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At the core of its mission are preventive initiatives to decrease disease and injury by reducing exposure to chemical, physical and biological hazards. CEOHS activities are organized into three programs: Environmental and Occupational Health Surveillance, Food Safety and Public Protection, and Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment.</p> <p>CEOHS services include child care center health assessments, hazardous site health evaluation, food and drug safety, asbestos and lead training and certification, and environmental and occupational disease tracking. CEOHS also oversees the regulation of pools, tanning facilities, body art studios and youth camps.</p> </div> </div> <div class="panel blue"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Noteworthy</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/SurveillaneDuring2023WildFires.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surveillance During June 2023 Air Quality Impacts from the Canadian Wildfire Event</a> <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><img src="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/images/new.gif" /></strong></span> <strong><br /><br /></strong></li> <li>Protection of Veterinary Workers from Hazardous Substances <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><img src="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/images/new.gif" /></strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>-Toolkit</strong>: <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/occupational-health-surveillance/Veterinary_HealthSafety_Toolkit.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Preventing Hazardous Exposures Among Veterinary & Animal Care Workers</a><br /><strong>-Poster #1</strong>: <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/occupational-health-surveillance/Poster_Veterinary_HealthandSafety.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterinary Health & Safety</a><br /><strong>-Poster #2</strong>: <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/occupational-health-surveillance/Poster_RecomCleaningProtocol.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recommended Cleaning Protocols</a><br /><strong>-Poster #3</strong>: <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/occupational-health-surveillance/Poster_Veterinary_Needlesticks.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prevent Needlestick Injuries</a></p> <ul> <li> <p>Reducing Exposures to Heavy Metals <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><img src="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/images/new.gif" /></strong></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">-<a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/As Exposure .pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arsenic Exposure: Health Effects, Sources, & Prevention</a><br />-<a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/Hg Exposure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercury Exposure from Consumer Products, Sources, Health Effects, & Prevention</a> <br />-<a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/Pb Exposure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lead Exposure from Consumer Products, Sources, Health Effects, & Prevention</a><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/environmental-occupational/reducing-hazardous-exposures/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Reduce Exposure to Hazardous Substances</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/phss/RecCertList.pdf">Approved Pool Director Certification Courses</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/food-drug-safety/DOH-NJRA%20Allergen%20Awareness%20Poster.pdf">Food Allergen Awareness Poster</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/pfas_drinking%20water.pdf">Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel green"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Looking for a Specific Program. . . </h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/eohsp.shtml">Environmental and Occupational Health Surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/environmental-occupational/index.shtml">Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/phfpp/index.shtml">Public Health and Food Protection</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><div class="col-md-4"> <div class="panel orange"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Coronavirus (COVID-19)</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #0000eb;">Guidance on Improving Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Schools</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs content/NJDOH_Ventilation_Indoor_Spaces.pdf">Tips to Improve Indoor Ventilation </a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs content/NJDOH_Guidance_Air_Cleaning_Devices_NJ_Schools.pdf">Air Cleaning Devices and Ozone - What Schools Need to Know</a></li> <li><a href="/health/workplacehealthandsafety/documents/peosh/njdoh iaq public schools_covid19.pdf">Maintaining Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Public School Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/eohap/school_disinfectant_use.pdf">Disinfectant Use – Do It Right!</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Child Care Centers</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/NJDOH_Ventilation_Childcare_Centers.pdf">Tips to Improve Ventilation in Childcare Centers</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/NJDOH_Guidance_Air_Cleaning_Devices_Indoor_Spaces.pdf">Guidance on Air Cleaning Devices for Indoor Spaces</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs content/disinfectant_childcare.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disinfectant Use in Childcare Centers -- Do It Right!</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Businesses</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs content/NJDOH_Ventilation_Indoor_Spaces.pdf">Tips to Improve Indoor Ventilation </a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/ceohs%20content/NJDOH_Guidance_Air_Cleaning_Devices_Indoor_Spaces.pdf">Guidance on Air Cleaning Devices for Indoor Spaces</a></li> <li><a href="/health/ceohs/documents/eohap/disinfectant use_businesses.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disinfectant Use in Indoor Spaces</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #0000eb;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Resources for Workers and Employers</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #0000ff; 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