Town Health Officer Trainings

Below are some on-demand town health officer trainings in multiple file formats. When you see the same title listed twice, there is a PDF file and an audio file to go along with it.

For additional information, the Town Health Officer Hotline is available Monday through Friday (except state holidays), 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 800-439-8550.

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Topic	Title	File Type	Length
Asbestos	When is Asbestos a Public Health Threat When is Asbestos a Public Health Threat	Video	16:32
Drinking Water	After the Flood: Private Well Disinfection and Testing After the Flood: Private Well Disinfection and Testing	Video	12:01
Mold	Mold in Rental Housing Mold in Rental Housing	Video	19:45
Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae)	Healthy Recreational Waters and Cyanobacteria Healthy Recreational Waters and Cyanobacteria	Video	18:59
Drinking Water	Drinking Water Safety in Vermont Drinking Water Safety in Vermont	Video	09:27
Mold	Mold Growth in Buildings Mold Growth in Buildings	Video	18:09
Radon	Residential Radon in Vermont Residential Radon in Vermont	Video	08:47
Lead	THOs and Lead-Based Paint Tips and Complaints THOs and Lead-Based Paint Tips and Complaints	Video	17:26
Lead	ENV_THO_Training_LeadInConstruction.mp4 ENV_THO_Training_LeadInConstruction.mp4	Video	13:40
Pests	Inspecting for Pests Inspecting for Pests	Video	08:09
Asbestos	Asbestos & Lead Regulatory Program and the Role of THOs	PDF
Asbestos	Asbestos & Lead Regulatory Program and the Role of THOs Asbestos & Lead Regulatory Program and the Role of THOs	Audio	29:29
Rental Housing	Mobile Home Parks	PDF
Lead	Lead, Unsafe Work Practices, EMPs and the THO	PDF
Fire	Fire and Life Safety	PDF
Fire	Fire and Life Safety Fire and Life Safety	Audio	28:19
Rental Housing	Indoor Air Quality in Rental Housing	PDF
Rental Housing	Monitoring and Compliance with Vermont’s Rental Housing	PDF
Health Orders	Health Orders	PDF
THO Duties	Duties of a Town Health Officer	PDF
Buildings	Dangerous Buildings and the THO	PDF
Buildings	Dangerous Buildings and the THO Dangerous Buildings and the THO	Audio	18:40
Health Orders	Writing Defensible Health Orders	PDF
Health Orders	Writing Defensible Health Orders Writing Defensible Health Orders	Audio	1:00:26
Rental Housing	Rental Housing Inspections	PDF
Open Burning	Open Burning (and incineration, too)	PDF
Open Burning	Open Burning (and incineration, too) Open Burning (and incineration, too)	Audio	22:51
Ticks	Lyme Disease in Vermont	PDF
Rabies	Animal Bites and Rabies	PDF
Rabies	Animal Bites and Rabies Animal Bites and Rabies	Audio	19:43
Water and Wastewater	Water and Wastewater Guidance	PDF
Water and Wastewater	Water and Wastewater Guidance Water and Wastewater Guidance	Audio	42:15
Bed Bugs	Bed Bugs 101 for Shelters and Supportive Housing Programs	Video	55:27
Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae)	Monitoring for Cyanobacteria	Online Course
Swimming Areas	Maintaining Safe Recreational Waters	Online Course