Download Local Authorities – Environmental Health

Local Authorities –
Environmental Health
Health Needs
Intermediate Modern Studies
• Local Authorities have a role to play in
meeting the health needs of the
population.
• Glasgow City Council is our local authority.
• We have already studied free school
meals and examples of health promotion
activities in schools.
• Today we will study environmental health.
• Councils, through environmental health
departments, try to protect public health in
many ways. We will look some examples.
• Glasgow City Council will be used as a
case study.
1. Household waste – collected weekly.
Helps to overcome problem of rats, mice
etc. Responsible for disposing waste.
2. Street cleansing also carried out.
3. Swimming pool sampling – Environmental
protection services undertake quarterly
sampling of swimming pool water. If
standards not met, pools can be shut
down.
4. Clean Glasgow Campaign – Aim is to
clean up Glasgow. Includes educational
programmes in schools – eg. Eco Schools
programme.
5. Infectious disease – For example, try to
control food poisoning. Visit affected place
and make recommendations – can close if
necessary.
Pest Control
• Environmental health
will deal with disease
spreading animals
and insects.
• They will
eliminate/remove
• Rats
• Mice
• Wasps, etc