Community Health & Disease Prevention

Our Community Health and Disease Prevention efforts typically benefit all Linn County residents. Most of these services do not receive direct support from user fees. Some examples of these services include:

Contract inspections for School Food Service Programs and certification inspections for Day Care and Pre-School operations
Communicable disease surveillance and outbreak investigations
Enforcement of applicable public health laws
Services to low and moderate income families for housing rehabilitation
Response to environmental and health related hazards
Information and referral

Day Cares, Pre-Schools & Other Sanitation Inspections

The Department of Education, Office of Child Care regulates the certification of Day Cares and Preschools. Linn County conducts inspections of these facilities at the request of the Department of Education, Child Care Division.

For more information, visit the Oregon Child Care Division website.

The Department of Education regulates Public Schools Food Service. We conduct inspections of the food service operations at public schools at the request of the Department of Education.

Contact Information

Linn County Environmental Health
Linn County Annex
315 SW 4th Ave, 1st Floor
PO Box 100
Albany, OR 97321

Telephone: 541-967-3821
FAX: 541-924-6904
TTY/TTD: 1-800-735-2900

Office Hours:

Monday — Friday
8:30 am — 12:00 noon
1:00 pm — 5:00 pm

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