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Upcoming Trainings

Contact your District Liaison or the Local Health Officer Coordinator if you are an LHO and are not receiving registration invites

Resources by Topic

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Mold

LHO Guide

Mold General

Mold Inspections

Mold Public Health Education Materials

Mold Other

Radon

Radon General

Radon Public Health Education Materials

Find other Tipsheets and information about radon in rental properties on Maine CDC's Radon webpage above

Asbestos
Other

OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY

Outdoor Wood Boilers, Outdoor Burning

What is the LHO's role in outdoor burning? See LHO Manual Section 6.5

Air Quality, general

WATER QUALITY

Drinking Water
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal (Septic Failure)

What is the LHO's role in subsurface wastewater? See LHO Manual Section 7.4

Other/Cemeteries

Refer complaints regarding cemeteries and mausoleums to the Maine CDC Subsurface Wastewater Unit. Contact information for the reponsible Environmental Health Specialist can be found on the following page (at bottom): Maine CDC's Subsurface Wastewater Unit - Staff Contacts

Critters and Pests

Bedbugs

LHO Guide

Bedbugs General

See also Landlord/Tenant section below

  • What is the LHO's role in Bedbug exposure? See LHO Manual chapter __
Browntail Moth
Rodents

Rodent-Borne Diseases

Rodent Management

Public Health Education Materials

Mosquitos
Other Critters and Pests / For more information

DANGEROUS/SAFER BUILDINGS

Resources

See also:  specific health topics elsewhere on this page.
The following statutes might be applicable in certain instances. Consult with your municipal officers and municipal attorney regarding the particular situation:

HOARDING

General Resources

[Additional resources accessed from International OCD Foundation/Boston website include "The Role of Hoarding Task Forces," "Hoarding in Elderly Populations," and "Understanding the Legal Issues."]

Animal Hoarding

LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES

Resources for Tenants
Resources for Landlords

MUNICIPAL RESOURCES

Maine Crisis Line 1-888-568-1112
SUD Resources
What is an LHO?

Coming soon....for municipal webpages: descriptions of the Local Health Officer role that you can opt to post on your town website's local health officer page to help the public understand your role.

Community and Public Health Education Resource Links

Coming soon... for your municipal webpages: community and public health education resource links for your community.

  • Feel free to post these on your municipal website's local health officer page. These will be updated seasonally and with newsworthy events; check back here for updates.