Focuses towards promoting and protecting the health and well-being of the community by preventing, to the extent possible, the potential for food-borne illnesses and keeping the community aware of recalls of suspected food sources. To accomplish this goal, Environmental Health Staff conduct the following activities: -  Licensing and periodic inspection of all public food establishments, including grocery stores, restaurants, bars and taverns, temporary food service events, mobile food units, catering businesses, and schools -  Reviews plans for construction of new food service establishments or the remodeling of existing establishments -  Investigates food-related complaints and food-borne illnesses -  Provides training and testing for food workers -  Coordinates with other public agencies at the state and federal level to insure safe and wholesome food is made available to the public -  Provides educational and technical advice to managers of food service establishments the public

Focuses towards promoting and protecting the health and well-being of the community by preventing, to the extent possible, the potential for food-borne illnesses and keeping the community aware of recalls of suspected food sources. To accomplish this goal, Environmental Health Staff conduct the following activities: -  Licensing and periodic inspection of all public food establishments, including grocery stores, restaurants, bars and taverns, temporary food service events, mobile food units, catering businesses, and schools -  Reviews plans for construction of new food service establishments or the remodeling of existing establishments -  Investigates food-related complaints and food-borne illnesses -  Provides training and testing for food workers -  Coordinates with other public agencies at the state and federal level to insure safe and wholesome food is made available to the public -  Provides educational and technical advice to managers of food service establishments the public

Accepts and, where possible, attempt to resolve complaints regarding the licensing, cleanliness, truth in menu, unethical or improper conduct of personnel or other inappropriate business practices of eating establishments. Provides restaurant inspection reports available by the Yakima Health District upon request. Those interested in a record, there are three ways to obtain it. 1) Visit the Environmental Help Desk: if you want printed information, you will be required to fill out the Release of Public Records form for a small charge per copy. If you want to receive verbal information or view the computer system, there is no charge. 2) Download the Release of Public Records form from the website, fax it to (509) 575-7894, records will be sent by fax. 3) Call the Help Desk and receive verbal information over the phone.

Offers plan review of new or remodeling food service establishments; licensing and inspection of food service establishments; investigation of illness complaints related to food; and training and issuing of food worker cards.

Provides retail food service permits and inspection; temporary food service permits; surveillance over recreation shellfish and beach water quality; permits and inspections of solid waste and hazardous waste handling; consultation to private and public water supplies; insect and animal borne diseases; school, youth camp and permits. Permits and inspections of onsite septic systems.