Gov. Nathan Deal Proclaims June 25 - 29 , 2018 as Environmental Health Week in Georgia

What does local Environmental Health do for you?

Let us COUNT the ways!

Exactly what is Environmental Health?  Most people are  surprised to learn about all the  different things we do to protect the health of people in the North Georgia Health District. We enforce regulations but we also provide many services to the public. We are part of public health but overlap with areas of environmental protection. At any time, you just might find us:

1. Inspecting a restaurant (click HERE for latest Restaurant Scores in North Georgia)

2. Giving advice to a homeowner on asbestos or lead paint

3. Investigating a complaint

4. Issuing a septic system permit

5. Interviewing a victim of West Nile

6. Reviewing a subdivision

7. Sending off the head of a raccoon for rabies testing

... and many more activities. We’ve come a long way from the days when most of environmental health concerned simple sanitation. For more information, you can click on the page of your local Environmental Health office in North Georgia in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens or Whitfield County.

Many thanks to Gov. Nathan Deal for proclaiming June 25 - 29, 2018 as Environmental Health Week in Georgia!