The City of Easton Health Bureau is Involved in the Following Activities...
Food Safety
- Inspectional activities - new and renovated facilities, changes of ownership, change of use, emergencies, food borne illness investigation, routine inspections
- Plan reviews for all new and renovated facilities
- Licensing of all eating and drinking establishments, retail food establishments, food manufacturing sites, caterers, mobile food vendors, food warehouses, and special events
- Food employee certification training - insure compliance with Act 131 through coordination with training agencies to insure adequate course availability
Complaints And Requests For Information
- Respond independently or with other agencies on public health related issues
- Respond to requests for information, both regulatory and educational, from the public and commercial ventures
Interagency Coordination
- Coordinate with city, county, state, and federal agencies to insure standardization and cooperation on public health related issues
Special Events
- Review over-all plans for special events, to insure compliance with food service regulations, availability of potable water, liquid and solid waste disposal, petting zoo
guidelines, environmental guidelines, safety considerations
- Regulate horse drawn carriage operations within the city
Centre Square Farmers Market
- Provide guidance, liaison, approval, inspection, and licensing for food operations
Handicapped Parking
- Conduct interviews and field evaluations prior to approval and issuance of handicapped parking permits
Groundwater Remediation at Public Works Facility
- Conduct ongoing monitoring of groundwater levels and contamination levels
- Operate the groundwater remediation project at Public Works Facility
- Submit reports and documentation to PA DEP and other official agencies
Lead Paint Abatement Program
- Coordinate with lead paint program contractor as a follow-up to elevated childhood blood lead levels
Water Termination
- Conduct interviews and make final determination of public health considerations during the water termination enforcement phase with other City agencies
Health Fairs
- Conduct health fairs for city employees, where medical health and nursing professionals are available for informational and health screening activities
- Coordinate with the PA Department of Health and other public health agencies for immunization programs for city employees
- Conduct AIDS/HIV training for all city employees
Public Meetings
- Active participant in Lehigh Valley area health agency meetings
- Prepare and present Health Bureau sponsored training programs on a variety of public health issues
- Make presentations explaining the role and function of the Health Bureau at community-sponsored meetings
Lafayette College Housing Activities
- Conduct inspections of fraternity, sorority, and living unit housing
- Conduct inspections of food preparation and service areas in College social living areas
- Conduct training and consultation on general sanitation issues
Additional Activities
- Regulation and inspection of massage parlors and reflexology operations
- Development of tattoo parlor regulations
- City wide eight (8) week cockroach extermination program for the control of the oriental cockroaches throughout the City
- Fielding a large amount of phone calls on a daily basis with health related issues such as West Nile Virus, AIDS, Salmonella, E coli, rats, mosquitoes, mad cow, listeria and other biological & environmental concerns
- Assist with any food recalls as ordered by the FDA - USDA - PA Department of Health or the PA Department of Agriculture
City of Easton Health Code - Adopted from PA Department of Agriculture Chapter 46, Food Code
Visit the Pennsylvania Code Website at www.pacode.com.
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