Find where to get help, advice and information about environmental health issues in Eastbourne.
Environmental Health Officers work within various teams at the council to protect and enhance the health and environment of people who work, live and visit our town.
Select a topic...
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Environmental Health for Business - one-stop business advice on licences, health and safety at work, catering and retail food safety, norovirus or gastroenteritis outbreaks in hotels, smokefree law, Primary Authority Partnership scheme and more.
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Infectious Diseases - investigation of notifications of infectious diseases, particularly food poisoning, working with the Health Protection Agency.
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Dogs and Animal Welfare - advice on responsible dog ownership. Our Dog Welfare Officer promotes and enforces local dog laws, investigates dog fouling problems and collects strays.
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Pest Control - leaflets and useful links for advice on a wide range of pests. How to book our treatment visits for rats, mice, fleas and wasps.
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Pollution, Air Quality and Noise - bonfires and dust nuisance problems, air quality review and assessment, noise nuisance, public health problems including drains, sewers, refuse and smells, contaminated land, and radiation monitoring.
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Weather - monthly and annual summaries of records from our official weather station. Monthly reports to download with daily records.
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Climate Change - the predicted impacts of global warming in Eastbourne. What the council is doing to Act on CO2 and make Eastbourne a Low Carbon Town. Our Environment Strategy and Community Environment Partnership.
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Energy Saving - energy efficiency advice, grants and offers for your home, and what the council is doing to save energy.
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Private Housing - advice and assistance for private tenants, landlords, agents and homeowners. Grants for householders, private rented housing, houses in multiple occupation.
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Empty Properties - bringing empty homes back into use by working with the owners to give help with selling, letting, renovating or leasing
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Environmental Health for Kids - a factsheet for children, and special pages on food safety, healthy eating, dogs, the weather and climate change
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Learn about Environmental Health - pages for teenagers, students and young people
On the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health website...
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Policy (external link) - Environmental Health Officers, also known as Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) work to improve quality of life now and in the future, reducing health inequalities and making life safer. Find out about the main areas of work - environmental protection, food safety, health and safety, housing, public health and climate change.
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Better Regulation (external link) - Environmental Health Practitioners aim to work in partnership for more efficient regulation, with an emphasis on achieving compliance through education and advice, rather than enforcement.
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Publications and Information Services (external link) - download guidance notes, toolkits, reports and information sheets on the key environmental health topics of the day.
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Environmental Health Careers (external link) - making a difference, keeping everyone healthy and safe. Environmental Health is a rewarding career with great prospects, both for school leavers and for people wanting to retrain.
