Merced County Department Of Public Health

The Public Health Administration s office is a part of the Merced County Public Health department, which is operated by the government of Merced County in California. The Merced County Public Health department offers emergency medical and case management services. The department works for improving and protecting the health of the general public. It maintains a laboratory and offers health education services. The Merced County Public Health department administers patient assistance, special nursing and medical therapy programs. The department also provides occupational and physical therapies for children suffering from muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries. Its environmental health division offers hazardous waste recycling services.

The Merced County Sheriff is a law enforcement agency that promotes public safety, identifies and solves criminal cases and safeguards citizens rights. It maintains a Special Emergency Response Team that deals with dangerous situations, including high-risk warrant arrests and explosive devices, as well as heavily armed criminals and barricaded persons. The Merced County Sheriff also has a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team that specializes in bomb disposal and hostage and barricaded gunman situations. In addition, the agency operates a jail that houses pretrial, presentenced, and county- and state-sentenced prisoners. Located in Merced, Calif., the Merced County Sheriff also has a civil division.

Merced County Office of Education enrolls more than 54,000 students and more than 20 school districts in Merced County, Calif. It departments include business services, career and alternative education, human resources, instructional, migrant education and special education departments. Its business services department provides payroll, district, internal business, information technology, stores, printing and grants services. Its migrant education program provides educational and support services to eligible migrant children. Additionally, it offers special education programs for physically disabled students that focus on hearing, vision, speech, learning and physical development. The career and alternative education department provides a wide range of programs and services in the areas of career and technical education, and alternative education and outdoor education programs.