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Environmental Health

Environmental Health Officers from Hunter New England Population Health (HNEPH) protect the health of Hunter New England residents by providing advice to agencies and the community about potential environmental health hazards, primarily those referred to in the NSW Public Health Act, State Emergency and Rescue Management Act, the Smoke Free Environment Act, and their associated Regulations. Through investigation and monitoring, they also ensure that groups and environments comply with these articles of legislation.

HNEPH's work in this Area

HNEPH Environmental Health Officers have a legislative responsibility to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Public Health Act and Regulations and the Smoke-Free Environment Act. Additionally, Environmental Health Officers work on specific projects to address environmental health issues in our community in a pro-active manner.

Environmental Health Bulletins

  • November 2011  (pdf) 637 KB
    Think Before you Ink; Climate Change and Mozzie Diseases; Consultation - Draft Public Health (Disposal of Bodies) Regs 2011; Public Health (Disposal of Bodies) Amendment (Cremation) Regulation 2011; Skin Penetration DIVA Jewellery Stores; Microalgal Blooms in the Coastal Waters; Home Power Savings Program; Salmonella Outbreaks and Raw Eggs; Food Safety Supervisors & Training; AS/NZS 3666 - Legionella Control; Conferences and Training.

  • August 2011  (pdf) 1,642 KB
    Scores on Doors; EHO Flood Response; Mandatory Folic Acid in Bread; Mr Germ at NAIDOC; Mouse Plague; Drinking Water Management Plans and Consultation; Hendra Virus; Benefits of Needle and Syringe Exchange; Garra Rufa Fish Massages; Radiation Control Regulations 2003; Synthetic Canabis Banned; Conference and Training; Considering a Trainee EHO?; Hunter New England Environmental Staff.

  • May 2011  (pdf) 1,261 KB
    Food Labelling Review; Private Water Supply Guidelines and Info Bulletin; Environmental Health Risk Assessment Guidelines; Smokefree Easter Show; Asbestos - Ombudsman’s Report; Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation Guidelines; Health and the Environment; Congrats Nichole!; It’s FluTracking Time; Mozzies & Fight the Bite; Conferences & Training; AS/NZS 3666; Hunter New England Environmental Health Staff.

  • February 2011  (pdf) 1,264 KB
    Beating the Mozzie Bite; Manning Indigenous Health and Environment Collaboration; Assessment of Site Contamination NEPM; Climate Change Adaption Reports; Scores on Doors; EOI:  NSW Health AEHO Training Program; Chemical Clean Ups; New Hydrotherapy Pool; Drinking Water Quality in Floods; Conferences & Training; Water Industry Competition Act; Hunter New England Environmental Health Staff.

  • October 2010  (pdf) 987 KB
    FluTracking; Vinegar vs Mould; Wind Turbines; Preparing for Summer Heat Waves; Aboriginal Community Water and Sewerage Program; UV Cabinets Marketed as Sterilisers; Garra Rufa Fish Massages; Legionnaires Risk from Windscreen Washes; Eggs – A Salmonella Risk?; Conferences & Training; Hunter New England Environmental Health Staff; Position Vacant - HNEPH; Tobacco Advertising Compliance; Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.

  • July 2010  (pdf) 1,012 KB
    GTCC – Smoke-Free Environment Policy; Water Industry; Competition Act Review; Quality Assurance Compliance Survey; Easy and Safe Access to Water Cooling Systems; Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008; Report - Diseases Associated with Air Pollutants in HNEAHS; Skin Penetration Presentation on Web; Public Health Risk Assessment National Park Drinking Water Supplies; NSW Health Skin Pen Working Group; Conferences and Training; Hunter New England Environmental Health Staff; GIPA Act Replaces FOI Act; Water Testing for Private Water Supplies.

  • April 2010  (pdf) 1,192KB
    Living with Mosquitoes; Swimming Pools - An Asthma Risk?; Tobacco Display Ban; Cigarette Vending Machines - New Laws; Public Health Risks of Natural Warm Water Spa Baths; Rain Water Tanks; Beating the Buzz; NSW Health Swimming Pool and Spa Updates; Farewell Krystle; Agvet Chemicals; Microbial Control and Local Councils; Who Cares About the Environment in 2009? Conferences and Training; 2010 Aust Safer Communities Awards; Public Health (Skin Pen) Regs 2000 - Hand Basins.

  • January 2010   (pdf) 1,821KB
    Emergency Preparedness; Arbovirus and Mosquito Workshop; OzFoodNet; Review of Drinking Guidelines; Waterwatch; Hep A and Semi Dried Tomatoes; Beachwatch; Indigenous Community Dog Health Program; Conferences and Training; NSW Health Drinking Water Monitoring Program.

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