• Home
  • COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Vaccine
    • Fabric Face Covering – Masks
  • Medical
    Services
    • Sexual Diseases & HIV
      • LINK-UP Van Buren/Cass Data to Care Initiative
    • Animal Bites & Rabies Exposure
    • Children’s Special Health Care Services
    • Communicable Diseases
    • School Disease Reporting
    • TB Testing
    • Flu
    • Children’s Hearing & Vision
    • Immunizations
    • Lead Poisoning Prevention
    • Appointments
    • Offices/Locations/Maps
      • Dowagiac
      • Lawrence
  • Dental
    Services
    • Pay Online
    • Register Online
    • Services
    • Dental Locations & Hours
    • Resources/Links
  • Environmental
    Health
    • Environmental Health Fee Schedule Rev 01/11/2023
    • Mosquitoes & Ticks – What You Need To Know
    • Beach Monitoring
    • Food Sanitation
    • Hazardous Waste
    • Soil Evaluation
    • Water & Septic Inspection
    • Other Environmental Health Services
  • Emergency
    Preparedness
    • Hot Topics
    • Emergency Services
    • Disaster Preparedness and Safety
    • Partners and Resources
  • Health
    Promotion
    • Sharps Collection
    • Red Med Box
    • Veterans Health Services Program
    • Substance Abuse Services Resources/Links
  • Pay Online
    • Dental
    • Homeloan Evaluation
    • Other Payment
    • Sewage Construction
    • Soil Evaluation
    • Water Well Construction
  • About
    • Leadership
      • Board of Health
      • Department Heads
    • Mission & Values
    • Appointments
    • Job Postings
    • Privacy Policy
    • FOIA Requests
  • Contact
    • Dowagiac
    • Lawrence
  • PFAS
269.621.3143

Environmental Health

HomeEnvironmental Health

Environmental Health Staff

Back row L-R:  Ryan Heimsath, James “Cody” Davis, George Friday, Rich Conway, Brian Lint, Matt Spletzer

Front row L-R: Corrinne Taylor, Robin Cornejo, Caitlin McNair, Jacqueline Purcell, Ellen Carr, Rebecca Burge

not available: Carrie Hiemstra

 


Mosquitoes & Ticks – What You Need To Know

Beach Monitoring

Food Sanitation

Hazardous Waste

Soil Evaluation

Water & Septic Inspection

Other Environmental Health Services

FOIA Request for Public Records – Environmental Health


Understanding PFAs

IMPORTANT 5-9-2019 PFAS News Release from Van Buren-Cass District Health Department

Any Resident with questions about the ongoing investigation should contact Hartford Township at 269-621-4658 or EGLE’s Environmental Assistance Center at 1-800-662-9278.

PFAs Fact Sheets:

What Are PFAs?

PFAs in Drinking Water

PFAs Exposure and Your Health

Coping with the stress that environmental contamination can cause

Links to Michigan.gov / PFAS Response:

PFAS – Frequently Asked Questions.

Click here to learn more about PFAS chemicals and how they can impact your health.

Press Release 9/14/18: DEQ updates water officials on Nations most comprehensiv Statewide Study of PFAS in water supplies.

PFAS Response: Taking Action, Protecting Michigan

Launched in 2017, the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) is the first multi-agency action team of its kind in the nation. Agencies representing health, environment and other branches of state government have joined together to investigate sources and locations of PFAS contamination in the state, take action to protect people’s drinking water, and keep the public informed we learn more about this nationally emerging contaminant.

 Click here to learn more about PFAS.


January is…   

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. If you smoke and live in a home with high radon levels, you increase your risk of developing lung cancer.

Having your home tested is the only effective way to determine whether you and your family are at risk of high radon exposure.  Contact our Environmental Health staff for more information.

Learn more about Radon:

Radon and Your Health

www.epa.gov/radon

Pay Online  

Helpful Links

  • School Disease Reporting 
  • Sharps Collection
  • The Dirt on Weed
  • Van Buren Conservation District Recycling Program
  • Concussion Information
  • Healthy Michigan
  • Bed Bugs
  • Safe Kids
  • Food Safety
  • FOIA Requests

News from the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department

ALL individuals entering the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department are REQUIRED to wear a FACE COVERING (mask).

____________________

Office Locations

UPDATE:  As of Monday, May 3, 2021: Our Hartford & Mattawan facilities moved and merged into one new Lawrence location.

Van Buren/Cass District Health Department’s NEW Public Health Education Facility at 260 South Street, Lawrence, MI 49064

 
Lawrence – Administration ~ Community Dental Clinic ~ Environmental Health ~ Public Health Nursing
260 South Street
Lawrence, MI 49064
269-621-3143 / Get Directions »

 
Dowagiac – Community Dental Clinic ~ Environmental Health ~ Public Health Nursing
302 S. Front St
Dowagiac, MI 49047
269-782-0064 / Get Directions »

 
Hartford & Mattawan – these locations were closed, ALL services are being provided in our Lawrence and Dowagiac offices

Hours of Operation

Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(*The Dowagiac office Environmental Health and Public Health Nursing hours may differ, it is recommended that you call 269-782-0064 to confirm staff availability.)


For an After Hours Public Health Emergency contact the appropriate county Sheriff Dispatch.

Van Buren County: phone  269-657-3101

Cass County: phone 269-445-1560

Tell us how we are doing.

Click Here to take our Client Satisfaction Survey.

Events

Events in January 2023

  • Previous
  • Today
  • Next
MMonday TTuesday WWednesday TThursday FFriday SSaturday SSunday
26December 26, 2022
27December 27, 2022
28December 28, 2022
29December 29, 2022
30December 30, 2022
31December 31, 2022
1January 1, 2023
2January 2, 2023
3January 3, 2023
4January 4, 2023
5January 5, 2023
6January 6, 2023
7January 7, 2023
8January 8, 2023
9January 9, 2023
10January 10, 2023
11January 11, 2023
12January 12, 2023
13January 13, 2023
14January 14, 2023
15January 15, 2023
16January 16, 2023
17January 17, 2023
18January 18, 2023
19January 19, 2023
20January 20, 2023
21January 21, 2023
22January 22, 2023
23January 23, 2023
24January 24, 2023
25January 25, 2023
26January 26, 2023
27January 27, 2023
28January 28, 2023
29January 29, 2023
30January 30, 2023
31January 31, 2023
1February 1, 2023
2February 2, 2023
3February 3, 2023
4February 4, 2023
5February 5, 2023
  • Health Statistics
  • Job Postings
  • Employees
  • Resources/Links
  • Michigan Community Health
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cass County
  • Van Buren County

Van Buren / Cass District Health Department complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

© 2023 VBCDHD. All rights reserved.