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MDH Resources
- Compliance Enforcement
One of the the primary goals of MDH is compliance with its regulations. Education usually accomplishes this goal, but there are times when it does not. When enforcement is necessary, MDH follows the "Plan for the Use of Administrative Penalty, Cease and Desist Authority, and Other Division-wide Enforcement Tools". By using this document, MDH ensures that enforcement is handed out consistently and fairly.
- Controlling Public Health Nuisances: A Guide for Community Health Boards (PDF: 4.89MB/84 pages), 1992--currently being reviewed.
- Delegation Agreements
The Delegation Agreement is a formal agreement between the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and local boards of health that gives responsibility for regulating various types of activities to our local partners.
- EH Knowledge Management Project (EHKMP) 2005 - 2010
The Environmental Health Knowledge Management Project (EHKMP) is an initiative to improve the collection and sharing of environmental health information on a statewide basis.
- InterAgency Review Council (IARC)
The IARC is an advisory council to the Minnesota Departments of Health (MDH) and Agriculture (MDA). The council is comprised of local health agencies, MDH, MDA, the foodservice industry, retail food industry, bakery industry, food equipment manufacturers, and consumers. The council responds to requests for clarification of the Minnesota Food Code and other rules and statutes associated with the code.
- Rapid Report Inspection Support Center
The Support Center is intended to serve local agencies with software license agreements for the MDH Environmental Health laptop inspection software.
- 2006 PowerPoints: The Story of Environmental Health
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Other Resources
- Environmental Health Competency Project (PDF: 313KB/48 pages)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
In 2000, an expert panel and several federal agency representatives met and identified 14 core competencies local environmental health practitioners needed to be effective in their work.
- Community Environmental Health Assessment Workbook:
A Guide to Evaluating Your Community's Health and Finding Ways to Improve It
Environmental Law Institute
This workbook will help community leaders, local organizers, and citizens groups assess environmental health problems in their neighborhoods and assist them in tackling these problems. It outlines an approach to identifying problems, gathering information, and establishing the community`s priorities for improving the environmental health of its residents.
- Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH)
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
NACCHO developed the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH) methodology to guide local communities in identifying and addressing environmental health priorities. It provides technical assistance to local health departments and their constituents in conducting community-based environmental health assessments.
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