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     Human exposures to hazardous agents in the air, water, soil, and food, and to physical hazards in the environment contribute to disease, disability, and death. Essential to the health of New Hampshire residents is a heightened public consciousness about individual and collective actions that preserve the natural environment and protect public health.
     Providing safe drinking water free of disease causing agents is a vital public health function. Approximately 2/3 of New Hampshire’s population uses a community water supply system that must comply with drinking water standards established and monitored by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES). Private wells or other non-public water systems make up the balance of the State’s water supply.
     It is important to not overlook environmental hazards that exist in homes. Reducing exposure to those contaminants such as lead, found in paint on older buildings, arsenic, and radon, can contribute to longer, disease-free lives. Improving indoor and outdoor air quality will lead to better health. Asthma and other respiratory conditions often are triggered or worsened by substances in the air, such as tobacco smoke, ozone, or other particles and chemicals. 

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