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I was curious about the San Bernardino Department of Public Health and what sort of information do they have one the health status among those living in the large county and the resources they offer. Looking on the cite I saw a lot of useful information pertaining to community meetings, illness epidemic such as the number of illnesses related to e-cigarettes, and resources to help prepare for an emergency. I found the cite easy to navigate and learn more about the variety of programs they offer like pet adoption from shelters around the county, environmental health services, and a number of other important programs for families and businesses.

Under the tab for environmental they have a wide variety of resources to help improve the quality of life by promoting safety and preventing environmental hazards for those living, visiting, and investing in the community. There are tabs that help individuals get their food handlers card, EHS applications, submitting complaints, put in request for records and so on.

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  1. kschererOctober 13, 2019 at 9:40 AM

    It is really interesting that there are all these permits and forms that people and company's need for specific tasks like food handlers cards or for tattoo artist. But what I found hard is a consumer are what should I be looking for when I go into these shops. Should I be looking for these permits and licenses and if organizations do not have them, then is it considered unsafe?

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  2. Aubrey MatthewsOctober 17, 2019 at 12:11 PM

    I like that you had ease of navigation through the San Berdanino site and I can't say the same for Sacramento. First of all they have like 4 different names for the same HHS at different locations and the environmental health is an entire division apart from the HHS which makes zero sense at all. I'm sure they collaborate but geez it was tough!

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