Health Talk MS Podcast Episode on Environmental Health Protection

Jackson, Miss. — You may not realize just how the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) serves every Mississippian and every visitor, every day. The April episode of our podcast, Health Talk MS, covers many of the ways the Office of Environmental Health takes on that responsibility to protect your health and wellbeing.

Host Greg Flynn sits down with two Environmental Health leaders: Les Herrington and Bill Moody. Herrington is the longtime director of the Office, and Moody is the Director of the Public Water Supply Bureau. It's an eye-opening episode that you don't want to miss.

Environmental Health programs include:

• Food Safety and Permits, including restaurant inspections and grades.
• On-Site Wastewater regulation and certification.
• Milk and Bottled Water regulation of producers and processors that includes frozen desserts.
• Public Water Supply licensing and quality assurance for all public water systems. Some of the hot topics Moody talks about are the operators' response to emergencies like the recent ice storm in north Mississippi, what goes into the decision-making process of ending fluoridation in water supplies, and the resources available to fund repairs and replacement of critical infrastructure for all public systems.

You'll come away with valuable insight into how MSDH works to protect you and your family every day.

Discover the latets episode of Health Talk MS at msdh.ms.gov/podcast.

Press Contact: MSDH Office of Communications, (601) 576-7667
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