- Biomedical Waste
- Prevents the spread of bloodborne pathogens by ensuring the proper onsite handling and packaging of biomedical waste;
- Black Henna
- Information on the risks associated with getting a "temporary black henna tattoo", including permanent scaring of the skin;
- Body Piercing
- Prevents the spread of bloodborne pathogens through prescribed minimum sanitary and safety requirements related to the design, operation, and maintenance of body-piercing salons and temporary establishments.
- Certification of Environmental Health Professional
- Ensures that department staff that are assigned the responsibility to perform environmental health evaluations for food hygiene facilities and onsite sewage disposal systems are knowledgeable in their specific areas of practice and will conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner.
- Compressed Air Program
- Reduces risks to recreational sport divers by establishing maximum allowable levels for contaminants in compressed air. The quality of compressed air sold for SCUBA is ensured through required sampling, testing and enforcement measures for non-compliant entities.
- Food Hygiene
- Ensures food establishments regulated by the Department of Health are designed, built, equipped and operated in a safe and sanitary manner;
- Group Care Facilities
- Ensures group care facilities in the state meet minimum health and safety standards. Examples of group care facilities include schools, foster homes, adult living facilities, adult day care centers, child care centers and other residential facilities.
- Indoor Air Quality
- Reduces the health effects of indoor air quality problems by providing technical expertise to Florida homeowners. This is a non regulatory program with no enforcement function.
The Department of Health is currently engaged in identifying potential health
hazards related to the phenomenon of rapid and recurring corrosion of metals
inside homes. This phenomenon is suspected to be associated with the presence of
Chinese drywall and sulfur like odors, in homes built since 2003.
- Internship in Environmental Health
- The Department of Health sponsors certain internship projects.
- Migrant Labor Camps
- Ensures that migrant labor camps in the state provide structurally sound housing with adequate space, heating and ventilation, are sanitary and have adequate water and sewage disposal systems;
- Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Parks
- Ensures that visitors to parks and camps are provided with safe drinking
water, proper sewage disposal, and adequate sanitary facilities and conditions.
- Radon Program
- Reduces the risk of radon induced lung cancer by providing Floridians with a technical resource on radon health effects testing and mitigation. Provides a measure of consumer protection through the certification of radon testing and mitigation professionals.
- Tanning Facilities
- Reduces the risk of disease and injury to people who use tanning devices at tanning facilities in the state through plan review, inspection, consultation and complaint investigation.
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