Provides programs that impact the health and well-being of Sandusky County residents.Programs are devoted to making sure our health, food, water, air, and soil are safe.

Issues licenses for restaurants, grocery stores, vending machines that dispense perishable items, temporary food events, and mobile food operators. Conducts periodic inspections of these facilities in service area. Assists those who are planning to open businesses to make application for licensing. Responds to consumer complaints. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls. Offers food safety education classes.

Inspects and licenses food service operations and retail food establishments.

Regulates prescription drugs, over-the-counter drug products, medical devices, blood products, vaccines, veterinary drugs. Provides consumer information.

Provides safety information and answers questions about food, nutrition, dietary supplements, food labeling, cosmetics, pet food, food additives, food biotechnology, blood products, vaccines, tobacco products and medical devices. Handles complaints concerning food (except food items inspected by the USDA including meat, poultry and egg products), food labeling, cosmetics, dietary supplements and medical devices that are under FDA regulation.

Provides the following permits, licenses, and inspectional services (individual department phone numbers are listed behind each description): rat and rabies control, environmental health, nuisance complaints, landfill, trash truck, well water, and septic inspections (225-4362); plumbing permits and inspections (225-4421); housing inspections outside of the Dayton city limits (225-4428); food service operator licenses, bar, grocery, restaurant, swimming pool, hotel, and mobile home inspections (225-4460); lead paint poisoning preventions programs, information about lead paint hazards, and inspections for the presence of lead paint in homes (225-5553); and vending machines, mobile home park, motel, and mobile food service inspections (225-5915).

1. Consumer Complaint Investigation. Areas include food, medical devices, drug safety, cosmetics, radiation emitting devices, labeling and packaging violations and product recalls, (does not include red meat or poultry). 2.Inspection of manufacturing plants, copies of reports available to the public (must submit freedom of information request). 3. Licenses blood banks and plasmapheresis centers. 4. Consumer education, information on nutrition, food additives, food poisoning, effects of drugs, cosmetics, medical devices (pregnancy test kits, weight control gadgets, etc.) Spanish language and large print publications available.

Regulates cosmetics and electronic products that emit radiation such as microwave ovens and cell phones. Provides consumer information.

Provides a food safety training and certification (5 year certificate). Offers education to restaurants, schools, nursing homes, etc. that need approved training in food handling.

Issues licenses for restaurants, grocery stores, and vending machines that dispense perishable items, temporary food events, and mobile food operators, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities in service area. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types to make application for licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls. Offers food safety education classes.

Performs services to protect and promote public health in Fulton County. This is done by regulation enforcement, inspections and providing educational materials and programs for the public. In order to protect and promote public health, the enviornmental health division works closely with local, state, and national, and non-governmental agencies.

Issues licenses for restaurants, grocery stores, vending machines that dispense perishable items, temporary food events, and mobile food operators, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities in service area. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types to make application for licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls. Offers food safety education classes.

The Health Department is responsible for licensing and inspection of food service operations and retail food establishments. The State of Ohio requires a minimum of one to four inspections per year depending on type of license. Ohio law requires a food service license for anyone who prepares or serves meals or portions of a meal for a charge or required donation.

Licenses restaurants, retail food establishments, mobile and temporary food vendors, and vending machines which dispense perishable items, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types in applying for the proper licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls.

Preforms services to protect and promote public health in Williams County. This is done by regulation enforcement, inspections and providing educatinal materials and programs for the public. In order to protect and promote public health, the enviornmental health division works closely with local, state, national, and non-governmental agencies

Has jurisdiction over 15,000 consumer products and accepts complaints regarding the safety of these products. Does not handle complaints about cars, food, drugs, medicine, medical devices and other medical products, child car seats, cosmetics, firearms, and business practices. Alerts the public to product hazards and product recalls (including those relating to lead) and provides safety information. Offers printed safety information on a variety of consumer products and issues.

Licenses and inspects food service operations, vending machine operations, retail food establishments, and temporary food and mobile food operations as described above. Responds to consumer complaints regarding restaurant. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses.

Regulates food (except meat and poultry), prescriptions, including generics, over-the-counter drug products, medical devices, blood products, vaccines, cosmetics, veterinary drugs, animal feed, and electronic products that emit radiation such as microwave ovens and cell phones. Provides consumer information.

Provides information about defects and recalls concerning motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, RVs, trailers, child safety devices (seats), and other motor vehicle parts and equipment and accepts and investigates complaints concerning them. Develops safety standards to ensure motor vehicle and traffic safety.

Responsible for restaurant and food sanitation inspections, plumbing inspections, tap water testing, and rabies control.

Educates the public, enforces public health laws, and investigates environmental public health hazards to protect the community. Inspections are performed for a variety of food operations (restaurants, carry-outs, grocery stores, nursing homes, vending machines, food trucks, temporary events), residential and small flow sewage treatment systems, private water systems (wells, ponds), public recreational facilities (swimming pools and spas, RV parks, camps), body art facilities (tattoo, piercing and permanent cosmetics), schools, and investigation of public health nuisance complaints/issues.

Operates as a public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. Issues USDA grades for foods that meet federally established standards of quality.

Licenses restaurants, retail food establishments, mobile and temporary food vendors, and vending machines which dispense perishable items, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types in applying for the proper licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls.

Performs services to protect and promote public health in Defiance County. This is done by regulation enforcement, inspections and providing educational materials and programs for the public. The Environmental Health Division is responsible for the following programs: body art, boy/girl scout camp inspections, food protectipn program, harmful algal blooms, household sewage treatment systems, manufactured home parks, private water systems, public health nuisance complaints, real estate/subdivisions, recreation park camps, school environmental health, smoke-free workplace, swimming pools and spas and vector-borne and zoonotic disease.