Environmental Health - Information

Disaster Preparedness

• Emergency disinfection of drinking water (707 kb PDF)
• Well flooding and disinfection (20 kb PDF)

Environmental

• Anthrax information
• Asbestos
• Carbon monoxide
• Combustion pollutants
• Dust and sooting
• Mold

Food Safety

• Fish consumption - Printable wallet card from the Florida Department of Health and The Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
• Food Safety Tips
• Mercury (142 kb PDF)
• Mercury Website information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Summer barbeque food safety

Water Quality / Swimming

• Water quality data - This link will take you to our Environmental Health Lab water quality webpage
• Florida Healthy Beaches - This link will take you to our Florida Healthy Beaches webpage
• Naegleria fowleri - A tiny parasite (amoeba) that is usually found in fresh water bodies such as lakes and ponds. (96 kb PDF)
• Swimming safety
• Wateratlas - A comprehensive data resource, eventually covering the State of Florida, that helps citizens and scientists alike make informed decisions concerning our vital water resources
• Waterborne diseases

Your Health

• Handwashing tips - This link will take you to the Orange County Health Department's webpage "Protect! Don't Infect"
• Handwashing posters - Healthy Hands for Healthy People (2 mb PDF)
• Mosquito-borne diesases in Florida - This link will take you to the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Public Health Medicine
• MRSA - (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) This link will take you to our MRSA website
• Radon in the home - This link will take you to the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Community Environmental Health