The Environmental Health Services (EHS) unit administers a number of programs and services to help protect health through the promotion of environmentally sound practices. Specifically, EHS:
- Licenses and inspects food service establishments, investigates foodborne illness outbreaks and conducts food safety education classes
- Issues permits for on-site sewage disposal systems and evaluates subdivisions and condominium developments
- Provides Indoor air information including lead, radon and asbestos
- Issues permits for on-site water systems, licenses public swimming pools and conducts water testing for drinking, swimming pools, and public beaches
- Inspects day care centers, foster homes, group homes, and campgrounds
- Issues permits for body art practitioners
- Inspects and conducts safety classes for food service establishments
- Evaluates rodent and insect complaints
- Investigates radiological contamination
- Investigates infectious diseases outbreaks
Download the Oakland County Sanitary Code Article III (Approved August 2016)
To File a Complaint
Please call or email: 248-858-1312 (Pontiac), 248-424-7190 (Southfield),
health@oakgov.com.
To File an Illness Complaint
Please call or email. Note that illness complaints require completion of an illness intake questionnaire, including a three day food history. 248-858-1286 (Communicable Disease Unit), OCHDIllnessComplaints@oakgov.com.
Online Services
We encourage the use of Google Chrome for online Environmental Health applications and services. Please allow pop-ups.