Department 62 - Infection protection, hygiene and environmental medicine
Responsibilities
- AIDS; counseling
- Corona vaccination; information
- Health promotion; information on environmental health protection
- Health pests; notification of infestation
- Vaccination protection when traveling; advice
- Vaccinations; information and implementation by health authorities
- Infectious diseases; counseling
- Infectious diseases; notification
- Protection against infection; information on isolation facilities
- Hospital hygiene; advice and monitoring
- Spa, climatic health resort and resort; application for recognition
- Food personnel; registration for instruction in accordance with the Infection Protection Act
- Legionella analysis; indication that the technical action value has been reached
- Local and residential hygiene; advice and monitoring
- Sexually transmitted diseases; counseling and examinations
- Drinking water supply systems, baths and bathing water; hygiene monitoring
- Environmental impacts; monitoring, assessment and evaluation
- Environmental medicine; information and advice
- Water supply system; notification of construction, commissioning, modification, transfer of ownership or decommissioning
Notes
The main task is to prevent or minimize harmful effects on citizens, be it through infectious diseases, poor hygiene conditions or environmental influences, which includes preventive measures.
The area of responsibility includes in particular the prevention and control of communicable diseases in accordance with the Infection Protection Act, which includes the care of tuberculosis patients, as well as the monitoring of hygiene regulations in public facilities, in particular hospitals, nursing homes, but also kindergartens and tattoo studios. Drinking water hygiene and the monitoring of bathing waters play a major role here. The effects of environmental influences, e.g. soil protection, are also assessed here.
A further focus is on providing advice on infection protection, in particular vaccination advice, general hygiene, travel medicine and environmental medicine. An anonymous free HIV test is offered once a week.