Uniform environmental health code: A modern management tool for progress
Local environmental health (EH) agencies are often responsible for the enforcement of EH codes in multiple jurisdictions--such as all cities within a county. Where numerous EH city codes are involved, inconsistencies among the many codes may create considerable nonproductive administrative tasks for the EH delivery agency. This paper describes now a Uniform Environmental Health Code (UEHC), developed by a California county EH agency and adopted by its 24 cities, helped the agency overcome such efficiencies and deliver better EH service at lower cost to the cities. The code also helped to improve internal/external dialogue as to the appropriateness of different compliance strategies to correct violations (education and motivation versus enforcement and legal action). Spin-off benefits included increased synergism and morale among EH staff, and EH agency stature with the cities for good value EH services delivered. These advantages have been magnified during recent recessionary times.
- OSTI ID:
- 5799802
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Health; (United States), Vol. 56:4; ISSN 0022-0892
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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