of public health action addressing specific communicable diseases control concerns and issues. Number of cases 5. Environmental Deliver environmental health protection Quality (How well) Number of statutory of disease or injury Health functions as per the Environmental Health officers employed are Standard operating associated with Protection Manual, and advice and adequate to deliver the Air quality (indoor procedures are environmental risk direction from the Ministry. work programme and and outdoor) consistent with Ministry factors decreases respond to emergent Employ statutory officers. policies, Environmental Border health Number of water issues in a timely manner. Health Protection Identify, investigate, assess, monitor, Burial and cremation supplies Formal system in place to Manual, guidelines and manage and report significant and Contaminated land implementing identify, investigate, advice and direction emergent risks to environmental health. water safety plans Drinking-water assess, monitor, manage from the Ministry. Ensure interpretation and application of increases and report significant and Notifications of water Early childhood environmental health policies is consistent All designated emergent risks to supply transgressions education centres with Government policy and Ministry points of entry environmental health. are investigated manuals and guidance. Environmental noise provide the core Formal system in place for according to Ministry management Maintain a capacity to respond to capacities outlined receiving, considering and policy. environmental health issues Hazardous in the International responding to notifications Timeframe for substances Maintain a capacity to meet public health Health Regulations of suspected and confirmed responding to unit emergency planning, preparedness 2005 Ionising radiation cases of hazardous notifications of exotic and response requirements as defined in substances injuries, water Non-ionising fields mosquitoes of public the National Health Emergency Plan. supply transgressions, Emergency health significance Take prompt and appropriate action to exotic mosquitoes of public planning, Timeframe for protect environmental health, and health significance and preparedness and responding to increase compliance with the law. other environmental health response notifications of risks Audit compliance of organisations and hazardous substances Recreational water individuals with environmental health Environmental health incidents Resource policies and legislation as outlined in the emergency response and Environmental health management Environmental Health Protection Manual contingency plans in place, contingency plans are and Ministry guidance including Sewage treatment that include responses to updated at least and disposal designated points of entry and VTA public health events of annually. international concern, risks
of public health action addressing specific communicable diseases control concerns and issues. 5. Environmental Health Air quality (indoor and outdoor) Border health Burial and cremation Contaminated land Drinking-water Early childhood education centres Environmental noise management Hazardous substances Ionising radiation Non-ionising fields Emergency planning, preparedness and response Recreational water Resource management Sewage treatment and disposal Deliver environmental health protection functions as per the Environmental Health Protection Manual, and advice and direction from the Ministry. Employ statutory officers. Identify, investigate, assess, monitor, manage and report significant and emergent risks to environmental health. Ensure interpretation and application of environmental health policies is consistent with Government policy and Ministry manuals and guidance. Maintain a capacity to respond to environmental health issues Maintain a capacity to meet public health unit emergency planning, preparedness and response requirements as defined in the National Health Emergency Plan. Take prompt and appropriate action to protect environmental health, and increase compliance with the law. Audit compliance of organisations and individuals with environmental health policies and legislation as outlined in the Environmental Health Protection Manual and Ministry guidance including designated points of entry and VTA Number of cases of disease or injury associated with environmental risk factors decreases Number of water supplies implementing water safety plans increases All designated points of entry provide the core capacities outlined in the International Health Regulations 2005 Number of statutory officers employed are adequate to deliver the work programme and respond to emergent issues in a timely manner. Formal system in place to identify, investigate, assess, monitor, manage and report significant and emergent risks to environmental health. Formal system in place for receiving, considering and responding to notifications of suspected and confirmed cases of hazardous substances injuries, water supply transgressions, exotic mosquitoes of public health significance and other environmental health risks Environmental health emergency response and contingency plans in place, that include responses to public health events of international concern, risks Quality (How well) Standard operating procedures are consistent with Ministry policies, Environmental Health Protection Manual, guidelines and advice and direction from the Ministry. Notifications of water supply transgressions are investigated according to Ministry policy. Timeframe for responding to notifications of exotic mosquitoes of public health significance Timeframe for responding to notifications of hazardous substances incidents Environmental health contingency plans are updated at least annually.
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