DH - Applied Environmental Health - South Australian Government


Applied Environmental Health
Applied Environmental Health (AEH) has a major role in developing policy and providing advice to other agencies and the public to prevent or minimise the adverse health effects of environmental hazards in the South Australian community. Food safety, regulation of drugs and poisons, sale of tobacco to minors, wastewater disposal and the formulation of codes of practice are areas in which the Service has legislative responsibility. AEH's environmental responsibility focuses on the health impact of the human environment in terms of food, air, water, soil and chemical use and monitors, controls or advises on a wide range of potential physical, chemical and biological hazards. Branch structure Wastewater Management ~ provides a range of scientific, engineering and technical services related to public and environmental health, specifically in the areas of sanitation and wastewater management (including septic tanks) Environmental Services ~ provides a range of scientific and technical services related to public and environmental health with surveillance, investigation and enforcement activities related to some key areas of legislative responsibility Regional Services ~ provides an extensive range of environmental health services to Aboriginal and remote communities in the northern region of South Australia outside local council areas Tobacco Surveillance ~ administers the Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997, regulating tobacco advertising, smoking in licensed premises and workplaces, and the sale of tobacco products to minors. See Environmental Health Index Links with www sites Australian National Environment Protection Council Environmental Health Perspectives Flinders University of South Australia, Environmental Health Unit SA Council contact details US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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