Manitoba Health

The Environmental Health Branch of the Public Health Division responds to chemical, microbiological and social public health issues.  The Branch monitors and participates in a coordinated response to environmental health issues to Manitobans.  Currently, the Branch's mandate is environmental health risk assessment, food protection, environmentally infectious diseases, and dental/oral health.

Activities:

• developing and monitoring provincial health standards and policy regarding food and food inspection;
  
  
• investigating food-borne illness and coordinating food recalls;
  
  
• Participating in the enforcement of The Non Smokers Health Protection Act;
  
  
• developing and implementing a provincial Oral Health Strategy, including the monitoring and funding of community water fluoridation systems, and provision of grants for community prevention projects for groups at risk;
  
  
• surveillance of education and practice standards and dental health promotion as a component of overall health;
  
  
• monitoring the status of, and participating in a coordinated response to environmental health threats to Manitobans;
  
  
• contributing to provincial responses to environmental health emergencies;
  
  
• co-ordinating the health component of environmental risk assessments; and
  
  
• Development of legislation related to The Public Health Act.

Please click on any of the Branch's various components on the left for more information about a particular program.

Environmental Health Links:

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Environment Canada
• Health Canada - Environmental and Workplace Health
• Manitoba Conservation
• Natural Resources Canada

For more information:

Environmental Health Public Health and Primary Health Care Manitoba Health 4th Floor - 300 Carlton St. Winnipeg MB  R3B 3M9 CANADA Phone: 204-788-6735 Fax: 204-948-2040