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PDDH, as the local health department for its member municipalities, serves as the official publick health entity with areas of responsibility and services including, but not limited to the following:
Food Service & Temporary Food Events
- Plan Review for New Construction and Renovation
- Permits and Routine Inspections
- Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
Subsurface Sewage Disposal Programs
- Subdivision Plan Review
- Septic Systems for New Construction or Replacement
- Plan Review for Change of Use and Additions
Private Water Well Permits
- Plan Review and Inspection of New Private Water Wells and Repairs
- Water Analysis for Potability, Chemical and Physical Characteristics
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Enviromental Investigations of Premises of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels
- Lead Abatement Plan Review
Public Pools & Beaches
- Routine Monitoring for Water Quality
- Facility, Health and Safety Inspections
- Routine Monitoring for Water Quality in th Public Bathing Areas
Day Care Centers & Group Homes
- Routine Inspections and Complaint Investigation'
- Food Service Inspections
- Coordination of Facility Inspections with State Agencies
Laboratory Testing (through CT Public Health Laboratory)
- Private Well Water Samples (Sanitary Chemistry & Hydrocarbons
- Rabid Animals
- Lead Paint and Dust
- Contaminated Food (Fecal Kits)
- Bathing Waters
Public Health Complaints
- Housing/Garbage/Refuse
- Rodents and Mosquitoes
- Toxic Hazards/Air Pollution
- Drinking Water, Sewage, and Drainage
- Coordinate with State Agencies - DEP, Consumer Protection, Public Health, Other
Infectious Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Control
Chronic Disease Prevention, Detection, and Control
- High Blood Pressure Screening, Monitoring, Counseling, Education, and Referral
- Cholesterol Screening, Monitoring, Counseling, Education, and Referral
- Health Education and Periodic Screening Programs
- Lymes Disease: Tick Identification and Education
- Diabetes Education
Maternal & Child Health Care Programs
- Leading Poisoning Surveillance, Screening, and Education for Children
- Vaccine for Children
- HUSKY Enrollment Referral
- Asthma Control Program
- Provide Guidance to School Nurses
Public Health Programs
Emergency Preparedness/Promotion, Outbreak, All Hazard and Bioterrorism Response
Pandemic Influenza Planning/Exercises
Data Collection and needs assessment
Education for Health Providers, Community Agencies, and Individuals
Coordination with Town Police, Fire, EMS, Local Emergency Planning Councils (LEPC)
