MISSION:

To provide a service for the maintenance and enhancement of personal and community health, through the application of sound environmental health principles of disease prevention, health promotion and protection.

We are committed to the delivery of professional services and leadership on environmental matters through health promotion and education / enforcement of regulations and advice.

Services we provide

• Registration, inspection and licensing of food establishments and related businesses (restaurants, bakeries, snack bars, food vendors, supermarkets etc.)
• Conducting weekly training sessions in food safety and certification of food handlers
• Rodent and malaria evaluation
• OVI – trap Port health duties
• Investigation of complaints/ nuisance complaints re: food water, obnoxious odours, water and atmospheric pollution, mosquito and rodent infestation
• Review and recommendations for approvals regarding Building Plans, Sub-Division of Lands, waste-water and sewage treatment and disposal systems through plans referred by Town and Country Planning Department.
• Emptying septic tanks of liquid waste
• Collection and disposal of solid waste

Public Health Services Department

What is the responsibility of the Public Health Services Department?

The Public Health Services Department delivers a host of environment programmes to all citizens and visitors. The Department is structured into functional programme areas namely:

• Food Safety
• Mosquito Pest & Vector Control
• Approval of Building Plans & Layouts
• Transport and waste management
• Environmental Management - Complaint Investigation, Water Applications, Investigation of Communicable Diseases

Where is the Public Health Services Department located?

The Public Health Services Department is located at:

What is the contact number for the Public Health Services Department?

The Public Health Services Department contact numbers are:

Tel: (868) 639-1433, (868) 639-3855, (868) 639-5294

Fax: (868) 639-6964

What are the opening hours for the Public Health Services Department?

The Public Health Services Department is open at:

Monday to Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.

Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Does the Public Health Services Department have sub-offices?

The Public Health Services Department has five District Offices as follows:

Studley Park: (868) 660-2388

Roxborough: (868) 660-4387

Moriah: (868) 635-0160

Port Health Offices at Seaport: (868) 639-6819

Crown Point International Airport: (868) 639-8075

Social Welfare Unit

The Social Welfare Unit provides financial assistance to some of the most vulnerable in the society. The main services of the Social Welfare Unit are:

1. Accepting applications for Senior Citizens' Grant (Pension)

2. Accepting applications for Public Assistance

3. Accepting applications for Disability Assistance

4. Assisting eligible residents with obtaining Free Bus Passes

5. Accepting applications for the Emergency Cases Funds (E.C.F) Grant such as:

• Dietary Grant
• Housing Grant
• Purchase of Household Items
• Grant to Special Child

6. Accepting applications for Burial Assistance

7. Providing Adoption Services

Where is the Social Welfare Unit located?

The Social Welfare Unit is located at:

What are its hours of operation?

The hours of operation are:

Monday to Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 4.15 p.m.

Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

What are the contact numbers for the Social Welfare Unit?

The contact numbers for the Social Welfare Unit are:

Tel: (868) 639-2673 or (868) 639-1512, ext 243 or 244, (868) 681-1439, (868) 660-7871

Fax: (868) 639-2673

Medical Transcription Unit

Medical Transcription is at the cutting edge of telecommunications technology, converting voice to electronic data, and transmitting that data back to a medical centre or an information warehouse and therefore accelerating the rate of healthcare delivery to clients.

In simpler terms, it is the act of translating from oral to written format (on paper or electronically) the record of a person’s medical history, prognosis, and outcome as dictated by a physician.

Medical Transcription may be carried out for any medical unit operating out of a hospital firm or small clinic. These transcribed records are used for the purposes of archiving, referring or serving as legal proof of medical advice.

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