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What is Environmental Health?
Environmental Health is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationship between people and their environment; promotes human health and well-being; and fosters healthy and safe communities. Some of the services that our department provides are the permitting and inspecting of retail food facilities, swimming pools and spas, tattoo and body art facilities, and commercial animal establishments. CDHD is also a State of Nebraska certified drinking water testing facility. The water laboratory can conduct a . . .