Children's Environmental Health

The Children's Environmental Health Unit includes three programs that play vital roles in the health of our children.

• Phone: 919-707-5951
• Regional Staff Territories (PDF, 165 KB) Updated 2024

Child Care Sanitation (CCS) Program

The Child Care Sanitation (CCS) Program monitors and oversees sanitation requirements for licensed child care centers and provides consultation to local health departments regarding communicable disease control and sanitation in the child care setting. Technical assistance, continuing education and training, are provided for local health departments, environmental health specialists and public health nurses involved with the implementation of the CCS program.

• 1617 Child Care Sanitation Inspection Form - Revised 6/23 (PDF, 164 KB)
• Child Care Sanitation Rules (PDF, 428 KB)
• Comment Addendum (PDF, 7 KB)
• Chain or Franchise Child Care Center Application (PDF, 197 KB)
• Policy Memos
• Training and Regional Meeting Information
• Child care operators training
• 03/07/24: Memo re: Water testing at child care centers located at public schools
• 06/03/24: Memo on Funding and Enrollment at child care centers and public schools

Related Sites

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• N.C. Division of Child Development

North Carolina Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP)

The North Carolina Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) currently coordinates clinical and environmental services aimed at eliminating childhood lead poisoning. NC CLPPP also provides technical assistance, training and oversight for local environmental health specialists, public health nurses, laboratory technicians and private medical providers to assure healthy and safe conditions. Among the program's other activities are early identification, surveillance, abatement enforcement, monitoring inspections and risk assessments.

• Data
• Forms
• North Carolina Lead Surveillance System (NC LEAD)
  • NC LEAD FAQs
  • NC LEAD Reference Information
• Portable Blood Lead Analyzers
• Resources
  • Brochures, Fact Sheets, and other Educational Materials
  • Law and Rules
  • Links
  • NC Preventive Maintenance Program
  • Policy Memos
  • Training
  • Warnings and Recalls

School Sanitation Program

The School Sanitation Program monitors and oversees sanitation requirements for public and private schools, and provides consultation to local health departments regarding communicable disease control and sanitation in the school setting. Technical assistance, continuing education and training are provided for local health departments, environmental health specialists and public health nurses involved with the implementation of the School Sanitation Program.

• Policy Memos
  • 10/31/05 Memo - Food Handling for Special Needs Students (PDF, 85 KB)
  • 1/12/06 Memo - Food Handling for Special Needs Students (PDF, 92 KB)
• School Sanitation Statutes
• School Sanitation Rules (PDF, 26 KB)

Related Sites

• Integrated Pest Management in Schools
• Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
• N.C. Department of Public Instruction
• N.C. Department of Insurance

Contact Information

Phone: 919-707-5951
Fax: 919-870-4808
Secure Fax for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: 919-841-4015
Contacts