Responsible for repairing and maintaining roads in the township. Other services include: - Stormwater management - Water test kit distribution - Sandbag distribution during emergency flooding - Winter snow and ice control - Street light and traffic sign maintenance - Mosquito abatement - Electronic waste recycling

Promotes health and quality of life by prevention or control of infectious diseases through food protection, potable water, private sewage, vector control, and solid waste programs.

Provides case management and environmental health services to children and pregnant women with higher than normal blood lead levels. Services include: - Child assessments - State-required environmental health investigations - Public health nurse and environment health referrals - Education and prevention of lead poisoning

Sk8 Home Inspection Services provides mold abatement and remediation services.

Department that completes retail food, temporary/mobile food, septic, and well inspections. The department also inspects larvicide, West Nile Virus, and Tobacco with the Smoke-Free Illinois Act. Services included in this program: - New construction or remodel consultations for retail food establishments. - Food establishment and retail food store permits and inspections. - Temporary and mobile food permits. - Food-borne illness complaints and investigations. - Offer private water well sample kits. - Water well permits for new and modified wells. - Private sewage disposal investigation, inspection, and consultation. - Sewage permits for private sewage disposal systems. - Nuisance complaint investigation. - Collection of dead birds for testing during season. - WNV prevention, trapping, collection, and testing of specimens. - Larvicide application. - Tanning and body art facility inspections. - Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

Programs include: - Food program. - Water program. - Sewage program. - Tanning program. - Emergency response. - West nile virus.

Performs inspections for: - Food Establishments. - Water Wells. - Private Septic Systems. - Public Health Nuisance Complaints. - Body Art Establishments. - Tanning Facilities. - West Nile Virus. - Potable Water.

Provides cleanup solutions including hoarding assistance and downsizing help that involves sorting, packing, cleaning, and hauling away, storing or moving items and disinfecting the home.

Mosquito control services.

Develops and enforces regulations and provides environmental education. Information provided on topics including Bed Bugs, Pollutants, Natural Disasters, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste.

Provides information on issues related to indoor and outdoor air quality and water wells. Well Water Testing: Offers well water testing for homeowners who use well water as their primary source of drinking water. Air Quality: Provides information on indoor and outdoor air quality, including ozone and ozone action days & the Clean Air Act. Offers radon testing kits; investigates inquiries about leaf and, or open burning. Helps students with service projects related to the environment.

Responsible for repairing and maintaining roads in the township. Other services include: - Stormwater management - Water test kit distribution - Sandbag distribution during emergency flooding - Winter snow and ice control - Street light and traffic sign maintenance - Mosquito abatement - Electronic waste recycling

Provides complete care to children from birth to age 18. Services include: - Developmental assessments - Hearing and dental screening - Basic vision testing - Immunizations - Lead testing

Environmental health, including: - Private sewage disposal & water supply programs. - Food safety. - Food service sanitation program. - Vector control.

The GCHD services are comprised of: - Nursing. - Behavioral Health. - Environmental Health. - Senior Programs. - Medical Reserve Corp. - Emergency Preparedness.

Helps to prevent disease and improve the quality of life in Jo Daviess County. Programs include: - Food protection. - Potable water supply. - Private sewage disposal.

Provides the following services: - Food sanitation. - Private sewage. - Private water. - New water well. - Non-community water. - Tanning bed inspection. - Nuisance control (bed bugs, mosquitos, mold, etc.). - General sanitation.

Provides public health services to the community. Services include: - Food Service. - Water and Wells. - Sewage. - Radon Testing.

Environmental Health Services provides: - Private Sewage Inspections. - Well Water Inspection. - Food Sanitation Classes. - Food Establishment Inspections. - Environmental Protection. - Nuisance Control. - Sanitary Surveys. - Tanning Booth Inspections.

Environmental Services is responsible for: - Food safety. - Private sewage disposal. - Potable water supply.

Monitors, corrects, and prevents environmental hazards that could impact health. Provides guidance on environmental health concerns. Conducts inspections and provides education to establishments with public health impact. Also works with individuals to identify and control for health hazards. Programs include: - Food establishments. - Public pools, spas, and bathing beaches. - Body art and tanning facilities. - Wells and septic. - Vector control and surveillance. - Neighborhood code enforcement. - Lead poisoning prevention. - Radon prevention. Food Establishments: - Permits, inspects, and regulates food establishments in Winnebago County. - Receives foodborne and waterborne illness outbreak reports from Communicable Diseases and conducts environmental investigations. - Issues annual and temporary permits. - Provides consultation, plan review, and pre-operational inspections for new food establishment operators to ensure compliance with code. Public Pools, Spas, and Bathing Beaches: - Permits, inspects, and regulates public pools, spas, and bathing beaches in Winnebago County. Body Art and Tanning Facilities: - Inspects and regulates body art and tanning facilities in Winnebago County. Wells and Septic: - Permits, inspects, and regulates private water well and sewage systems in Winnebago County. - Inspections and permits are required for the construction of new systems or the modification of existing systems. - Provides inspection services related to construction and property sales/purchases. - Provides information to homeowners on how to manage their private water well and sewage systems. Vector Control and Surveillance: - Monitors for and uses environmental controls to limit the spread of vectors that carry diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease. (Vectors that can spread disease include mosquitos, tick, rat, mouse, bird, or other insect or animals that can transmit organisms to humans). - Conducts seasonal tick drags and tick identification. - Monitors mosquito and dead bird population for illness. Neighborhood Code Enforcement: - Conducts inspections of properties to ensure compliance with the Winnebago County Property Maintenance Code. - Provides guidance to residents on how to maintain property in a safe and healthy way. Lead Poisoning Prevention: - Conducts inspections of homes of children with elevated blood lead levels to determine sources and works to eliminate the source. - Provides opportunities for low income families with children under 6 years of age to make their homes safe from lead hazards. Radon Prevention: - Provides radon testing kits at a minimal cost to residents to help residents identify and mitigate radon gas in their home. Services for the public: - Low cost radon tests. - Assistance with elevated blood lead levels (medical case management, lead source identification, prevention education and guidance). - Permits to operate a food establishment. - Permits to serve food at public events. - Register for a cottage food application. - Investigation of foodborne illness complaints. - Permits for waste haulers, public pools, spas, bath and beaches, and assists with obtaining IDPH permits for body art or tanning facilities. - Guidance on bed bugs, maintaining private wells and sewage systems, safe food handling for events, cottage food requirements, reducing mosquito and tick populations near your home, addressing lead hazards, operating permitted businesses in Winnebago County.

Provides environmental health activities, ranging from restaurant and retail food inspections, private sewage disposal inspections, nuisance complaints, to private water systems.

Promotes health and quality of life by prevention or control of infectious diseases through food protection, potable water, private sewage, vector control, and solid waste programs.

Environmental health, including: - Private sewage disposal & water supply programs. - Food safety. - Food service sanitation program. - Vector control.

Environmental health, including: - Private sewage disposal & water supply programs. - Food safety. - Food service sanitation program. - Vector control.