A key component of public health, environmental public health focuses on preventing and controlling human diseases caused or impacted by our environment. Many aspects of our environment, both built (pools, sidewalk, and park access) and natural (water, air, soil, and food), can impact our health.
Environmental public health professionals work to prevent disease and create healthy environments that promote well-being, fostering healthy, and safe communities by ensuring the safety of what we eat, breathe, touch, and drink.
Statewide activities focus on prevention, preparedness, and education through routine monitoring, outreach, surveillance, and sampling of facilities and other environments that may contribute to injuries and the occurrence or transmission of disease
Florida Water Quality
Protecting Florida Together map delivers statewide water quality information for blue-green algae and red tide (harmful algal blooms). You can sign-up to receive notifications when water quality changes in your area.
Florida Department of Health in Indian River County’s Environmental Health section protects Indian River County’s residents and visitors from natural and man-made health risks and exposures.
Environmental Health also provides timely guidance and information to the public, businesses, and other governmental agencies on public health issues and concerns when the health of Indian River County residents and visitors during emergencies such as hurricanes, fires, floods, hazardous materials incidents, sewage spills, and disease outbreaks.
Fees Note: There may be local and state fees for some environmental health services. Please call 772-794-7440 for current fees.
Resources
- Pay Environmental Health fees online and print permit
- Credit Card Authorization Form for DOH-Indian River
- For local enforcement action, visit Environmental Control Hearing Board
- Report an Unsanitary Condition at a Restaurant, Caterer or Mobile Food Unit
- Report a public lodging complaint – including apartments with 5 or more units, hotels, motels and short term rentals, including vacation homes