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Listed below are resources for various environmental health topics, as well as contact information for agencies who deal with environmental health issues.

If you have a question not addressed in this guide, please contact:

Kellye Johnson
Director, Environmental Health Division
E-mail: kjohnson@eiph.idaho.gov

Health Issues/Topics

AIR / INDOOR AIR QUALITY
	EIPH Air Quality Program Field Burning Industrial Hygiene Resources Meth Labs Mold - For Info Call (800) 445-8647 Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Landlord and Tenant Guidelines EPA Mold Guide & Info Mold - Megan Keating/Bureau of Community & EH Health presentation Idaho Department of Health & Welfare's Indoor Environment Mold in our Homes Fact Sheet Mold & Moisture in Crawl Spaces Fact Sheet Mold in Rentals Fact Sheet Radon
FOOD
	EIPH Food Program Food Safety Idaho Department of Health & Welfare (includes Food Safety Classes and Food Safety Manual) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Idaho Food Code Restaurants: Who Cleans Hoods? Hank's Hot Washes - 208-339-1624
HEALTH
	EIPH's Family & Community Health Services Division Bed Bugs EPA - Bed Bugs Top ten bed bug tips (pdf - EPA) Head Lice CDC - Lice Child Care Manual Lead Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet Norovirus CDC - Norovirus Is Quaternary ammonium effective against norovirus? Pharmaceutical Take-Back Programs Contacts in Idaho: Joy Husmann Community Resource Development Specialist Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Region # 208-455-7108 husmannj@dhw.idaho.gov Caitlin Zak Program Assistant Idaho Office of Drug Policy 208-854-3044 caitlin.zak@opd.idaho.gov Links of Interest Idaho Prescription Take-Back Program Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal U.S Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Diversion Control City of Boise - Information on Medication Disposal Shingles CDC - Shingles For vaccination information, call 533-3235
SEPTIC/SEWAGE
	EIPH's Septic Program
WASTE DISPOSAL
	EIPH's Solid Waste Program Asbestos Removal EPA Industrial Hygiene Resources Compost Operation - Flies and Smells Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Odor Management Hazardous Waste Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Hazardous Waste Household Hazardous Waste DEQ: Permits & Forms Hydrochloric Acid: How is hydrochloric acid neutralized? Paint Disposal; Oil and Water Based Paint Strippers, Scrapings and Thinner Disposal Pesticides Recycling in Idaho
WATER
	EIPH's Water Program Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto ) Lead Poison Fact Sheet - En Espanol Public Water Systems - Department of Environmental Quality Plumbing Bureau Swimming Pools

Environmental Health-Related Agencies

Agency	Phone Number	Issues
Army Corp of Engineers	Walla Walla District (509) 527-7020	wetland delineation stream alteration
Attorney General	(208) 334-2400	Landlord/Tenant Guidelines Idaho
Bureau of Occupational Licenses	(208) 334-3233	tattoo parlors; infection from tattoo shop--referred to IBOL
County Extension Offices Bonneville County Extension: (208) 529-1390 Custer County Extension: (208) 879-2344 Fremont County Extension: (208) 624-3102 Jefferson County Extension: (208) 745-6685 Lemhi County Extension: (208) 756-2815 x283 Madison County Extension: (208) 359-6200 Teton County Extension: (208) 354-2961		pressure cooker testing How long can you keep canned items?
County Planning and Zoning Offices Bonneville County Office: (208) 524-7924 Clark County Office: (208) 374-5304 Custer County Office: (208) 879-6894 Fremont County Office: (208) 624-4643 Jefferson County Office: (208) 745-1387 Lemhi County Office: (208) 756-2815 Madison County Office: (208) 356-6260 Teton County Office: (208) 354-2593		local land development authorities minimum lot size
Idaho Underground Injection Control Program (IDWR)	(208) 334-2190
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 (AK, ID, WA) EPA Hotline: (800) 424-4372
Eastern Idaho Public Health	(208) 522-0310
Plumbing Bureau	(208) 332-7154
Public Health Districts
State of Idaho Agencies
Department of Environmental Quality Idaho Falls Regional Office	(208) 373-0502 (208) 528-2650
Department of Health and Welfare	2-1-1 or (208) 528-5800	child protection food stamps Medicaid
Department of Labor	(208) 332-3570	unemployment benefits
Department of Transportation District 6 Transportation Planning Division	(208) 334-8000 (208) 745-7781	located in Rigby
Department of Water Resources Email questions to : IDWRInfo@idwr.idaho.gov	(208) 525-7161	water rights

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