What We Do
Provide primary prevention through a combination of surveillance, education, enforcement, and assessment programs designed to identify, prevent and abate the environmental conditions that adversely impact human health.
Environmental Health Programs/Topics
** Microblading Update: On May 8, 2018, Governor Deal signed Senate SB 461 making microblading of the eyebrow a legal tattoo effective July 1, 2018. Please contact your Local County Environmental Health Office to discuss permitting of your facility.
The full tattoo law is O.C.G.A. 31-40.
(Note: The law will be updated after July 1, 2018)
Chemical Hazards
Emergency Preparedness
Food Service
Healthy Homes and Lead
Hotels, Motels, Campgrounds
Indoor Air/Mold
Insects and Diseases
Pools
Rabies
Tattoos **
Tanning Facilities
Wastewater (Septic Tanks, Portable Toilets)
Well Water
Zika
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County & District Environmental Health Offices
Contractor Renewals
Jobs in Env Health (filter on Environmental Services)
Rules and Regulations
Severe Weather Info (floods, food safety, mold)
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Contact Information
2 Peachtree Street, NW 13th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-657-6534
Fax: 404-657-6516
After Hours Public Health Emergencies
1-866-PUB-HLTH (782-4584)
County and District Environmental Health Offices
Environmental Contacts in Georgia
GA Environmental Health Brochure
Page last updated 09/13/18