About Environmental Health

The Center for Environmental Health Coordination works with the Maryland Department of the Environment , local health departments, and other agencies, to monitor and promote the health of Maryland's citizens through improvements in environmental quality. The Environmental Health Coordination Program has 3 main responsibilities:

Environmental Public Health Surveillance

• Environmental Public Health Tracking – environmental and health data online resource with user-defined maps and tables
• Occupational Disease Surveillance Home Page
• Occupational and Environmental Disease Reporting – requirements for health professionals
• Harmful Algal Blooms – information and links on harmful algae blooms and safety for recreational water use for people and animals
• Information about specific hazards:
  • Air Quality
  • Drinking Water
  • Pesticides
  • Asthma
  • Birth Defects
  • Cancer
  • Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning
  • Vital Statistics

Regulatory Programs

• Tanning for Minors
• Clean Indoor Air Act
• Occupational and Environmental Disease Reporting Requirements for Health Professionals
• Special (Regulated) Medical Waste
• Chemicals in Consumer Products
  • Bisphenol-A
• Summer Youth Camps – Certification
• Swimming Pools
• Food

Disease and Exposure Response

• Investigations of Cancer Concerns