Patient Information ▼ Services & Programs ▼ Providers Clinics Procurement About Us Contact Us Jobs ▼ Employees Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Program The Environmental Health Program works to prevent, identify and control potential environmental health problems. In particular, the program focuses on the development and maintenance of sanitary water supplies and sewage disposal, rabies control, and investigation of potential health problems that may stem from environmental conditions. Examples include noise pollution, hazardous waste, paralytic shellfish poisoning and botulism. Drinking Water Laboratory The lab provides bacteriological analysis of drinking water. Water sample forms: Form in Word and Form in PDF Remote Maintenance Remote Maintenance Workers (RMWs) provide technical assistance to villages in the operation and maintenance of water and sewer systems. Injury Prevention The Injury Prevention Program works to prevent and reduce unintentional injuries. The Injury Prevention Program focuses on injuries that affect Bristol Bay residents and visitors such as boating safety, falls, and snow machine/ATV safety. Rabies Control For now, the only effective strategy for controlling rabies exposure to humans is by establishing a vaccination buffer between humans and infected wildlife (i.e. fox). In order to provide this buffer, we vaccinate dogs, cats, and ferrets free of charge. We also assist in bite investigations and submit samples of animals potentially infected with rabies to the state lab for positive identification. Educational Instruction Training is available for food service workers, local government employees (RUBA courses), vaccinators (rabies only), water, wastewater, and solid waste operators. Other routine duties include surveys of village health clinics, cafeterias, drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities, and solid waste landfills. Additional Environmental Health links by Subject Bed Bugs http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/dod/bedbugs/default.aspx https://www.epa.gov/bedbugs Epidemiology (rabies, botulism) http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/pages/rabies/default.aspx http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/pages/botulism/resources.aspx Natural Disasters (Earthquakes, Flooding, Volcanic Activity, Wildfires, etc.) http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/dw/security/natural-disaster.aspx https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/water_supply.html Additional Information can be found on the Alaska Native Tribe Health Consortium (ANTHC) https://anthc.org/what-we-do/community-environment-and-health/healthy-homes/#resources Contact information: Phone: (907) 842-3396 Toll Free (in Alaska only): (888) 792-2242 Fax: (907) 842-3406 Copyright © 2018 All Rights reserved P.O.Box 130 - Dillingham, Alaska 99576 - 907-842-5201 - 800-478-5201 Patient Information Services & Programs Providers Clinics Procurement About Us Contact Us Jobs Employees Site Map powered by NonprofitOffice.com