Author: Kailee Curtis

Environmental Health: General Services

BEDHD is responsible for a variety of services that help keep our environments safe and healthy. These services include inspections of daycares, schools, and body art facilities; hazardous waste management; response to nuisance complaints; air and water pollution prevention; vector control; environmental contamination response; and land-use planning. These inspections, assistance in planning, and interventions help to ensure the environment is protected and homes are safe from hazards.

Key Positions
Environmental Health Sanitarians
Environmental Health Secretaries
Environmental Health Supervisors

In 2017, BEDHD sanitarians investigated 98 public nuisance complaints.

Meets Public Health Standards:

ü	Michigan Public Health Code
	Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation
ü	Public Health Accreditation Board

Health Improvement Efforts:

	Barry Community Health Assessment and Community Health improvement Plan
	Eaton Community Health Assessment and Community Health improvement Plan

Combined FTE: 0.39

Services:
BEDHD Environmental Health (EH) sanitarians provide inspection, regulation, and/or licensing inspections including:
School and daycare facility inspections
Smoke free air law
Nuisance abatement and monitoring
Body art facility inspections
Tick Identification
Bed bug education
Indoor air quality
Radon testing and outreach
Land-use planning
Hazardous waste collections
Collection of unused pharmaceuticals
Medical waste facility inspections
Goals:
Regulation, inspection, and licensing activities are meant:
To ensure that homes and facilities in our district are safe and healthy
To protect our environment from pollution and contamination

Aligns with BEDHD Strategic Priorities:

Healthy and safe food, water, and air
Protect the community from potential health hazards

FY17 Funding for BEDHD Environmental Health Services:

State Grants

Local Funding

Fees

Impact:
BEDHD conducted a public health nuisance investigation and response at a closed granary with a rat infestation. Environmental Health staff worked with the owner to implement control measures.