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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Public Health Issues

At times, there are other public health issues that may involve the Environmental Health Division directly, but do not fit into one of the many programs overseen by the Division.

Listed below are some current or on-going public health topics:

Mold

Avian Influenza
(Bird Flu) and
Pandemic Influenza

West Nile Virus (WNV)

- US EPA: Mold Resources

- CDC: Mold

- California Indoor Air Quality Program

- EDC Public Health Pandemic Flu page

- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

- www.pandemicflu.gov: One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

- Avian Influenza: It’s Not in Your Food (link) - This is a website sponsored by the poultry industry -

 

 

- El Dorado County Environmental Management West Nile Virus Webpage

- CDC: West Nile Virus

- California WNV Website: Fight the Bite
Hantavirus
Tattoos & Body Piercing
Lead Poisoning

- El Dorado County Environmental Management Hantavirus Webpage

- CDC: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)

- US Dept. of Labor / OSHA

 

 

- El Dorado County Regulations

 

 

 

Lyme Disease and
Tick Information

   

- Learn about Lyme Disease - CDC link

- Lyme Disease in California - CA PHD

- Lyme Disease in CA - UC Davis Integrated Pest Management link

 

 

    

The links are the following:
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
CA DHS (California Department of Health Services)
CA CSD (California Department of Community Services and Development)
USGS (United States Geological Survey), and USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
OSHA (US Dept. of Labor / OSHA)

For more information regarding Public Health Issues, please call: In Placerville: (530) 621-5300
In South Lake Tahoe: (530) 573-3450