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Provides inspections for, food establishments, water wells, private septic systems, public health nuisance complaints, body art establishments, tanning facilities, West Nile virus, and potable water.

Responsible for the preservation and improvement of the environment. Programs and services include bed bugs information, body art/tattoo parlor inspections, food safety and restaurant inspections, private sewage system inspections, tanning facility inspections, and well inspections.

Helps to prevent disease and improve the quality of life in Jo Daviess County. Programs include:

-- Food protection.

-- Potable water supply.

-- Private sewage disposal.

Works to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. Services include:
- Food-borne illness investigations
- Sanitation referrals to Illinois Department of Public Health
- Septic and water well inspections and permitting
- Tanning facility inspections
- Tattoo and body art facility inspections
- Smoke-Free Illinois inspection and enforcement

Offers a variety of public health services, including communicable disease control, tap water testing, pool sanitation, public health facility inspection, tuberculosis screening, immunizations, and more.

Administers the WIC program. Participants in WIC receive an eWIC card for healthy foods. The foods provided by WIC provide nutrients that are essential for good health and growth. Participants also meet with nurses and dietitians to review health and diet information, discuss important nutrition information for their family, and receive referrals for other services when needed.

Provides Environmental Health and Building Safety. Clean indoor air enforcement, food sanitation program, housing and nuisance complaints, portable water, private sewage, solid waste, West Nile Vector Monitoring and Prevention, building permits, animal registration, and food borne illness investigations.

Offers a variety of services for public health and safety purposes.

Services include:

- Food Inspections.

- Food Sanitation.

- Private Sewage.

- Private Water.

- Nuisance Control.

- Vector Control.

- Inspection of Tanning Facilities.

- Radon Detection Program.

Responsible for areas of the physical environment that often have a direct bearing on health and well being including solid waste enforcement and management, food sanitation, new water wells.

Offers help to prevent disease and improve the quality of life in McHenry County. Aims to identify and address environmental concerns that impact human health by providing, public education, investigation of citizen complaints, inspections.

The enforcement of the Public Health Ordinance, specific areas include, food protection, water laboratory, potable water, private sewage treatment and disposal, solid waste management (recycling, response to complaints), public health nuisances, surveillance of West Nile virus, body art, tanning and public beaches.

Offers environmental health services including well water testing, septic permits, well closure or alternation reimbursement. Checks for lead poisoning, follows up on nuisance complaints. Provides food service inspections and licensing and more.

Conducts routine inspections of public facilities such as restaurants, grocery stores, schools, etc.

Services include:
- Food sanitation
- Cottage food permits
- Training aids
- Investigation of complaints made by private citizens
- Mobile unit licensing
- Change in ownership (type of ownership, new partner, or new owner)

Programs include permitting for restaurants and other food establishments, permitting for wells and septic systems, and surveillance for West Nile Virus.

Works to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. Services include:
- Food-borne illness investigations
- Sanitation referrals to Illinois Department of Public Health
- Septic and water well inspections and permitting
- Tanning facility inspections
- Tattoo and body art facility inspections
- Smoke-Free Illinois inspection and enforcement

Offers a variety of services for public health and safety purposes.

Services include:

- Food Inspections.

- Food Sanitation.

- Private Sewage.

- Private Water.

- Nuisance Control.

- Vector Control.

- Inspection of Tanning Facilities.

- Radon Detection Program.

Offers testing of private wells, well and septic system inspection, radon testing and correction advice. Also provides swimming pool, spa, tanning bed, and tattoo parlor inspections.

Complaints: Receives and investigates complaints dumping and other garbage issues, illegal burning, and animal bites. When possible, works with tenant complaints regarding rental home conditions.