The environmental health professionals' section provides quick access to all the information environmental health officers need for their day-to-day work.
Emergency and incident management
- Post-incident Actions clinicians can follow after an exposure incident regarding possible HIV transmission or other specified infectious diseases such as hepatitis B or C...
- Heatwave in Five days during January 2009 saw extreme temperatures 12–15°C above normal over much of Victoria, exacerbating illness and causing death in the elderly...
Alerts and recalls
- CHO Current public health alerts and advisories issued to advise on existing threats to the health and wellbeing of Victorians...
Hazards and pests
- Contaminated Councils need to manage contaminated land consistently, effectively and transparently...
- Mercury Mercury is a silvery-white liquid metal found in a number of household items. If you spill mercury, you need to know how to clean it up safely...
Environmental health - water
- Unfluoridated If your community doesn’t have fluoride, there are still things you can do to protect your teeth...
- Water supply Information on what you need to do to ensure that private water supplies for drinking and food preparation are safe...
Food and safety
- Food safety Food safety programs are written plans that show what a business does to ensure that the food it sells is safe for people to eat...
Infectious diseases
- Infection control Prevention and control guidelines for health care facilities, business and local government including , gastro and respiratory outbreaks, and infection control...
- Chickenpox and Chickenpox and shingles are contagious diseases that must be notified within 5 days of diagnosis, and can be controlled by vaccination...
Immunisation
- Immunisation schedule and View the free vaccine schedule, find out who is eligible, including special risk groups. View past schedules and vaccine introduction timeline...
- Victorian information about vaccination for children, adolescents and adults...
Tobacco reforms
- Tobacco Anti-smoking laws and policies have contributed to a continuing decline of smoking rates across Victoria...
Reviewed 07 September 2023