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The environmental public health specialists are deputized agents of the Missouri Department of Health. Their responsibilities include the following: INSPECTING restaurants, taverns, schools, retail food stores, day care centers, and lodging establishments. RESPONDING to questions about private water, sewage, rabies, indoor air, etc., issue permit applications for septic installations, and consult with homeowners and installers about septic options. ADVISING AND EDUCATING people about environmental public health. COLLECTING private water samples upon request. EVALUATING private water and on-site sewage upon request. INVESTIGATING complaints which may indicate a public health problem such as foodborne illnesses or sewage problems. REQUIRING AND VERIFYING corrections of violations for compliance in restaurants and on-site sewage. |
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