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Assures the safety of all public water systems which includes those systems that serve a residential or transient clientele, i.e. municipal, factory, school, restaurant, etc.
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Works to protect and promote the health and safety of residents and visitors by supporting safe environmental conditions where people live, work, learn, and play. Key functions include:
- Education and outreach: Providing information, guidance, and resources related to environmental health topics such as safe food practices, water quality, lead, radon, mold, and prevention of environmental hazards.
- Healthy housing and environmental consultation: Promoting healthy living environments through education, consultation, and assistance with environmental health concerns.
- Licensing and inspection of establishments: Supporting regulation and oversight of food, beverage, pool, spa, and lodging establishments, including restaurants, special event food stands, public pools/spas, lodging facilities, manufactured home parks, and youth camps, to help ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
- Public health nuisance response: Responding to environmental health complaints and concerns involving conditions that may affect community health, such as sanitation issues, unsafe conditions, or other environmental hazards.
Provides various environmental services including:
- Healthy Homes Program information, including information about food safety, pests, radon, and water safety - Household hazardous waste, electronics, and recyclables disposal
- Organics recycling
- Product room where individuals may browse shelves and take home products such as automotive products, household cleaners, paint, stain, and other items
- - Agricultural and Water Resources Division: Involved with all aspects of feedlot/animal production facilities; wetland management (WCA); and comprehensive water planning and aquatic invasive species program administration
- - Environmental Health Division: Involved with the following program areas: Food/beverage and lodging; manufactured home parks; recreational campgrounds; youth camps; food-borne illness investigation; sewage treatment systems; solid waste; household hazardous waste; and lead abatement.
- - Land Use Division: Functions in the following program areas: Comprehensive planning and zoning; shoreland management; floodplain management; and land subdivision.
Provides information on environmental health issues
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Seeks to protect public health by regulating environmental conditions and facilities. Services include:
- Cleanup of clandestine drug lab sites
- Investigation of public health nuisance complaints
- Licensing and inspection of food and beverage establishments
- Regulation of lodging establishments, hotels, motels, and resorts
- Regulation of public swimming pools
- Regulation of manufactured home parks, recreational camping areas, and youth camps
- Reporting of foodborne illness concerns
Provides evaluation, education, and promote safe environmental practices using consistent, risk-based collaborative approach to ensure health and safety. Services include: - Develop environmental health initiatives for continued public health and safety - Enforce county environmental regulations and ordinances - Inspection and enforcement of licensed establishments. Licenses food, beverage, and lodging establishments. - Provides education and information on environmental conditions that impact health - Respond to complaints, public health nuisances, and natural disasters. Organizes cleanup of public nuisance properties. Offers education and resources on public nuisance concerns.
Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:
- Adult and children's vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.
- Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses
- Safe drinking water testing and helps address common concerns, including arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells
- Substance misuse prevention resources
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Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:
- Adult and children's vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.
- Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses
- Safe drinking water testing and helps address common concerns, including arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells
- Substance misuse prevention resources
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- Disease prevention
- Environmental Health: Provides licensing and inspection for all food, pools, and lodging establishments, including temporary events
- Healthy Smiles: Dental services including assessment, cleaning, education, fluoride varnish, sealants, and referrals
- Medication Disposal: Accepts disposal of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
- Sharps Disposal: Accepts disposal of needles, lancets, and syringes (sharps)
- Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)
Services to home buyers:
- Down payment and closing cost assistance
- Home ownership preparation
- Mortgage lending and prescreening
- Prepurchase property inspections
Services to homeowners:
- Bid review and construction management
- Free home inspections and lead paint hazard risk assessments
- Home improvement planning
- Low interest deferred loans
- Refinancing
Services to the neighborhood:
- Neighborhood marketing
- Neighborhood planning and development
- New home construction and sales
- Renovated homes for sale
- Resource referrals
Inspects and licenses food, beverage and lodging establishments, campgrounds, and mobile home parks. Services include: - High blood lead level follow-up - Inspect and license tobacco retailers - Investigate public health nuisance complaints - Provide education and information for food safety, water quality, and clean air. Radon test kits are available to residents. - Special event food and camping permits
- Takes reports of suspected foodborne or waterborne illnesses
Assures the safety of all public water systems which includes those systems that serve a residential or transient clientele, i.e. municipal, factory, school, restaurant, etc.
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- Inspections and licensing of food, beverage and lodging facilities, swimming pools, mobile home parks, campgrounds, and youth camps
- Investigation of general nuisance complaints
- Resource for air, water quality, and home environment concerns
Provides health information and topics on:
- Bed bugs
- Diseases and Conditions: Details on various health conditions, including ADHD, cancer, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- Environmental Health: Information on topics such as carbon monoxide, indoor air pollution, lead exposure, mold, poison safety, and ultraviolet (UV) safety.
- Healthy Living: Guidance on adolescent health, food safety, emotional well-being, obesity prevention, smoking cessation, vaccines, and other immunizations.
- Emergencies and Safety: Resources on specific types of emergencies, threats, injury prevention, violence prevention, and safety measures.
- Public Health: Insights into epidemic investigations and vital pandemic updates.
- Traveler Health: Travel health notices, disease directories, frequently asked questions, and precautions for travelers.
- Workplace Safety and Health: Information on occupational safety, including topics like cancer, chemical safety, and workplace hazards.
Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:
- Adult and children's vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.
- Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses
- Safe drinking water testing and helps address common concerns, including arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells
- Substance misuse prevention resources
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Provides environmental health services to protect community health. Services include:
- Environmental health licensing and ordinance enforcement
- Inspection and licensing of food, beverage, lodging, mobile home parks, recreational camping areas, and public pools
- Investigation and response to environmental complaints, including nuisance and sanitation concerns
- Lead testing and inspections for homes and other properties
- Radon testing and education
- Water testing for private wells, including analysis for fluoride, iron, coliform bacteria, nitrates, lead, hardness, and sulfates
- Investigation of public health nuisances - Lead testing and education provided - Limited supply of water testing kits available - Limited supply of free Radon kits available
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Hennepin County provides two grant programs that improve the livability for homeowners and a low or no interest loan program for home repairs and maintenance: Accessibility Ramps: Offers grants of up to $10,000 for installation of home accessibility ramps or low-rise steps that enable persons with a disability or mobility challenges to continue leading independent lives in the homes. Lead-Based Paint Program: Offers grants of up to $10,000 for the detection and removal of lead-based paint in owner-occupied or rental housing built before 1978 Note: Grants provided for up to $15,000 for detection and removal of lead-based paint in owner-occupied or rental housing built before 1978
Provides environmental health services to protect community health. Services include:
- Environmental health licensing and ordinance enforcement
- Inspection and licensing of food, beverage, lodging, mobile home parks, recreational camping areas, and public pools
- Investigation and response to environmental complaints, including nuisance and sanitation concerns
- Lead testing and inspections for homes and other properties
- Radon testing and education
- Water testing for private wells, including analysis for fluoride, iron, coliform bacteria, nitrates, lead, hardness, and sulfates
Provides environmental health services to protect community health. Services include:
- Environmental health licensing and ordinance enforcement
- Inspection and licensing of food, beverage, lodging, mobile home parks, recreational camping areas, and public pools
- Investigation and response to environmental complaints, including nuisance and sanitation concerns
- Lead testing and inspections for homes and other properties
- Radon testing and education
- Water testing for private wells, including analysis for fluoride, iron, coliform bacteria, nitrates, lead, hardness, and sulfates
Assures the safety of all public water systems which includes those systems that serve a residential or transient clientele, i.e. municipal, factory, school, restaurant, etc.
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- Shoreland Management Ordinance
- Subdivision Controls Ordinance
- Sewage and Wastewater Treatment Ordinance
- Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Act
- Solid Waste Management Ordinance
- Operates Demolition Landfill - Transfer Station
- Inspections of new Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems
- Issues Land Use and Sewage Permits in shoreland areas
- Issues Sewage Permits county wide
- County Agriculture - weeds and seeds
- Recycling program
- Monitors deer tick populations and provides public education regarding Lyme and other tick-borne diseases - Provides public education regarding all aspects of District programs, with an emphasis on ways to reduce risk of mosquito and tick-borne diseases - Surveys for and controls mosquitoes that transmit human diseases - Surveys for and controls nuisance causing mosquitoes, biting gnats, and mosquitoes that transmit dog heartworm
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Offers a variety of environmental health services, including:
- Private well-water testing kits - Information about well construction and soil absorption in cooperation with Zoning administrative office - Administers health-related environmental complaints - Disease prevention control including food poisoning investigation, rabies information, sexually transmitted infection control, and tuberculosis control; pertussis; vaccine preventable disease investigations; biologic and chemical disease preparedness - all hazards approach - Radon testing