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Services offered by the Stamford Health Lab
	Environmental Testing	Well water, recreational bathing water, rivers, lakes, ponds and streams, state requirements for day care and nursery licenses, water company water, lead in water, swimming pool water, shellfish water, as well as other general environmental concerns.
	Clinical Testing	Levels of lead in blood for children under 6 years of age, sexually transmitted disease testing, anemia, diabetes, total cholesterol, pregnancy and strep testing.  Performed at specified times and through specific clinics, Not a Walk in Service!
	Information & Referral Services	Rabies referrals and Insect identification.
	Lyme Ticks	Receipt and Shipment of Ticks for Lyme Disease Testing. Information on the prevelance of the disease in ticks and when the ticks are most active.
	Reports and Surveys   Information on various environmental studies for the Stamford area.
	*Please note that some of our services are restricted to City of Stamford residents
	Get forms for submitting samples to the laboratory
Important Current Information:  As the weather becomes colder, the number of ticks submitted for testing continues to decrease.  It is important to remember that ticks will become active if the temperature rises above 40 F. The number of bed bugs submissions continues to climb, well over the number of complaints from last year.  Insects are submitted to the laboratory for identification only.  Reports for infestations are sent to the Environmental Inspections Division for follow-up and possible orders for extermination. Influenza has been documented in Stamford, So Get Your Flu Shot NOW!
Our Mission
The Stamford Health Department protects, preserves and promotes the health of this multicultural community by integrating the skills and knowledge of a multidisciplinary staff on an ongoing basis. The pre-eminent goal is to maintain the community's health by preventing and/or limiting and disease. We maintain current certifications from the US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency), the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.