail food establishments
- Responding to citizen complaints on
food, water supply and neighborhood
nuisances
- Abating
neighborhood nuisances such as
abandoned and unsafe buildings
through owner notification and
demolition
- Reducing lead
poisoning through screening
children, case managing children
with lead poisoning and removing
lead-based paint from qualifying
homes
- Conducting on-site
assessments of potential indoor air
pollution and occupational safety
health hazards at small businesses
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