Advocacy

Environmental health is primarily local, meaning that state, county, city, and tribal governments provide the majority of the environmental health services the public receives. Food safety, restaurant inspections, indoor environments, vector control, and recreational waters are environmental health services performed by the state and local governments.

The state legislators, county commissioners, and city and tribal councils who authorize and fund environmental health programs are for the most part unfamiliar with the concept. Most policy makers rely on their public health leadership to advocate and advance environmental health services.

We work to provide information and data to assist in promoting environmental health and the services it offers.