Community Environmental Health Services

The Community Environmental Health Services wears many environmental health hats and touch nearly every corner of our community.  This division works closely with local police, fire, zoning and building officials. It also helps people connect with other programs that can help them to a safer, healthier life.

Housing Maintenance Code Enforcement:
The Environmental Health Division offers a variety of housing related services because poor living conditions can have a negative effect on public health. We enforce the International Property Maintenance Code for interested jurisdictions in our health district which provides communities with the ability to maintain the quality of existing housing stock if property owners do not take on the responsibility voluntarily. Quality housing is essential to a community’s viability, health and quality of life.

Inspections:
The Board of Health Community Environmental Health Services team inspects living conditions, housing violations, public pools & spas, animal bites, schools, weeds, rats, manufactured home parks, camps and more. 

To report a complaint or violation call (614) 462-3160

Functions:

• Investigates nuisance complaints
  
• Licences and inspects public swimming pools, spas and special use pools
  
• Investigates animal bites (click HERE for the Animal Bite Intake Form)
• Operates rabies control programs click HERE for rabies information and rabies clinic schedule (low-cost vaccinations)
• Find a lost animal with a rabies tag or dog license? Click HERE for search tool options.
  
• Inspects public and private K-12 schools
  
• Licences and inspects manufactured home parks (click HERE for a complete list of licensed manufactured home parks in Franklin County)
  
• Licenses and inspects camps, recreational vehicle parks and combined camps/parks
  
• Issues permits and inspects Tattoo and Body Piercing establishments (click HERE for a complete list of permitted establishments in Franklin County)
  
• Provides mosquito control for our communities
  
• Investigates rodent complaints and provides rodent control programs
  
• Enforces housing maintenance and occupancy codes
  
• Works with other divisions to answer complaints

Click here to view the Board of Health regulations for this section.