Description:
Public health promotion, disease prevention, health and safety regulation, specifically:
* Family Health & Communicable Disease Control
Public health nurses provide routine childhood immunizations for infants, children and adolescents, and Tetanus/Diphtheria, Hepatitis B vaccines for adults.
* Environmental Health & Safety
* Epidemiology/Public Health Preparedness Coordination
* Chronic Disease Prevention
Public health services for chronic disease prevention include:
* Tobacco prevention and intervention
* Alcohol prevention
* Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Public health services for environmental health include:
* Environmental health permits and licenses (food, lodging, and recreation)
* Radon and other indoor air quality testing resources
* Investigates landlord problems regarding heat, sanitation, pest control
* Regulation of mobile home parks
* Asbestos consultation
* Mercury reduction (thermometer exchanges)
* Food- and waterborne illness investigation
* Lead paint consultation, lead paint testing and investigation involving lead-poisoned children
* Complaint investigation (food, lodging, housing)
*Laboratory services for water testing for bacteria, nitrate, fluoride and other physical properties.
* Investigates food and milk contamination
* Health hazard reduction
* Housing and insect control issues
* Regulation of tattoo and body piercing establishments
* Rabies control