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Responsible for the regulation of public water supplies and all residential or small commercial private wastewater treatment facilities and for the review and approval of plans for new or replacement water lines, sanitary sewers, private wastewater treatment systems, public swimming pools, and realty subdivisions.

An outreach program to help improve and maintain personal health and environmental living conditions. The goal of the program is to promote healthy neighborhoods by keeping residents aware of the variety of medical, social and environmental services available to them locally. Outreach staff visit residents, at the residents request, an inspection of their home is also performed to be sure that no environmental health hazards or problems exist. If environmental health hazards or problems do exist, our staff will direct them to the agency best able to help.

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.

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.

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.

Involved in many programs to prevent subsurface discharges that have the potential to threaten our groundwater resources. They include the Petroleum Bulk Storage program, Toxic and Hazardous Materials Storage Program, Sewer Connection Program and closure of On-Site Sanitary Systems, monitoring inactive hazardous waste sites and the Underground Injection Control program (UIC). Nassau County has initiated a septic system replacement program for residents and small businesses -- Septic Environmental Program to Improve Cleanliness (SEPTIC). The SEPTIC program will provide grant funding to eligible recipients to replace a conventional or failing septic system with an innovative and alternative onsite wastewater treatment system. Nassau County is offering grants up to $20,000 for homeowners or small businesses to install state-of-the-art nitrogen reducing septic systems. This grant is available to residents in non-sewered areas of Nassau County. For more information or to apply, please visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/septicreplace. Call for detailed information.

Program consists of monitoring lead test results, providing education, assessment of potential lead poisoning sources for removal. Specific services provided are: - Lead poisoning prevention education. - Lead screening for age appropriate children through referral to private physicians or directly for uninsured or under insured children. - FREE lead testing for children ages 1 and 2 who otherwise could not afford to be tested. - Case management to children with confirmed elevated lead levels and assess their environment to determine the source of lead contamination. - Instruction to property owners of the methods/procedures to reduce or eliminate sources of lead poisoning.

Full service laboratory providing water, blood, and other specimen testing, including: - Blood chemistry - Blood lead - Hematology - Immunology - Mycobacteriology - Mycology - Virology Also a NYS Certified laboratory for drinking water analysis.

Provides a wide variety of services essential to the health and well-being of all Genesee County Residents. Service areas include public water supply protection, community sanitation and food protection, private water and sewage disposal systems, realty subdivision plan review, public health nuisances, residential lead investigations, chemical emergencies, rabies investigations, and enforcement of both the Adolescent Tobacco Use and Prevention Act (ATUPA) and the NYS Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA). The Environmental Health division also operates multiple anti-rabies immunization clinics annually to administer vaccines to domestic animals, including cats, dogs, and ferrets, in order to reduce the spread of the potentially life threatening disease.

Required pediatrics lead screening.

Provides environmental information, products, and a home safety survey by Health Inspectors/Educators. Home visits include an assessment for indoor air quality, asthma control, carbon monoxide poisoning, fire and burn safety, lead poisoning hazards, unintentional injury, smoking cessation, and housing and property maintenance. Following the home assessment, intervention products and services are provided according to need and interest. Free products include: smoke detectors and batteries, CO detectors, child safety products, cleaning supplies, asthma trigger management supplies, and radon test kits to qualifying families.

Provides the information and tools that families, homeowners, and property owners need to prevent children from being exposed to dangerous lead hazards. Program comprises two parts: The Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Grant Program (Lead Primary) and Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Initiative (Primary Initiative). Lead Primary activities are focused in neighborhoods that have been identified as "communities of concern" where children are at highest risk for lead poisoning. Activities are carried out in 1, 2, 3 or 4 unit family homes in zip codes identified as "Communities of Concern" for lead poisoning (see eligibility for specific zip codes). "Areas of High Risk" within these zip codes are identified to receive a concentrated intervention. Each home in the "area of high risk" receives a full exterior inspection, and in some cases, an interior inspection and a lead education visit for the occupant. Repairs, utilizing lead safe work practices, must be made to any identified lead hazards. The Primary Initiative is a county-wide program available in all areas of Erie County. Families with young children who want information about lead poisoning prevention can request an assessment of their pre-1978 home. A visual exterior and interior inspection by staff will identify any potential lead hazards and a lead education visit with the family will provide cleaning supplies and strategies for avoiding lead hazards. Repairs, utilizing lead safe work practices, must be made to any identified lead hazards. Program also provides: - Free training on how to conduct "Lead Safe Work Practices" (LSWP) when doing repairs or remodeling in the home; see website for class schedule and registration. - Free materials and supplies for doing the required work "lead safe" after taking the LSWP course; - Referrals to additional resources and programs available for lead poisoning prevention; - Training for agencies, municipalities, and community organizations.

Provides services including free home inspection for lead hazards and instruction on lead abatement for tenants, landlords, and homeowners. May also offer cleaning and painting supplies and a free lead renovator's education course along with a re-inspection. For children identified as having high blood levels, provides education, monitoring, case follow up, environmental investigation, nutrition, and developmental screening.

Provides the following services: - Inspection and sampling for community water supplies - Sewage system installation approval, for a fee - Inspection of private sewage and water system for property transfers - Soil testing - Inspection and permitting of food service establishments, children's camps, recreational camps, and mobile home parks - Investigation of complaints that indicate a potential cause of community health problems - Rabies program (see separate listing)

Committed to reducing the potential of lead exposure for all children living in Niagara County. Lead is a poison that can affect every system of the child's body. It is particularly harmful to the developing brain, sometimes causing severe developmental delays that may affect the child throughout his or her lifetime. Program goals include assurance that all children ages one and two (and up to age six if at risk) have been tested for lead poisoning, minimizing the risk of childhood lead exposure through educational home visits and environmental referral, if appropriate; providing information on proper medical evaluation and follow up; preventing lead exposure to children before they are harmed; and identifying, controlling, and/or safely removing lead hazards in the child's environment. Services provided include lead testing of uninsured children who require a test; reviewing lead test results; notifying parent or guardian of elevated test results; visiting parent or guardian at home to provide education on care of children with elevated blood lead levels; and if appropriate, referring children to the NCDOH Early Intervention Program for developmental testing.

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

Committed to protecting our groundwater from petroleum contamination. The proper closure of small underground petroleum tanks, such as heating oil tanks, can reduce that threat. Contact the department to schedule an upcoming small heating oil tank removal/abandonment, or to print out a confirmation letter for a previously completed small tank closure. Call for detailed information.

Protects the community from adverse health effects resulting from environmental pollution, unsanitary conditions or unsafe practices by regulation and enforcement of the following environmental health programs mandated or delegated by the New York State Department of Health, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Nassau County Public Health Ordinance and Nassau County Legislation. Programs offered through the DEH include: Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act (ATUPA); Community Sanitation; Environmental Engineering; Food Protection; Groundwater Protection; Petroleum Bulk Storage; Public Water Supply; Small Petroleum Tank Abandonments and Removals; Swimming Pools & Bathing Beaches; Summer Camps; Tattoo & Body Piercing; Temporary Residences; Toxic & Hazardous Material Storage and Zoonotic Diseases.

Promotes and protects the health of all who live, work, and play in Nassau County. The mission is accomplished through direct services and community partnerships in the following areas: Development and maintenance of individual and community preparedness for public health hazards and events; Investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases; Prevention of environmental health hazards through assessment, regulation, and remediation; Promotion of healthy lifestyles through outreach and education and Provision for evaluation and services to individuals, children, and families that have developmental delays and concerns. Call for detailed information.

Provides case management for childhood lead poisoning, diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, HIV testing and counseling, and immunizations for various diseases and illnesses.

An outreach program to help improve and maintain personal health and environmental living conditions. The goal of the program is to promote healthy neighborhoods by keeping residents aware of the variety of medical, social and environmental services available to them locally. Outreach staff visit residents, at the residents request, an inspection of their home is also performed to be sure that no environmental health hazards or problems exist. If environmental health hazards or problems do exist, our staff will direct them to the agency best able to help.

The 2024-2025 HEAP Clean and Tune benefit opened on October 1, 2024. Eligible households can receive energy efficiency services, which includes the cleaning of primary heating equipment, but may also include chimney cleaning, minor repairs, installation of carbon monoxide detectors or programmable thermostats, if needed, to allow for the safe, proper, and efficient operation of the heating equipment. Benefit amounts are based on the actual cost incurred to provide clean and tune services, up to a maximum of $500. No additional HEAP cash benefits are available. Call for detailed information.

Regulates facilities that store toxic & hazardous materials, regulated under Article XI of the Nassau County Public Health Ordinance (NCPHO), these facilities must register such storage areas with the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH). Call for detailed information.

A free program dedicated to improving the quality of life for Broome County residents by reducing exposure to health and safety risks in the home. The program includes a free in-home safety assessment along with product demonstrations and free safety supplies. The program helps to identify and address concerns around indoor air quality, lead-based paint, fire hazards, slips/trips/fall prevention, pest control, and other potential hazards. There are no income requirements. This is not an enforcement program.

Offers programs to help sustain agriculture including information and support where possible in managing pests, pollution prevention, waste and water management, animal husbandry including dairy and livestock production, beekeeping, field, grape and vegetable crop production, farm business management, and forest and wildlife management. Also provides information on water quality, radon, and other household environmental issues.