Environmental Health
The conditions in which we live, work, learn and play affect our health. The mission of the Environmental Health Section is to prevent illness or disease that may be caused by environmental threats and to reduce or eliminate harmful environmental exposures. This is accomplished by applying science and regulation to assess and minimize risk. We provide data, information and education about health and the environment. We offer a variety of programs, all designed to help ensure that Connecticut residents live in healthy environments.
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Office of Climate and Health
Environmental Health Program Areas:
- Asbestos
- Day Care SAFER Program
- Environmental Laboratories
- Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program
- Environmental Practitioner Licensure
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- Food Protection
- Hazardous Waste Sites and Soil Contamination
- Healthy Homes
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Occupational Health
- Per - and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Private Wells
- Public Beaches
- Public Pools
- Radon
- Subsurface Sewage (Septic Systems)
- Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Other Environmental Health Topics:
- Air Pollution
- Air Purifiers
- Artificial Turf Fields
- Arts & Crafts Safety
- Asbestos
- Blue Green Algae Blooms
- Cancer Clusters
- Carbon Monoxide
- Children's Environmental Health
- Consumer Products
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Family Campgrounds
- Fish Consumption
- Floods
- Green Cleaning in Child Care Settings
- Green Living
- Groundwater and Well Contamination
- Hand Sanitizers
- Home and Garden Hazards
- Indoor Environmental Quality (Indoor Air Quality)
- Insulation
- Mausoleums, Crematories, and Private Burial Grounds
- Mercury
- Mold
- Mosquitos
- Oil Spills
- PCBs
- Pest Management
- Public Drinking Water
- Radiation
- Registered Sanitarians
- School Environmental Health
- Tanning
- Technical Briefs