GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
 
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 
A Healthy and Safe Georgia 
Mission To prevent disease, injury, and 
disability; promote health and well being; and prepare for and respond to disasters. 
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead department entrusted by the people of the state of Georgia with the ultimate responsibility for the health of communities and the entire population. 
At the state level, DPH functions through numerous divisions, sections, programs and offices. Locally, DPH funds and collaborates with Georgia's 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts. 
Today, DPH's main functions include: 
 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
 Maternal and Child Health  Infectious Disease and Immunization  Environmental Health  Epidemiology  Emergency Preparedness and 
Response  Emergency Medical Services  Pharmacy  Nursing  Volunteer Health Care  Office of Health Equity  Vital Records  State Public Health Laboratory 
 
Public Health Districts 
GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2 Peachtree Street, 13th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 404-657-6534 Fax: 404-657-6533 
www.health.state.ga.us/programs/envservices 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
Environmental Health (EH) is a corner stone of public health. EH Specialists in Georgia use their scientific education and training to investigate, evaluate, and eliminate environmental conditions harmful to people and communities. 
EH Specialists performs health inspections, investigates complaints, and provides health education and technical assistance. They implement programs for compliance, monitoring, enforcement and corrective action in conjunction with environmental health laws, rules and regulations. 
Goal Provide primary prevention through activities that identify, prevent and abate the environmental conditions that adversely impact human health. This goal is accomplished through a combination of surveillance, education, enforcement, and assessment activities for: 
 Restaurants  On-site Septic Tank Systems  Tourist Accommodations  Public Swimming Pools  Recreational Water Parks / Beaches  Chemical Hazards  Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention  Individual Drinking Water Supply 
Systems  Rabies Control / Vector Control  Healthy Homes  Tattoo Studios