{"id":30,"date":"2017-01-19T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T19:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:01:50","slug":"environmental-health-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Health Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Environmental Health team provide services in many program areas including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permitting and inspecting of food establishments, tourist establishments, onsite sewage systems, and private wells.<\/li>\n<li>Investigating animal bites\/rabies exposures and general environmental complaints<\/li>\n<li>Providing health education, oversight and information in a wide variety of other programs to the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Our Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table width=\"520\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/campground-permitting-and-inspection\/\">Campgrounds\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/hotel-permitting-inspection\/\">Hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/jail-inspections\/\">Jails<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/marinas\/\">Marinas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/migrant-labor-camps\/\">Migrant Labor Camps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/?page_id=85&amp;preview=true\">Onsite Well &amp; Septic Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/pools\/\">Pool Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/rabies-monitoring-and-investigation\/\">Rabies Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/environmental-health-services\/restaurant-inspections-and-food-safety\/\">Restaurant &amp; Food Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/?page_id=70&amp;preview=true\">Summer Camps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/southside\/contact-information\/\">Southside Health District<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The Environmental Health team provide services in many program areas including: Permitting and inspecting of food establishments, tourist establishments, onsite sewage systems, and private wells. 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