General Environmental Health

The majority of the services and products provided by the Division of Environmental Health Services falls under the "general" environmental health category. This programmatic area is very broad in scope, and extensive in the activities and functions performed. Basic services include the following:

• Environmental health assessments and surveys of facilities, operations, housing, and communities;
• Communicable and vectorborne disease investigations; hazardous material, pollution, and complaint investigations; and epidemiological studies;
• Providing and/or coordinating educational opportunities and training courses on environmental public health topics;
• Serve as consultant and technical resource in tribal, regional, and national policy and development and planning;
• Link tribal programs to services and funding opportunities;
• Develop and implement special studies and projects to define effective approaches to solving environmental health problems; and
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of program delivery and ensure a competent environmental health workforce.

These services are performed within the scope of our overall program, as well as distinct program elements. These include:

• Children’s Environmental Health
• Communicable Disease Control and Epidemiology
• Food Safety
• Indoor Environments
• Operation and Maintenance of Sanitation Facilities
• Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• Recreational Sanitation
• Vector Control and Bio-Disease Surveillance

Links and Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Environmental Protection Agency Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Essential Public Health Services Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Food and Drug Administration Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• IHS DEHS Home page
• The NACCHO website Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• PACE EH Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• State of New Mexico Environment Department Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

Supervisors

CDR Amanda Parris
Albuquerque District Supervisory Sanitarian
801 Vassar Drive NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Office: 505-248-7717
Fax: 505-248-7612

LCDR Kimberly Smith
Santa Fe District Supervisory Sanitarian
1700 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Office: 505-946-9577
Fax: 505-983-2019