On the San Mateo County website, there is a special tab called "Healthy Environment"
clicking on this link provides the following tabs:
Under the "Smoke-Free San Mateo County" features all sorts of information pertaining to how to advocate for smoke-free areas and resources for quitting addictions from smoking to opioid abuse.
Beneath, there is a "Tobacco Coalition" tab, that features San Mateo campaign and news letters on spreading the advocacy to live tobacco free in San Mateo County. Now reflecting upon this, I have noticed in areas such as Burlingame, there are not many people who smoke on Burlingame Avenue. I have noticed that downtown San Mateo has a lot of cigarette butt canisters, so I believe this a great campaign. "Smoke Free Housing" - For San Mateo residents, an advocate for local residents who want to establish smoke free housing. They also educate the community about the harmful effects of second hand smoking. "Ending Youth Access to Tobacco" - With the resources of partnerships of schools, communities and law enforcement, to decrease the overall effort of teens getting into tobacco use.
The "Healthy Housing" tab features resources on how to make your home safer by providing information on how to make your home "pest-free" from mold and other dust and protecting your child from lead poisoning.
"Pets & Wildlife" features what to do in situations when you have pests living in your home, if wildlife is inhibiting your property, and how to protect your current pets. This tab also features how to help yourself in situations if you get bitten by any wildlife, how to vaccinate your pets, and advocating for the spay / neuter programs.
"Water Protection & Land program" tab has information on all the current topics such as water systems, wells and land use, groundwater protection program and how San Mateo takes bacteria water samples to make sure the water is good and monitored.
"The Hazardous Materials" is an important tab that provides information for regulating facilities and how to handle and dispose dangerous waste.
I especially appreciate the tab "Safe Fish to Eat" which features which type of fish to eat and during what time of the season.
Wow - the San Mateo Website seems really user friendly and provides a lot of great information for residents. I thought the Berkeley Public Health Department website (where I live) had a lot of great information on their website, but it is not as user friendly as this website seems
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