Responsible for septic systems, inspections and permit issuance, drinking water testing, public health hazards and nuisances, clean indoor air enforcement, onsite wastewater treatment system regulation, rabies investigations and vaccinations, insect control, West Nile Virus surveillance. Rabies vaccinations: Conducts free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets in several locations across Cattaraugus County. All Cattaraugus County residents are eligible for these free vaccinations. Notices will be posted on the Cattaraugus County website, through radio, newspaper ads, fliers on community boards around the County. May also contact us to find out when and where the next clinic will be held.

Inspects food service establishments, investigates foodborne disease outbreaks, responds to complaints, and provides training for food industry personnel. Under this jurisdiction, the Nassau County Department of Health permits over 5,700 food serving establishments in Nassau County, including restaurants, delis, mobile food trucks, schools, senior feeding units, and food vending units. It also reviews plans for new and renovated food-service establishments. Call for detailed information.

Monitors food service establishments and children's camps. Conducts routine inspections, and investigates reports of illness or injury associated with a public establishment.

Monitors campgrounds, children's camps, drinking water, food served to the public, housing hygiene, lead poisoning prevention, mobile home parks, pools, beaches, spas, rabies prevention, radon, sewage systems, smoking restrictions and temporary residences.

* Preserves and protects the public from diseases, environmental hazards and health risks through direct services and enforcement of health codes.

* Monitoring, processing and investigation of complaints regarding:

• Food protection
• Air quality in homes including issues such as mold, carbon monoxide and radon
• Lead poisoning prevention and hazard assessments
• Public water systems
• Individual sewage and water testing recommendations
• Public health nuisances
• Prevention of vector borne diseases
• Smoking restrictions and sales of tobacco products to minors
• Mobile home parks sanitation
• Tanning facilities, body art and tattooing facilities
• Recreational water use / bathing beaches

* Plan approvals of realty subdivision and promotion of smart growth principles.

* Weights & Measures

Provides public health services in programs that respond to concerns dealing with the indoor and outdoor environment.

public drinking waterfood served to the publicpublic swimming pools and beacheschildren's campshotels/motelscampgroundsresidential developmentson-site sewage systems (septic tanks and holding tanks)mass gatheringsmobile home parksby requiring construction and operating permits and carrying out site investigations.Investigates public health nuisances such as:*chemical exposures*childhood lead poisoning*tobacco smoking complaints*indoor air problems*threatening or strangely acting wild animals: call for a list of licensed nuisance wildlife control persons (trappers) who will remove the animal at the property owner's expense.*wild animal bites: if the wild animal is suspected of being rabid, call 607-274-6688, 24 hours a day.Rabies: vaccination clinics at different locations throughout the year for dogs, cats and ferrets. Click here for details on upcoming clinics http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/health/eh/rabies#clinics

Provides public health services in the areas of food protection, residential sanitation (including hotels and motels), and temporary facilities including schools, day care facilities, public swimming pools, campgrounds, and tanning facilities.

Responds to complaints by inspections of food service operations, hotels/motels, children's camps, mobile home parks, migrant labor camps, land developments, swimming pools, beaches, etc. Provides surveillance of community water systems and investigates spills which could contaminate water supplies. Also responds to reports of disease and lead contamination. Investigates complaints regarding indoor air and responds to public health related housing complaints, including reports of standing water, dead animals, etc.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

Environmental Health works to ensure the safety of the public in a wide range of areas, such as rabies control, safe drinking water, sanitary food and restaurant conditions, etc.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

* Conducts inspections of food manufacturers, grocery stores, warehouses, bottling plants.

* Evaluates and inspects food labeling and advertising.

* Seizes unfit or adulterated food.

* Licenses food operators.

* Samples food products for analysis.

* Investigates consumer complaints.

* Conducts inspections of food manufacturers, grocery stores, warehouses, and bottling plants. * Evaluates and inspects food labeling and advertising. * Seizes unfit or adulterated food. * Licenses food operators. * Samples food products for analysis. * Investigates consumer complaints.

Inspects and exercises surveillance over all food service facilities in Broome county. This includes requiring correction of any violations in Part 14 of NYS Sanitary Code and enforcement of State and local provisions of the law.

* Monitors community water systems, non-community water supplies, distribution. Oversees water emergencies, conducts inspections and evaluations. Monitors operator qualifications.* Permits facilities, conducts food operator training, inspects food establishments including temporary facilities and vending machines.* Regulates residential and recreational sanitation. Regulates sewage disposal, new and existing.* Operates programs for rabies control. Investigates all animal bites, arranges treatment for people bitten by animals.* Enforces the Clean Indoor Air Act.

* Offers adult and child immunization clinics.* Provides Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.* Offers an Expectant Parents Health Guide that provides support and home visits to newborns and their parents.* Offers tuberculosis testing and treatment.* Provides STD testing.* Offers Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Disabilities (EIP).* Offers public health emergency preparedness planning.* Offers COVID-19 testing and vaccines. * Offers public health environmental services. Rabies control program. Household hazardous waste. Water testing and safety. ATUPA (Tobacco Sales Compliance Checks). Restaurant and children's camp inspections.* Offers health education and health promotion. Tobacco prevention and cessation. Injury prevention (Helmet program). Dental health education. Wellness and general health promotion.

* Conducts inspections of restaurants and other food service providers.

* Issues permits for food service providers.

* Investigates consumer complaints.

* Monitors community water systems, non-community water supplies, distribution. Oversees water emergencies, conducts inspections and evaluations. Monitors operator qualifications.* Permits facilities, conducts food operator training, inspects food establishments including temporary facilities and vending machines.* Regulates residential and recreational sanitation. Regulates sewage disposal, new and existing.* Operates programs for rabies control. Investigates all animal bites, arranges treatment for people bitten by animals.* Enforces the Clean Indoor Air Act.

Conducts investigations of public health nuisance complaints and submits written reports to Health and Code Enforcement Officers. Provides technical assistance to county residents in regard to their private water supply and sewage disposal systems. Collects water samples and conducts sewage system evaluations, for a fee, upon request.

Provides services directed at the prevention of disease and injury as a result of adverse environmental conditions. The New York State Public Health Law, local laws and the state and county sanitary codes entrust the division with the over-site of numerous facilities as mandated. Consumer utility complaints for heat. Enforcement of the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act smoking ban.

Aims to assure safe food in restaurants, clean and safe drinking water, safe bathing beaches, swimming pools and children's camps, and clean air and water.

DBCH conducts inspections, monitors, and approves permits for public facilities including children's camps, food service facilities, swimming pools, sewage collection/ disposal and treatment. Investigates food borne illnesses, sewage failures, animal infestations, and animal bites. Provides technical assistance for chemical spills or other hazardous waste. Also does compliance checks on tobacco retails to enforce state and local clean air regulations.

Inspects food service establishments, investigates foodborne disease outbreaks, responds to complaints, and provides training for food industry personnel. Under this jurisdiction, the Nassau County Department of Health permits over 5,700 food serving establishments in Nassau County, including restaurants, delis, mobile food trucks, schools, senior feeding units, and food vending units. It also reviews plans for new and renovated food-service establishments. The Bureau also will help with detailed information for those who want to operate a food truck or start a catering or bakery business in their home. The Bureau will provide a list of restaurant inspection records as well as take restaurant complaints. Call for detailed information.