Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Guidance Manual
This manual is for authorized registered environmental health specialists in NC. It gives guidance for working during disaster recovery, usually after a state of emergency is declared.
Get the Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Guidance Manual (PDF)Guidance for Environmental Health Inspections to Control and Prevent COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Environmental Health Section provided resources and guidance related to social distancing and cleaning/disinfecting, along with information related to establishment re-openings and inspections. Listed here are archived communications and guidance to local health departments related to Executive Orders and other directives during the pandemic, last updated August 2020.
Tab/Accordion Items
- 08/15/2022: Termination of COVID-19 State of Emergency Memo (PDF)
- 06/09/2020: Executive Order 130 Transitional Food Establishment Permit Memo (PDF)
- 05/27/2020 Memo: Point Deduction Guidance for Expired CFPM and COVID-19 (PDF)
- 04/16/2020 Memo: Executive Order 119 and Inspection Frequency Waiver Guidance (PDF)
- 03/30/2020 Memo: Executive Order 120 Closing Swimming Pools and Tattoo Parlors (PDF)
- 03/30/2020 Memo: Executive Order 119 and Emergency Childcare Guidance (PDF)
- 03/26/2020 Memo: Guidance for Restaurants Selling Raw Meat and Meal Kits (PDF)
- 03/20/2020 Memo: Cleaning and Disinfecting Solutions and Procedures to Control COVID-19 in Schools, Child Care Centers, and Other Community, Non-Healthcare Facilities (PDF)
- 03/18/2020 Memo: Executive Order 118 Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars (PDF)
- 03/16/2020 Memo: Executive Order 116 Guidance for Right of Entry and Aid to County Funding (PDF)
- 03/13/2020 Guidance Memo to Registered Environmental Health Specialists, Supervisors, and Directors (PDF)
- Flow Chart for Dealing with COVID-19 in Employees (PDF)
- Updated Guidance for Environmental Health Specialists During Field Visits (PDF)
- Food Safety Guidance for School Meal Delivery (PDF)
- Food Safety Information (PDF)
- Guidance for Field Staff during COVID-19 Outbreak (PDF)
- How to Safely Prepare Boxed Meals (PDF)
- Is COVID-19 a Food Safety Issue?
- Restaurant Takeout Guidance - Color (PDF); Black and White (PDF)
- Time as a Public Health Control Policy and Log (PDF)