Our Environment. Our Health.

Environmental Health Services

3653 SE 34th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97202
Phone: (503) 988-3400
Fax: (503) 988-5844
FoodSafety@co.multnomah.or.us
Environmental Health Home

Health Inspections:
Restaurant Inspections Search
Pools and Spas
Informational Handouts

Applications:
Plan Review
Restaurant License
Temporary Restaurant Facilities
Mobile Food Unit Facilities

Food Safety:
Food Safety and General Information
Food Handlers
Online Food Handler Testing
Food Safety Links

Vector and Nuisance Control:
Vector Control
Nuisance Control
West Nile Virus Info

Vital Records:
Birth/Death Certificates

Community Services:
Asthma Inspection Referral
Community Education & Outreach
Healthy Homes Program
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Student Internships
Capacity Building Products PACE-EH


Public Health: Prevent. Promote. Protect.

Community Education & Outreach

The Community Services Team conducts community workshops, education and outreach events. In addition, we partner with other environmental organizations for joint outreach events. Our areas of expertise include the following:

  • Environmental Justice
  • Principles of Healthy Homes
  • Asthma
  • Lead Prevention
  • Chemicals & Pesticides
  • Food Safety
  • Environmental Health Workforce Development
  • West Nile Virus and other Vector-borne Illnesses

Empowering Communities through Environmental Health Education, a 4MB PowerPoint presentation, describes the methods, strategies and key learning messages that derived from these efforts.


Documents & Resources

Here are some of the tools created for the program's education focus areas:

Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice (1.6MB)
Portraits of Environmental Justice
What is Environmental Justice?


presentation
timeline
fact sheet

Healthy Homes
Our Environment, Our Health
Healthy Homes Useful Information


brochure
resource list

Food Safety
Food Safety for Indigent or Needy People
Food Safety and Seniors
What’s a Senior to Eat? Keeping Healthy as We Age (2MB)
Safe Food Handling Resource List


fact sheet
fact sheet
presentation
resource list

Vector Education
Fight The Bite!
West Nile Virus Update June 2007
West Nile Virus Update August 2007
About Vector Control (2MB)
Vect-O
Outside In Facility Pest Check


brochure
newsletter
newsletter
presentation
game
check list

Workforce Development
Post-secondary internships with Environmental Health Services have involved lead poisoning prevention outreach to the Somali community, and the creation of an environmental health curriculum at two high schools. About Student Internships »

Lead and You – Somali (2.5MB)
Lead Poster – Somali
Somali Cultural Competency (2.6MB)

presentation
poster
presentation

Empowering Through Educational Activities
Environmental Health Clubs
Mosquito Lesson

lesson plan
project notes
lesson plan

Contact Us
For questions about events, or to discuss environmental health education opportunities, contact our Health Educator, Ben Duncan, (503) 988-3400 x 22439.



Multnomah County Health Department
426 SW Stark, 8th Floor, Portland, OR 97204
Phone numbers:
Health Information and Referral: (503) 988-3816
Administration: (503) 988-3674; FAX: (503) 988-3676;
TDD: 1-877-735-7525
Clinic Appointments: (503) 988-3333


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