Environmental and Consumer Health

Through the Camden County Division of Environmental and Consumer Health, numerous programs and services are offered. They include programs dealing with air pollution, food and restaurant related services and inspections, hazardous materials (emergency response to spills, etc.), noise pollution, public bathing inspections, septic systems/water/sewer systems and preapproval of new systems, solid waste inspections, youth camp inspections, multiple housing unit inspections, kennels/pet shops and nuisance complaints. For information about any of these services, call (856) 374-6000.

For frequently used forms, click here and scroll down list to “Health”

County Environmental Health Act (CEHA) and Hazardous Materials

  • Air quality/pollution
  • Mold (residential buildings, public buildings, air)
  • Hazardous waste spills
  • Hazardous materials
  • Illegal dumping
  • Landfill management
  • Noise pollution
  • Raw sewage complaint
  • Right to Know
  • Trash complaint
  • Water testing
  • Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH)
  • Hazardous communication

For more information, call (856) 783-4808 Extension 6009
Daniel Rice, CIH
Daniel.rice@camdencodps.org

Housing Inspection

  • Kennels
  • Nuisance complaints
  • Pet shops
  • Multi-unit housing dwellings
  • Mold in my apartment

For more information, call (856) 374-6025.

Sanitary Sewer & Septic

  • Sanitary sewer
  • Septic system
  • Sewer system
  • Wells

For more information, call (856) 374-6064.

 


Environmental Health and Food Protection

The Camden County Department of Health’s team of Registered Environmental Health Specialists is licensed and specially trained to ensure that our community’s environmental conditions are built and maintained for people’s health and that operators follow specific practices to prevent disease and injury. You can find these inspectors protecting your health and safety at restaurants, schools, daycares, hospitals, long term care facilities, food truck events, homes, public swimming pools, summer camps, tattoo shops, ear and body piercing shops, tattoo conventions, tanning parlors, kennels, pet shops, and more. Inspection reports for many of these facilities are available through our online portal.

Joanna Barron, Principal Registered Environmental Health Specialist
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Stationary Retail Food
Program Lead: Lisa Yang, REHS
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Establishments that wish to sell or give away food to the public, including restaurants, schools, daycares, and healthcare facilities, are permitted & inspected by the Camden County Department of Health. Contact this office for plan review, permits, inspections, health authority notifications, and complaint investigations.

Food Establishment Permit Application

Food Establishment Plan Review Application

Inspection Report Online Portal

Mobile Retail Food
Program Lead: Alexis Traynor, REHS
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Mobile food operations, including tabletops, trucks, carts, and trailers, which sell or give away food to the public are permitted & inspected by the Camden County Department of Health. Inspections are conducted at 512 Lakeland Road, Blackwood, NJ, Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 9:30am. Approval by the Camden County Department of Health is required for all mobile food vendors at events. Event coordinators may contact this program for more information.

Mobile Food Vendor Application 

Mobile Food Event Coordinator Application

Quick Tips for Mobile Food Vendors

Inspection Report Online Portal

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
856.374.6052 or childhoodlead@camdencounty.com
Nurse Case Management Lead: Bonnibelle Arrojo, RN
Environmental Investigation Lead: Onyinyechi Udoh, MPH, REHS, LIRA

This program offers education, screening, case management, and environmental intervention for families of children who are at risk for exposure to lead or have an elevated blood lead level. Municipal inspectors who identify that a child is living in a rental property with a lead paint hazard may refer the family to this office for outreach.

View the latest Consumer Product Safety Commission Lead Recall Announcements

John Suppa, Principal Registered Environmental Health Specialist
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Recreational Bathing

Program Lead: Dalton Bew, REHS
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Public recreational bathing facilities, including swimming pools, spas, lakes, and other natural waters are permitted & inspected by the Camden County Department of Health. Contact this program for plan review, permits, inspections, health authority notifications, and complaint investigations.

Inspection Report Online Portal

Body Art
Program Lead: Megan Pitko, REHS
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Body art establishments and practitioners that provide tattooing, body piercing, ear piercing and permanent cosmetics – including microblading- are permitted and inspected by the Camden County Department of Health. Contact this program for plan review, practitioner approval, permits, inspections, temporary establishments, health authority notifications, and complaint investigations.

Inspection Report Online Portal

Tanning
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

UV Tanning facilities must register annually with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). Inspections of are conducted by the Camden County Department of Health annually.

Youth Camps
Program Lead: Denise Gerle, REHS
856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com

Youth camps must register annually with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). Inspections of youth camps are conducted by both NJDOH and the Camden County Department of Health annually.

Kennels/Pet Shops
Program Lead: Alexis Traynor, REHS

856.374.6052 or environmental.health@camdencounty.com 

Kennels, pet shops, animal shelters and pounds are inspected by the Camden County Department of Health annually.