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Environmenal Toxicology Program

Extreme Weather and Public Health
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address extreme heat health effects in Arizona. Click here to find out more.

Food Safety & Environmental Services
This office administers the statewide food safety program, promulgates the state food safety regulations and manages other sanitation programs, including public accommodations, trailer parks, bathing places, children's camps, campgrounds and public schools. This office also maintains a voluntary Food Biosecurity Program and issues the Office of Environmental Health newsletter. In the web area for this office you may find links to the county health departments and many other public health resources.  This office also administers the registration of sanitarians.

Children's Environmental Health Section
In accordance with the Governor's Children's Environmental Health Project initiative, the Office of Environmental Health assessed the environmental factors that most affect Arizona's children. The results of the assessment are discussed in Arizona's Children and the EnvironmentPDF, dated December 2003. The purpose of this report is to inform the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and other interested organizations and individuals of the results of the assessment and request their collaboration in developing specific objectives for reducing these exposures.

Responsible for disease surveillance for lead and pesticide poisoning in Arizona. Provides reporting requirements for laboratories and physicians for lead and pesticide poisoning.  Provides Arizona's Targeted Childhood Lead Poisoning Screening PlanPDF, including a list of high-risk ZIP CodesPDF.  

Provides health information regarding indoor air quality including mold and other health information. Information is also available on the US EPA Lead-Based Paint and Real Estate Disclosure Program.

This program also administers the SunWise Program, which helps elementary schools in Arizona develop programs to educate children about safe sun behavior.    

Brownfields
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) received funding from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to conduct activities at Brownfield sites to identify health concerns, mitigate exposure, and address community health concerns. Find out more...

Information about melamine in imported foods
Update on MelaminePDF

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