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Yancey County Health Department
Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Section of the Toe River Health District has the responsibility of ensuring that our residents and visitors have a clean and healthy environment in which to live, work and play. This is accomplished through education, enforcement of state and county regulations, and an inspections program.

Areas of inspection responsibility
  • wells
  • septic systems
  • swimming pools/spas
  • tattoo parlors
  • hospitals
  • rest homes
  • day cares
  • schools including lunchrooms
  • lodging
  • residential care
  • jails
  • summer camps
  • restaurants
  • meat markets
  • temporary food vendors at special events
Other areas of responsibility
  • migrant housing facilities
  • lead investigation
  • animal control/rabies investigation
  • decontamination of methamphetamine labs
The NC Division of Environmental Health provides technical guidance and delegation of authority to the Toe River District’s Environmental Health staff.

Yancey County Health Department
202 Medical Campus Dr.
Burnsville, NC 28714
Phone: 828 682-6118
Fax: 828 682-6262
ychd@trhd.dst.nc.us
Nursing Supervisor: LaCosta Tipton, RN, BSN