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Food Establishment Permitting and Inspection: The Virginia Department of Health inspects, and subsequently may prevent, facilities that prepare food for public consumption, including but not limited to: restaurants, school cafeterias, licensed day-care providers, hospital cafeterias, and temporary food service units at events. Classes are offered to food service managers in order to provide an opportunity for them to remain current regarding current food safety practices and regulatory requirements. Call your local health department for information about food safety classes; charges for these classes are only sufficient to cover costs of books and materials. vdhweb/oehs/food/regs-table.asp Onsite Sewage Handling and Disposal: All onsite sewage disposal systems require permitting by the Virginia Department of Health. Our environmental health specialists (EHS) are certified as Onsite Soil Evaluators through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Annual monitoring is required. Also, under this program, sewage handlers (septic tank pumpers) must be permitted and inspected. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/regulations/index.htm Alternative Discharging Sewage Treatment: If no conventional onsite sewage disposal option can be found for a property, there may be an option for installing an alternative discharging sewage treatment system. The health department issues permits for single family home discharges jointly with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Designs for these systems must be submitted by a Professional Engineer. VDH EHS review the designs, issue a permit based on an approved design, and, post-installation, conduct annual inspections of each discharging system. Owners of these systems are required to maintain maintenance and monitoring contracts for these systems. http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/environmentalhealth/onsite/regulations/index.htm Private Wells: The VDH permits all private drinking, heat pump, and agricultural wells (monitoring wells are excluded). As part of the permitting process, we locate the well to assure proper set-backs from potential contaminant sources (drain fields, barns, graveyards, etc.) and determine the minimum construction requirements that may be used. Once installed, wells are inspected to assure they were sited and constructed properly. Drinking water wells must be tested for bacterial contamination. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/AOSE/forms.htm Hotel Permitting and Inspection: Hotels are inspected and permitted under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Hotels. Inspections focus on general cleanliness, building upkeep, pool facilities, and insect and rodent control. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/index.htm Campground Permitting and Inspection: Campgrounds are inspected and permitted under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Campgrounds. Inspections focus on water supply, sewage disposal, and service building upkeep. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/CampGrounds/index.htm Summer Camp Permitting and Inspection: Summer camps are permitted to and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Summer Camps. Summer camp plans are required to be reviewed prior to permit issuance for new or remodeled facilities. Inspections focus on general cleanliness, water supply, sewage disposal, and swimming facilities. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/SummerCamps/index.htm Migrant Labor Camp Permitting and Inspection: Migrant Labor Camps are permitted and inspected under the authority of the Rules and Regulations Governing Migrant Labor Camps. Inspections of these facilities focus on water supply, sewage disposal, housing, and garbage pick-up. www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/Regulations/MigrantLaborCamps/index.htm Jail Inspections: Local jails are inspected annually under the authority of a Memorandum of

Provides the following Environmental Health Services: Complaints Environmental Health documents and investigates residents' complaints about environmental health problems, including reports of food and waterborne disease, mosquito problems, improper sewage disposal, and other public health issues. Food Services Local health department staff inspect and issue required permits to such food service establishments as school cafeterias, restaurants, food stands at community events, camps, day care centers, B&B's, and migrant camps. They work with those who provide prepared food to the public to help assure that food is wholesome and healthy. The local health department is responsible for working with local dairies to assure a healthy product, free of disease. This is done through regular inspections and ongoing input into dairy operations. Drinking Water Environmental health staff provides assistance to property owners who have or desire to have private wells on their property. They assist with required activities and issue, upon proper documentation and payment of fees, permits for private on-site wells. Each county health department maintains records on properties with private on-site wells. Sewage Disposal Environmental health staff provides assistance to residents who desire to or already have on-site sewage disposal systems on their own or their rented property. This assistance includes providing the activities, referral and documentation necessary to obtain required permits for on-site sewage disposal. Each county health department maintains records on properties with on-site sewage disposal systems.

Environmental Health Services includes: Rabies Protection West Nile Virus Protection Food Service Operations Onsite Sewage Disposal Well and Water Quality Migrant Labor Camps Lead Poisoning Environmental Complaints

Working together to foster healthy communities through disease prevention & control, health promotion, environmental protection and emergency preparedness & response.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies.

Norfolk Department of Public Health provides consultation and prevention for reportable disease. (Example: Hepatitis, childhood diseases and other infectious diseases).

Stafford County Health Department provides a broad range of public health services including maternity, family planning, immunizations, communicable disease control, WIC services, and environmental health.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. These entities work together to promote healthy lifestyle choices that can combat chronic disease, educate the public about emergency preparedness and threats to their health, and track disease outbreaks in Virginia.

The Health Department protect, promote and improve health and quality of life.

The environmental health programs include lead exposure, food establishment inspections, rabies prevention, sewage and water permits and complaint investigations. Both nurses and environmental health specialists work together to investigate communicable diseases, including outbreaks.

Environmental Health Services includes: Rabies Protection West Nile Virus Protection Food Service Operations On Site Sewage Disposal Well and Water Quality Migrant Labor Camps Lead Poisoning Environmental Complaints

This program protects and improves the health of the community through comprehensive efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate communicable disease. Eliminates environmental health hazards, and recognizes, prevents, and controls occupational health hazards and illnesses.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination. Provides Marriage, Divorce, Birth and Death Certificates.

Inspects all public eating establishments, (including school cafeterias) to ensure compliance with Virginia's restaurant code. Issues permits for food-serving establishments. Investigates food-borne disease reports. Provides food handling training for volunteer groups.

This program protects and improves the health of the community through comprehensive efforts to prevent, control and eradicate communicable disease; eliminate environmental health hazards; and recognize, prevent and control occupational health hazards, illnesses and restaurant inspections.

The environmental health programs include lead exposure, food establishment inspections, rabies prevention, sewage and water permits and complaint investigations. Both nurses and environmental health specialists work together to investigate communicable diseases, including outbreaks.

The environmental health programs include lead exposure, food establishment inspections, rabies prevention, sewage and water permits and complaint investigations. Both nurses and environmental health specialists work together to investigate communicable diseases, including outbreaks.

Provides site evaluation, design, and permits for on-site sewage disposal (septic systems) and wells, restaurant and temporary food event permits, food handling education, and investigate animal bites, environmental complaints and foodborne diseases. Some forms are available on the website: www.vdh.state.va.us/LHD/newriver/environmental.htm.

Provides the following services: well and septic tank permits, restaurant inspections and investigates reports of cases of communicable diseases.

Social services agency which provides assistance to strengthen, empower and protect those in need.

Working together to foster healthy communities through disease prevention & control, health promotion, environmental protection and emergency preparedness & response.

The purpose of the Virginia Dept of Health is to equip Virginians to achieve and maintain optimum personal health by emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental protection.

Working together to foster healthy communities through disease prevention & control, health promotion, environmental protection and emergency preparedness & response.