{"id":10,"date":"2017-01-10T19:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:00:30","slug":"environmental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/environmental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-10\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Environmental Health<\/h1>\n<div id=\"pgc-98-3-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-98-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-98-3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<p>The Environmental Health Department protects the citizens of the Piedmont Health District with a wide range of services, including inspection of all food establishments, hotels, motels, public swimming pools and campgrounds; investigation of animal bites and childhood lead poisoning; investigation of complaints involving restaurants, hotels, swimming pools and septic systems.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Health Services creates and administers programs and services to reduce the incidence of environmental conditions which may adversely impact the health, safety and wellbeing of the citizens of the Piedmont Health District. Enforcement of applicable statues and codes occurs through public education efforts as well as through legal actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-98-3-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-98-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-98-3-0-0\">\n<p><strong>Mobile Units, Push Carts, &amp; Vending Trucks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/covgov-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/dixon_mercado-soltero_vdh_virginia_gov\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B4D079308-D470-449D-9677-AE5266630335%7D&amp;file=Mobile%20Units.ppt&amp;action=edit&amp;mobileredirect=true&amp;DefaultItemOpen=1\">Mobile Unit Powerpoint<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Temporary Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/tka89576\/Downloads\/Piedmont%20Temporary%20FOOD%20PERMIT%20REQUIRMENTS.pdf\">Application &amp; Requirements Policy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-98-3-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-98-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-98-3-1-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-cf5937166751-10\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base 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ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/piedmont\/food-establishments\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFood Permits\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-cf5937166751-10\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/animal-contact-human-health\/rabies-control\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tRabies Control\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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