The State of Public and Environmental Health Report for South Australia 2006/2007

SA Health Public Health Directorate
Strategic Plan 2007-2009

Drought Package fact sheets ~ CLICK

Bore water safety and testing, rainwater quality, blue-green algae, alternative water supplies, water restrictions and health, greywater diversion systems, recycled water, salinity etc.

Legionella Regulations and Guidelines 2008

Environmental Health fact sheets ~ CLICK

Legionnaires' disease, clean-up after storms, scabies, bed bugs, bird mites, ticks, rats, household mould, second hand goods (for consumers and retailers), rainwater tanks and domestic swimming pool water care etc.

Water quality

• Rainwater tanks, maintenance and water care
• Guidance on the use of rainwater tanks
• Bore water testing
• Using bore water safely
• Health implications of increased salinity of drinking-water
• Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
• Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks - Phase 1

Port Pirie Lead Project

• tenby10 Project - Reducing exposure to lead for the children of Port Pirie
• The Port Pirie Lead Implementation Program Future Focus and Directions 05-06
• Environmental Health Centre
• Pt Pirie News
• Lead dust reduction
• Blood lead level testing

Body decoration & grooming

• Guideline on the Public Health Standards of Practice for Hairdressing

• Tattooing and body piercing

• Guidelines on the safe and hygienic practice of skin penetration

Environmental hazard management

• Asbestos

• Trichloroethene in groundwater in Beverley and surrounding suburbs

• Benzene - Health Effects

• Cryptosporidium Public Health Warning posters

• Lye water fact sheet

• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) fact sheet

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) fact sheet

• Whyalla red dusts

• Poisoning in South Australia - 2002

• Poisoning in South Australia -2001

• Environmental Health and Wellbeing Survey 2002 ~ Summary of Findings

• Land site contamination

• Sanitation

• Enjoy gardening without the risk of Legionella

• Petting Zoo Infection Control Guideline

• enHealth COUNCIL Environmental Health Monographs

   Public Health Bulletin

Quarterly bulletin incorporating the Communicable Disease Control Branch report.

Whyalla Health Impact Study

• Introduction

• Report

• Frequently Asked Questions

Drugs & Poisons Licences

Public & Environmental Health Council

• 2007-08 P&EHC Annual Report Proforma

• Council Annual Reports to the P&EHC

Public health pests

• Mosquitoes - " Fight the Bite"

• SA Integrated Mosquito Management Strategy 2007
• SA Integrated Mosquito Management Resource Package 2006
• Bedbugs
• Bird Mites

• Headlice

• Rats

• Scabies

• Ticks

• Public health pests

Wastewater management

• Public Consultation for Draft Regulations & Codes

• Manual bucketing and temporary diversion of greywater

• Wastewater Management in SA

• Wastewater Management Seminar 2006

• Wastewater News ~ WWMS Newsletter

• Standard onsite wastewater systems
  ~ Maintaining aerobic systems
  ~ Maintaining septic tank systems

• Greywater and other alternative onsite systems (including composting toilets and reedbed systems)

• Towns & other large developments

• Reclaimed water (treated effluent) reuse

• Product approval

• Approved wastewater products list

Public events

• Management of public health & safety at public events (DH)

• Emergency Management Australia ~ Safe & Healthy Mass Gatherings Manual

Swimming & recreational waters

• Public swimming pools & spa pools

• Private swimming pools & spa pools

• Recreation waters (beaches, rivers & lakes)

Services outside council areas

• Regional Services

Environmental health publications

Environment Health Assessment Hotline ~ Ph (08) 8226-7107

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