The Brussels Post, 1978-06-21, Page 4The duties .of a Health
Inspector take in many areas of
concern where the public i
involved,
They investigate communicable
disease outbreaks and (under the
direction of the Medical Officer of
Health) will enforce quarantines,
supervise disinfections and
disposals of infected wastes.
The health unit is responsible
for the inspection of food
handling establishments from
restaurants to abatoirs and bake
shops. They inspect water
supplies, sewage disposal, do
rodent and insect control,
cockroaches and check ,housing,
plumbing inspection
summer camps, and -even beauty
parlors and barber shops,
Schools, funeral parlours,
hospitals, and nursing homes are
inspected regularly..
The list is endless. Wherever
you find people you find a
concernedinspector,
YOU'LL SEE THEM IN HURON'-- These three young people have beeh employed
by The Huron County Health Unit for the summer. Here Bernadette Etzler,
Benmiller, Paul Dawson Stratford and Rosemary / Phalan, Toronto, will work six
months before taking their oral exams. The students will be required to observe and
work with the local Public Health Inspect ors. Their duties cover all areas where
the public's health is involved.
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4 THE mimeo POST, JUNE 21, 1978
Huron Health Unit hires students
[by Rhea Hamilton)
A group of people work behind
the scenes to keep. Huron's,
population healthy. They are the
county's Public Health Inspectors
and to make sure that students
that are aiming for this career are
in perfect control of the situation,
The Canadian Public Health
Association requires that a six
month term of field work, with a
Health Unit be filled before
'inspectors are certified.
Huron County has taken On
four students this summer.
Bernadette Etzler, Rosemary
Phalan and Paul Dawson are well
into their first month of direct
field training, and all are enjoying
the work.
Bernadette is from Benmiller,
here in Huron County, She spent
her first year at school in lab
sciences but was dissatisfied with
the outlook on jobs.
While working in Menesetung
'Park in the kitchen last summer
she met an inspector doing his
rounds at• the camp and after
inquiring into the occupation
further decided that this was the
jolijor her and quickly changed
her courses into public health.
Bernadette has completed her
first year and agrees it has proved •
interesting.
"I like the diversity of the job"
said Bernadette. "You get to
meet different people and do'
quite a large number of different
jobs."
Rosemary Phalan is from
Toronto and her interest in public
health has stemmed from a
brother-in-law who works with
the federal government under the
food and drug directorate.
After taking two years off
before furthering her education
Rosemary checked the course
outlines for the public health
inspectors and thought it looked
interesting. .
"Not many people know about
the course" says Rosemary.
"Many don't know what the job
means and often assume that
you're a nurse not an inspector."
Paul Dawson is from Stratford
and was interested in being an •
inspector by his brother who is in
public health.
Students observe for three
months and take notes, ,all
without pay.. All counties are
notified of this fact before
students file applications with the
Health agencies all over Canada.
"Huron County has been
generous in taking on three
students now and another on
later on in the summer" said
Paul. "Many of the other counties
have not taken on even one
students as an observer." .
• Both Rosemary and Paul have
finished their formal classroom
education and only need to have
the six month practical training
before taking their oral exams
this. October, and becoMing
certified if they pass.
Rosemary is observing for
three months and then will work
for pay the next three months.
Paul is working three months and
observing the last °three on the
same financial set up as
Rosemary.
Bernadette is working for three
months this summer and
finishing her field work next
summer, after she completes her
final year of formal education.
The life of an inspector is not
always a bed of roses.
"I've already been yelled at"
said Bernadette. "But it was my
fault so what can you do. I still
like the job. The travelling and
the people are great."
"I like being out of the city",
commented Rosemary. "I love
the rural setting and I am going to
look for a job in the same type of
area as here. There is not as much
variety in the city and personal
relationships are far better here."
"I would give Huron County
Health Unit a Triple A rating .for
hiring students", said
Bernadette.
"Out of 32 letters I sent out
most of them stated that funding'
was •the reason for not hiring",
Rosemary said,
"There arc not many counties
hiring", pointed out Paul. "I
can't understand why because the
students will work for nothing just
to get their field training in:"
The students are looking
forward to challenges this
summer and are eager to make
Huron a safer and cleaner place to
live.