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For 25+ years, HS GovTech has built purpose-driven technology for regulatory agencies. Our new website reflects how we've grown, the markets we serve, and our commitment to keeping pace with the work of government.
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Chase Boddicker never planned to be a health inspector. He trimmed trees and sprayed pesticides for Grand Junction Parks and Rec. His wife Kyla saw the Mesa County posting and said try it. Three years later he’s on the western slope…
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Danielle Hurst, MPH, is Cook County’s only environmentalist — 87 food services, septic, land use, billing, the whole door. She also emceed every session at GEHA 2026. Recorded as the conference wrapped at Lake Lanier. She spent 10 years…
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How Amarillo Processed $1.78M Online and Transformed Environmental Health
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Why Butler County Replaced Accela with HS GovTech/HS CloudSuite
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Joseph Addison (Fayette County, Georgia) has placed in the NEHA photo contest three years running. Recorded live at GEHA 2026, he walks Cameron through 12 photos from the field — the funny ones, the filthy ones, and the one he did not…
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Matt Geller is back — National Food Truck Association, Best Food Trucks, Revolution Carts — recorded live at GEHA 2026 at Lake Lanier. This one is not a “how to start a food truck” episode. It’s a field report from the biggest…
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Chef John does food safety and regulatory compliance for Kroger’s Atlanta division — 182 stores across Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier. He started at IBM as a statistician, took a buyout,…
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Inspections, applications, payments, reporting, and enforcement all shape the same public record. Connecting those workflows gives teams a clearer path from first request to final resolution.
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Food safety, recreational water, septic, wells, and other critical programs create different tasks but depend on the same thing: complete, connected records.
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Mobile access, structured forms, photos, and synchronized records help inspectors document work where it happens instead of rebuilding the record later.
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Resident-facing applications and connected staff review can make status, next steps, and required information easier to understand on both sides of the counter.
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A single traceable record can carry a concern from intake through assignment, inspection, communication, and resolution without losing the story between steps.
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Application review, inspections, fees, approvals, and renewals work better when each handoff stays visible inside one coordinated process.
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When program activity is connected, leaders can review workload, progress, and open work without assembling the story from separate systems.
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Clear steps, assignments, notifications, and records help teams adapt technology to the way their agency works while keeping each case accountable.
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Regulatory teams need more than a feature list. They need implementation and support shaped by the programs, records, and public responsibilities they manage.
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Austin Haney is EHS-5, district standard trainer, data specialist — and president of the Georgia Environmental Health Association. Recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier. He did not take the lunch-table path. Bachelor’s and master’s…
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, recorded live at GEHA 2026 on Lake Lanier, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Galen Baxter, Director of Environmental Health for the Georgia Department of Public Health. Galen traces an…
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, Cameron Garrison shares his presentation from the AFDO AI in Food Safety Workshop in Columbus, OH titled: “Closing the Blind Spot.” For years, restaurant chains and food brands have struggled…
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Cameron sits down in Kansas City, at NEHA AEC, with Dan Markowski of the American Mosquito Control Association to discuss resources for environmental health departments, CDC-funded best practices and data guidance, climate-driven…
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Cameron sits down with Claudia Riegel, Director of Mosquito & Termite Control for the City of New Orleans, to discuss her CDC Gulf South Vector project, rodent data work, program continuity since 1964, proactive media strategies, and…
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Cameron sits down with Beth Driscoll (Sales, Marketing & Client Success) on the NEHA AEC conference floor in Kansas City to talk purpose-built EH tech, how AI is cutting form-build and go-live times, proactive client success, and why…
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Send us Fan Mail Please remember to like and subscribe - and reach out to us with your stories and show ideas Beyond@hscloudsuite.com
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Larry Ramdin, current President of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), returns to Beyond Data Management for a second conversation with host Cameron Garrison. In this episode, Larry reflects on his year in the elected…
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What if a device mounted next to a handwashing sink could instantly scan for E. coli, Salmonella, Norovirus, Listeria and other invisible threats — then coach teams in real time and feed the data straight to management? In this episode…
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Environmental health is entering a new era—and the old regulatory playbook may no longer be enough. In this episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast, Cameron Garrison welcomes back Dr. David Dyjack, CEO of the National…
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🚀 Special Episode! We're giving you an exclusive first look at the brand new HS GovTech Conference Navigator App built specifically for the NEHA 2026 AEC in Kansas City. If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to navigate dozens of…
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In this special Fourth of July week episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast, Cameron Garrison is joined by HS GovTech’s own Adam Smith for a fun, behind-the-scenes look at spring environmental health conference season. From Idaho…
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🎙️ Beyond Data Management Podcast — Powered by HS GovTech What if your food safety and quality systems could answer any question in real time, in any language, tailored to your role — while predicting problems before they happen? In…
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In our June 1st episode AFDO Executive Director Steve Mandernach gave us a teaser that a new AI for food safety and health regulators was going to be debuted at the upcoming AFDO conference in Columbus Ohio. The unveiling has happened,…
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, Cameron Garrison welcomes back Steve Mandernach, Executive Director of AFDO, for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of food safety regulation, inspections, training, and technology.…
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Why Austin, TX Migrated to an EH-First Platform
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, powered by HS GovTech, Cameron Garrison talks with Dr. Aaron Ashbrook, Assistant Professor of Urban & Peri-Urban Entomology at the LSU AgCenter. Dr. Ashbrook breaks down the science (and…
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, powered by HS GovTech, Cameron Garrison sits down with Alicia Love, Bureau Chief of the Meat, Milk & Egg Inspection Bureau at the Montana Department of Livestock. Alicia shares her unexpected…
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Episode 34 of Beyond Data Management is here, and this week Cameron Garrison is joined by Melissa Rogerson for another Ask the Inspector-style conversation powered by questions from across EH Nation. In this episode We dig into the…
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Season 2 of Beyond Data Management is here — and we’re kicking things off with a special Ask the Inspector episode. Host Cameron Garrison welcomes back Kristin Geary of HS GovTech to answer real questions from across EH Nation about…
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Watch this exclusive peer-to-peer conversation to hear directly from the Austin team on why they selected HS GovTech over competitors, and how they completed an enterprise-level migration in just 11 months.
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Environmental Health departments rely on systems that must work every day. Inspections, complaints, permitting, and enforcement are not just operational tasks. They directly impact public safety, staff confidence, and community trust. In this session, you will meet HS GovTech and hear how agencies across North America are approaching technology decisions with a stronger focus on partnership, reliability, and domain expertise.
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Happy holidays EH Nation! 🎄 It’s our Season 1 finale and year-end holiday extravaganza. We launched this show and channel in April with a simple goal: spotlight the “hidden profession” of Environmental Health (EH) with real stories,…
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Happy Tuesday, EH Nation! Today we head to the Pacific Northwest with Bonnie Waldemarson (Senior Environmental Specialist, Idaho North Central District). We dig into rural, multi-program Environmental Health: food safety, onsite septic,…
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Fresh off the holiday break, we’re back with a field-level masterclass. Cameron sits down with Zach Barr (Registered Sanitarian, Toledo-Lucas County, OH) — a next-gen EH generalist who inspects pools, beaches, body art studios, housing,…
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If “death by PowerPoint” training isn’t changing behavior, you’ll love this one. Cameron sits down with Bob Custard (past NEHA President; Environmental Health Leadership Partners) — a globe-trotting EH trainer who’s worked on everything…
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A handwashing sink…used as a shelf?! In this episode of Beyond Data Management - powered by HS GovTech, Cameron Garrison sits down with Marlene Johnson (City of Burlington, MA) - a NEHA Photo Contest winner and 20+ year Environmental…
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🌍 Ever wonder in what ways food safety rules differ wildly between the UK and US? In this eye-opening episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Graeme Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health at…
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 In this spooky bonus episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast (powered by HS GovTech), host Cameron Garrison and producer Christina Miller bring you real-life ghost stories straight from the Reddit…
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Join host Cameron Garrison for a riveting return visit with HS GovTech's Chirag Bhatt, former Bureau Chief of the City of Houston's Environmental Health Department. In this storytelling-packed episode of the Beyond Data Management…
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Environmental Health is prevention—and prevention is hard to see. It's why they local news doesn't lead with "Another plane took off safely - details at 11" In this episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with…
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Ever heard of the Nasal Ranger or odor school? In this episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Melissa Rogerson, former Program Manager at the El Paso County, Colorado Health Department and now Senior…
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Ashley Miller has had a remarkably diverse career in environmental health. From a local inspector, to some of the largest company's in the country, she has worked in environmental health her entire career. Ashley joins us for a wide…
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Meet Mahek Zaveri, one of the bright new faces shaping the future of Environmental Health. By the time most teenagers in the U.S. were just getting their driver’s license, Mahek was already a fully trained dentist, performing advanced…
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🏗️ In this episode of Beyond Data Management, we sit down with Christine Brakefield, former building official, to explore how municipal building and code departments are transforming the way plan design reviews are done. Discover how…
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In this episode of Beyond Data Management, we dive into the exciting growth and big changes happening at HS GovTech, the leading provider of digital solutions for the Environmental Health community. Join the conversation with our new…
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What if a tiny parasite could destroy the U.S. livestock industry? In this episode of the Beyond Data Podcast, we talk with Dr. David Dyjack (who called this threat out back in May as being real but not in the news - during a…
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In this Spotlight segment from the Beyond Data Management Podcast we talk about a health inspector viewer submission of a video of the nastiest thing they came across in a restaurant - McDonald's" kitchen during a health inspection.…
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In this segment from the full episode. We discuss a side bet between two health inspectors as to whether observing an employee in a restaurant kitchen using a pocket knife to cut potato's is a health code violations. Send us Fan Mail…
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Today's episode features a panel of EH professionals, and former health inspectors, answering viewer questions about health inspection scenario's including: "I observed someone in restaurant kitchen cutting a potato with a pocket knife…
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On this episode, Cameron chats with HS's very own Kristen Geary about her life as an environmental health professional and restaurant inspector. A former Environmental Health Inspector and supervisor for Jackson County, Missouri, and…
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In this special segment, live from NEHA AEC 2025 in Phoenix, we chat with Shelly Wallingford the Director of Food Safety at Sprouts Farmers Market, a supermarket chain with 443 locations in 24 states. Shelly has enjoyed a long career in…
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In this special live segment from Phoenix, we chat with Randall Barnes the director of the Ashtabula County Ohio Environmental Health Department about his EH journey and his thoughts on the 2025 AEC. Send us Fan Mail Please remember to…
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In this special segment of the Beyond Data Management Podcast LIVE from NEHA AEC 2025 in Phoenix we visit with Toni Ousley from Pueblo County Colorado Environmental Health Department. Toni discusses the never ending adventure of being…
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In this segment live from Phoenix we talk to NEHA's own Evan Suttell - Entreprenurial Zone Assistant with NEHA. We discuss ab exciting new self assessment tool NEHA released for agencies at the 2025 AEC. We also talk about his…
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In this special segment live from the NEHA AEC 2025 conference in Phoenix, NEHA CEO Dr. David Dyjack sits down with us to discuss the importance of the AEC and the pressing issues facing the EH community that/ NEHA is helping the…
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In this episode we have a fascinating conversation with Jorge Hernandez from Wendy's, Eric Martin from Texas Roadhouse, and HS GovTech's own Chirag Bhatt about the critical role, and partnership with regulatory EH agencies, in food…
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In this short clip from the full episode - real health inspectors discuss footwear choices and how some restaurants are so gross they can literally ruin your shoes. Send us Fan Mail Please remember to like and subscribe - and reach out…
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In this short clip from our full episode discussing real life stories from health inspectors - Kristen Geary recounts the time a restaurant owner tried to convince her mouse droppings were sesame seeds. Send us Fan Mail Please remember…
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In this short clip from our extended conversation with Dr. David Dyjack - CEO and Director of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) - shares the creepiest thing he experienced in an inspection, and he also introduces us to…
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In this segment from our full conversation with Dr. David Dyjack - CEO and Director of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) - he discusses concerning new public health threats that are here in the US now, but are not getting…
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In Episode 12 we have a fun conversation with 4 former health inspectors and discuss some of the most memorable things they have experienced first hand in the field performing health inspections. You can reach us here at the Beyond Data…
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In this wide ranging conversation, we talk with the CEO and Director of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association), and he offers a fascinating glimpse into his career and work worldwide and discusses the core mission and…
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In this spotlight segment from our full conversation with Sarah Jensen - Director of Environmental Health Franklin County Ohio - she discusses the data proving that requiring a certified food safety manager at restaurants leads to…
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In this Episode we have an in depth conversation with Dr. David McSwane the Executive Director of the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) We discuss how the CFP works, and how the food code is updated and changed over time. He also…
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In this segment from the full interview with Sarah Jensen, the Director of the Franklin County Environmental Health Department, she discusses some of the craziest things she's seen inspecting restaurants in Ohio. From cook peeing in the…
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In this episode we talk with Sarah Jensen - Director and Assistant Health Commissioner of the Franklin County Ohio Environmental Health Department - and discuss many interesting topics including: -The future new hire gap in…
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In this Spotlight segment from our full converation with Chirag Bhatt, he discuss how he got into public health and became a health inspector. He discusses the progression of his journey from new inspector to Bureau Chief in the City of…
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In this episode we have a fascinating conversation with HS GovTech's own Chirag Bhatt to discuss his 40+ years of service to public health. Chirag started as an inspector, before rising to Bureau Chief in the City of Houston EH…
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Today we have a wide ranging conversation with Steve Mandernach - the Executive Director of AFDO (Association of Food and Drug Officials). Steve takes us through the many pressing issues facing health departments today. Including:…
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In this episode we have a conversation with Chris Lewis the COO of COREBT. A former professional football player who has spent the last 20 years on a personal mission to change the way governments collect payments from constituents, and…
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An estimated 48 million Americans are hit by food borne illness cases every year, many of which go unreported. When it comes to preventing food borne illness more information is important, and environmental health departments play a…
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Food trucks have become a big part of our modern food culture. However, from a regulatory perspective, they present unique challenges for environmental health departments. From the rate of un-permitted vendors, to keeping up with trucks…
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Today we chat with Caitlin Gappa about the challenges of starting up a new environmental health department, with the added complexity of doing so during the pandemic. You can reach Caitlin at caitlin.gappa@hscloudsuite.com If you have…
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Van is the director of the Marion County Ohio Environmental Health Department. Until 8 years ago Van was completely in the private sector, running his family winery - Shamrock Vineyards - in Ohio. https://shamrockvineyard.com. Van has…
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The first episode of the new Beyond Data Management Podcast. Today we chat with CEO of HS GovTech Silas Garrison about innovating for Environmental Health public servants. Send us Fan Mail Please remember to like and subscribe - and…
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