Disease Control and Environmental Health

The DCEH Division includes programs that address environmental health needs in the City of Milwaukee as well as programs that focus on prevention of communicable disease and control of disease spread in Milwaukee. DCEH helps to assure healthy indoor and outdoor air, safe drinking water, responds with the Fire Department to Hazmat and other emergency incidents, and works to provide care for and control the spread of health threats like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. DCEH monitors disease (such as influenza) occurrence world-wide and plans appropriately in order to help prevent breakouts on a local level.

Below is an overview of DCEH units and programs.  Click on linked text for more information. 

Home Environmental Health

• Lead Program

• Asthma Control

• Injury Prevention  

Consumer Environmental Health

• Food Inspections

• Food Establishment Inspection Reports

• Weights and Measures

• Tattoo and Body Piercing Inspections 

Communicable Disease & Emergency Preparedness

• Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control

• Milwaukee County Communicable Disease Statistics (SurvNet)

• Immunization Program

  • Walk-In Immunization Clinic Services

  • Community Based Immunization Initiatives

• Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • General Emergency Preparedness

  • Natural Disasters/Extreme Weather

    • Extreme Temperatures

    • Flooding

  • Pandemic Influenza

• Community Environmental Health and Safety

  • Air Quality

  • Animal Health

  • Hazardous/Toxic Materials

  • Rabies Information

  • Water Quality

    • Drinking Water

    • Recreational Water

  • West Nile Virus Monitoring 

HIV, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention

• Tuberculosis Surveillance and Control

• Tuberculosis Clinic Services

• Refugee Health Screening

• STD Clinic Services

• HIV Counseling, Testing, Referral and Partner Notification Services