Health

Environmental Health

115 Sixth Street NW, Suite E
Cass Lake, MN 56633

(218) 335-4532

Tim Hugley, Program Supervisor
B.S. Environmental Studies
Minors in Applied Public Policy and Economics
MDH Registered Environmental Health Specialist
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Health Division

tim.hugley@llojibwe.com

The mission of the Environmental Health program of the Leech Lake Health Division is to improve environmental conditions and the quality of life for Leech Lake Reservation Band members.

Program Information

The environmental health program offers areas of service which include institutional environmental health, general environmental health and injury prevention. These areas provide service with investigations, surveys, sampling and testing, technical assistance and training. These services include injury prevention activities, healthy home safety training, safe drinking water act, food service sanitation inspections, playground safety inspections, pool and spa inspections, indoor air quailty, underground storage tank technical assistance, environmental surveys & inspections, mold & asbestos inspections, IHS Sleep Safe Program (smoke alarms), IHS Ride Safe Program (child safety seats), occupational safety and health coalition, vector disease control, and rabies & vaccination clinics.

Resource Guide & Informational Links:

Environmental Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/index.html
http://www.dehs.ihs.gov/bemidji/index.cfm
http://www.cdc.gov/Environmental/
http://www.webmd.com/

Healthy Homes & Home Safety
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/fmarshal/PublicEducation/HomeFireSafety.html
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/index.shtm
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/hhi/index.cfm
http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/healthyhomes/mold.cfm
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/mch/fhv/safety.html
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/homes/index.html

Injury Prevention
http://www.usa.safekids.org/
http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/home.cfm
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/InjuryPrevention/index.cfm
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/

Safe Drinking Water
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/index.html
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/water/factsheet/com/bottledwater.html

Food Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov/
http://www.health.state.mn.us/foodsafety/index.html
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/code/index.html
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/FoodCode/FoodCode2009/default.htm

Indoor Air Quality/Asthma
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
http://www.alaw.org/air_quality/indoor_air_quality/
http://www.epa.gov/asthma/
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/cdee/asthma/

Integrated Pest Management
http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/ipm.htm
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/vectorborne/index.html
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publications/pestsplants/pestmanagement/ipm/home-ipm-guide/home-ipm-guide.pdf

Traffic Safety & Child Safety Seats
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/
http://www.buckleupkids.state.mn.us/
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Recalls
http://www.recalls.gov/
http://www.cpsc.gov/

Pet Health & Safety
http://www.cvm.umn.edu/cahfs/home.html
http://www.beltramihumane.com/
http://www.headwatersanimalshelter.org/index1.html

Playground Safety
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf

Pool & Spa Safety
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/pools/index.html

U of M Extension Office & MN Department of Agriculture
http://www.extension.umn.edu/index.html
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/

Private Drinking Water Well Testing Information
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/wells/

Beltrami County
$35 Nitrate and Coliform Test Kit
First Floor Administration Building
701 Minnesota Ave NW Ste 110
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-333-4158

Cass County
$20 Nitrate and Coliform Test Kit
COURTHOUSE, 1st Floor 303 Minnesota Avenue W.
P.O. Box 3000
Walker, MN 56484-3000
218-547-7241

Hubbard County
$35 Nitrate and Coliform Test Kit
Courthouse
301 Court Ave.
Park Rapids, MN 56470
218-732-3890

Itasca County
$50 Nitrate and Coliform Test Kit
Itasca County Environmental Services
123 NE 4th St.
Grand Rapids MN 55744-2600
218- (218) 327-2857