Waseca County Environmental

The Steele County Administration Center maintains a human services department that offers services for the protection of adults and children and assistance for custodial and non-custodial parents. The center provides medical and financial assistance. The Steele County Administration Center s environmental services division provides information related to health issues and concerns, waste reduction, resource conservation and pollution prevention, as well as coordinates a well water testing program. Its environmental service division conducts the Green Source 2020 community project. The center s planning, zoning and building inspection department administers land use and zoning ordinances and uniform building codes. The Steele County Administration Center is located in Owatonna, Minn.

The Rice County Public Health department s Nursing Service division is a part of the government of Rice County in Minnesota. The division is a home health care agency that is certified by Medicare and licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health. It provides nursing services and accepts various insurance plans and policies. The Rice County Public Health department s Nursing Service division also offers physical, occupational and speech therapies. The department provides foster care and assisted living services. The Rice County Public Health department additionally offers long-term care consultation solutions. It provides adult day services, as well as several employment options.

Blue Earth County Human Services, located in Mankato, Minn., offers a wide range of services to families and individuals. The department s services include adoption, adult services, children and family services, community health, development disabilities, family day care licensing, and financial assistance. It also offers foster care, mental health services, sexual violence resource center, south central children s project, and adult protection. Adult foster care homes, located throughout the area, offer rooms, boarding and supervision to adults who have developmental disabilities or mental health problems, and the elderly. Additional services are provided to children and families through the south central children's project. Blue Earth County Human Services also offers services, such as adolescent chemical dependency, child protective services, children s mental health services and family-based services. It also offers assistance to mentally ill adults in obtaining necessary mental health, social services, financial assistance, and medical, legal, and vocational services.