A key component of public health, environmental public health focuses on preventing and controlling human diseases caused or impacted by our environment. Many aspects of our environment, both built (pools, sidewalk, and park access) and natural (water, air, soil, and food), can impact our health.
Environmental public health professionals work to prevent disease and create healthy environments that promote well-being, fostering healthy, and safe communities by ensuring the safety of what we eat, breathe, touch, and drink.
Statewide activities focus on prevention, preparedness, and education through routine monitoring, outreach, surveillance, and sampling of facilities and other environments that may contribute to injuries and the occurrence or transmission of disease
Florida Water Quality
Protecting Florida Together map delivers statewide water quality information for blue-green algae and red tide (harmful algal blooms). You can sign-up to receive notifications when water quality changes in your area.
DOH-Monroe’s Environmental Health Office
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County works to prevent disease of environmental origin. Environmental Public Health activities focus on prevention, preparedness and education and are implemented through routine monitoring, education, surveillance and sampling of facilities and conditions that may contribute to the occurrence or transmission of disease.
DOH-Monroe takes walk-ins Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – noon. After noon, it is by appointment only. For any environmental inquiries or to schedule an appointment, call 305-676-3941 or email MonroeEH@FLHealth.gov.
Environmental Public Health facility applications and payment with check can be mailed to 50 High Point Road., Tavernier, Fl 33040. Payments can also be made at the link My Florida Permit.