Health Topics & Services
We provide wraparound support for parents, infants, and children, from prenatal resources, to nutrition support, to in-home nurse visits from birth through age five.
Needs come in all shapes and sizes. Our team respects your right to choose and direct your own supports. At Linn County Health Services, you belong, and we support you.
Mental health matters—every day, for everyone. With support, safety, and respect, Linn County Health Services will meet you where you are. We’ll help you protect what’s important to you. With grace and safety, we will help you through.
Anyone, from any background, can find themselves struggling with substance use. Linn County Health Services will take time to understand your needs, identify ways we can help, and provide the resources you need to make your own decisions.
Anyone, from any background, can find themselves struggling with gambling. We’ll take time to understand your needs, identify how we can help, and provide the resources you need to make your own decisions.
At Health Services, our communicable disease program keeps close watch on new and existing diseases, investigates diseases and conditions that can be reported, responds to outbreaks in the community to keep everyone healthy, and works to stop the spread of diseases in order to protect and promote the health and well-being of county residents.
At Health Services, we develop emergency response plans to natural and man-made situations that could affect our community, anticipating various health issues that could arise in different scenarios, from weather events to disease outbreaks.
A healthy community depends on having healthy spaces. Our team is responsible to license and inspect facilities used by the general public to ensure that they are safe and sanitary.
Drinking water, rivers, and septic systems — clean water is vital to a healthy community. We ensure that public water systems in Linn County consistently comply with requirements, and that our water is safe.
Our team manages solid waste collection and disposal franchises for rural Linn County, establishes standards for solid waste collection, disposal and recycling services, and recommends rates for services.
Health Services provide copies of birth and death records for events that occur in Linn County, for up to six months from the date of occurrence.