Manitoba
Printer Friendly

Manitoba Health

Environmental Health

Environmental Health Branch


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, tobacco reduction, and dental/oral health.

Activities:

  • developing and monitoring provincial health standards and policy regarding food and food inspection, including the administration of the Meat Inspection Program;

  • investigating food-borne illness and coordinating food recalls;

  • monitoring tobacco use by Manitobans and assisting the development of the tobacco control strategy on reducing tobacco-induced illnesses;

  • administering 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

  • leading the revision of The Public Health Act and development of related legislation

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

Environmental Health Links:

For more information:
Environmental Health Branch
 Public Health Division
Manitoba Health
4th Floor - 300 Carlton St.
Winnipeg MB  R3B 3M9
CANADA
Phone: (204) 788-6735
Fax: (204) 948-2040