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2004 Annual Report (pdf) Bureau of Environmental Health: Pages 48-56
The quality of our environment has a significant influence on the health status of Ingham County residents. Environmental quality is as necessary to our daily lives as are the conditions of our roads, bridges, sewers, and water lines. We must prevent the deterioration of our environment in order to maintain a healthy population. what we do or fail to do today to protect out environment will determine the future quality of life and environment for our children. Out attitudes impact directly on how we treat our environment. the trash we generate today, the ground we contaminate today, may not be problems that will affect us, but will affect the health status of future generations.
The Bureau of Environmental Health is mandated by the Michigan Public Health Code to prevent disease and protect human health through the prevention and control of environmental health hazards. To that end, we provide a range of information services including current data on air, soil and water quality, and potential health threats.