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Mission Statement
The mission of the Food, Pool & Lodging Health & Safety Section is to implement and maintain intervention or regulatory strategies to prevent illness and injury as a result of patronage of food, pool & lodging facilities. 
 
 
Organization
Annual Performance Measures

The Food, Pool and Lodging Health and Safety Section protects the general public by:
  • Establishing operational and regulatory standards for the food service, pool, and tourist accommodation industries

  • Providing information to the general public on environmental health and sanitation issues

  • Providing technical consultation to the environmental health departments statewide that regulate restaurants, public pools and travelers' accommodations

  • Conducting triennial program reviews of county environmental health departments

  • Standardizing county inspectors for consistency
Programs
  • Foodborne Illness Prevention Program
  • EHS-Net Program
  • Public Pool and Tourist Facility Program
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