Welcome to Environmental Health

Environmental Health Services helps to protect the health of the citizens of Monongalia County by regulating the food, water, land, and public spaces of Monongalia County.

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How to Find Us

The Health Department is located at 453 Van Voorhis Rd. We are across from the United Bank and next to the fire station.  Environmental Health is on the upper level.

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Environmental Health News

September is National Food Safety Education Month

The CDC estimates that 1 in 6 Americans, over 48,000,000 people, get sick from food every year.   128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die every year from foodborne illness (aka food poisoning.)

Protect yourself and your family from foodborne illness by using the 4 core practices:

Clean - Wash hands and clean surfaces

Separate - Don't Cross-Contaminate

Cook - Cook to the Proper Temperature

Chill - Refrigerate Promptly

Click Here to Learn More

September 28 is World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day was created to bring awareness to this disease which is still a worldwide problem, and also a concern here in West Virginia.

Rabies is a 100% preventable disease.  To help prevent rabies you should:

Vaccinate - Make sure that all of your pets have a current rabies vaccine.

Avoid - Do not try to approach or handle wild animals, even if they seem "tame" or "friendly".

Know - Know the signs of rabies.

Click here to learn more

Controlling Mosquitoes

Summer is here!  Summer is the time for outdoor activities and vacations, but it's also the time of year that mosquitoes to start appearing.  Mosquitoes can carry several diseases that affect people such as Yellow Fever, West Nile, and Zika.  Mosquitoes can even carry diseases that affect our 4-legged family members such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Heartworms.

One of the easiest ways to control mosquitoes is by controlling standing water.  Mosquitoes need standing water to breed, so when you remove sources of standing water you remove mosquitoes.  As you can see from the pictures mosquitoes don't need much water.  A pot, a birdbath, even a leftover plastic cup will do.

Since mosquitoes won't breed in water that is moving, if you have a pond, fountain, or other water feature in your yard, you can keep mosquitoes out by keeping the water moving with a circulation pump.

If you have an area of standing water that you can't remove or circulate you can still control mosquitoes by using a Mosquito Dunk.  Placing Mosquito Dunks in water will kill mosquito larvae without harming fish, frogs, or other insects.  The Health Department currently has a supply of Mosquito Dunks which we are giving to the public free of charge while supplies last.  For more information about Mosquito Dunks click here.

Do You Know the Radon Level in Your House?

Radon is a naturally occurring colorless and odorless gas that results from the decay of uranium deep underground.  Depending on the structure of your house, and the bedrock under your house, radon can find it's way into your home.

Radon is a radioactive gas and can cause cancer at high levels (above 4 pCi/L.)  In fact, according to the EPA, radon is the #1 cause of cancer among non-smokers.

Click here to schedule a radon test.

https://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-consumer-information
https://www.epa.gov/radon/health-risk-radon