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I. <br />II. <br />III. <br />IV. <br />V. <br />Topic <br />Putl)ose <br />Kittitas County Public Health Department <br />Environmental Health <br />Table of Contents <br />Planning Assumptions <br />Policies <br />Responsibilities <br />Concept of Operations <br />I. PUil)OSe <br />Page <br />97 <br />97-98 <br />98 <br />98 <br />98-99 <br />Environmental Health (EH) refers to the ability to reduce the risk of human contact with <br />environmental public health hazards in the event of an emergency. Reducing exposure risk pertains <br />to hazards such as contaminated food, air, water, solid waste, hazardous materials, and vectors <br />associated with exposure to infectious diseases, bacteria and pathogens. <br />II. Planning Assumptions <br />Based on the Kittitas County Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment (HIV A), EH <br />response will most frequently address incidents involving flooding and wildfires. However, <br />97