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Coordinates emergency preparedness throughout the county. In addition to the writing and coordination of emergency operation plans, emergency management offers public education, and provides assistance to local jurisdictions and county agencies before, during, and after disasters strike.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

- Administers and maintains the Minnesota system for Tracking Resources, Alerts, and Communications (MNTrac), a database-driven web application designed to track bed, pharmaceutical, and resource availability from hospitals and provide for allocation of resources to support surge capacity needs - Administers grants funding emergency preparedness, including work plans, technical and administrative guidance, and other federal and state requirements - Assists local public health departments, hospitals, and other partners with their preparedness education and training activities

- Coordinates the Department of Health's preparedness activities and assists MDH staff, local public health agencies, hospitals, health care organizations, tribes, and public health officials in planning for, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies and other community disasters - Coordinates Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps, a partnership of local and regional health volunteer programs that assist health agencies during an emergency - Coordinates response to public health emergencies such as floods, widespread disease outbreaks, bioterrorism events, natural disasters, or other events that have a public health impact. Manages the Department Operations Center and supports the State Emergency Operations Center for health effects. - Leads the planning for and coordination of Minnesota's Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) which allows for the rapid distribution of vaccines and other health care supplies during a public health emergency; manages a state stockpile of resources

​- Operates Health Alert Network, which alerts local public health agencies, clinicians, hospitals, and other partners in Minnesota's health care system to events that may threaten the health of Minnesotans

Provides advanced planning for potential disasters to facilitate a rapid and effective response and recovery when a disaster occurs. Services may include: - Addressing health and medical needs during a disaster - Assist with post-disaster recovery services - Plan development for response and recovery - Training and practice drills

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training. 

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency responses and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training. Services include:

- Emergency and disaster preparation information

- Emergency notification services

- Resources for businesses to develop a plan in case of a disaster

Health education available on a variety of topics, including:

- Emergency preparedness education and planning

- Environmental health-related education available, including topics of lead, clean water, wells, etc.

- Free blood pressure clinics

- Foot care

- SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Partnership): Works with community members and groups to make positive health and environmental policy changes

- Radon test kits for purchase

Public Health Emergency Preparedness is the capability of the public health and human care systems, communities, and individuals to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from health emergencies.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness includes:

- Dispensing/vaccination clinics

- Essential services such as isolation and quarantine

- Mass care shelters and evacuation points coordination

- Medical countermeasures

- Volunteer management

Human Service Emergency Preparedness includes:

- Behavioral health services

- Disaster food stamps to replace food destroyed by a disaster

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

- Disease prevention

- Environmental Health: Provides licensing and inspection for all food, pools, and lodging establishments, including temporary events

- Healthy Smiles: Dental services including assessment, cleaning, education, fluoride varnish, sealants, and referrals

- Medication Disposal: Accepts disposal of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications

- Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

- Sharps Disposal: Accepts disposal of needles, lancets, and syringes (sharps)

- Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Offers health trainings including: CPR trainings, first aid classes, and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. In addition, this department provides public health emergency preparedness and response services for natural and man-made emergencies.

Involves coordination, planning, and communication with the community to understand public health threats such as food-borne illnesses, chemical spills, and natural disasters. Services provided include: - Coordinates, plans, and communicates with the community to understand potential public health threats - Collaborates with state and local partners for exercises and drills - May organize and conduct mass medicine dispersal during emergencies - Promotes emergency preparedness in the community - Shares accurate, up-to-date information regarding public health emergencies

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include:

- Coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation

- Disaster preparedness

- Emergency information and management during a disaster

- Public education, safety, and training

- Recovery and resilience planning

- Safety alerts

- Severe weather safety information

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training. 

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

• - Buffalo Baby Café weekly breastfeeding support group: https://www.wrightcountymn.gov/559/Breastfeeding
• - Children's dental services: sliding scale fee clinic, for ages 0 - 26 years and pregnant women
• - Child and teen checkups
• - Child passenger safety
• - Clinics for older adults age 60+, including education, referrals, blood pressure checks, and foot care
• - Disease prevention and control
• - Emergency Preparedness
• - Environmental Health
• - Family home visiting
• - Family planning program
• - Follow along program
• - Help me grow
• - Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) and LiveWright.org
  • - Support groups and classes: https://www.wrightcountymn.gov/575/Statewide-Health-Improvement-Partnership
• - Student clinical and internships
• - Wellness Done Right Clinic
• - Wellness On Wheels (WOW) Program: Providing mobile health and immunizations, https://www.wrightcountymn.gov/304/Wellness-On-Wheels-WOW-Program

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Services include:

- Communicable disease education, monitoring, and surveillance

- Communicable Disease Investigation - Investigates outbreaks of communicable diseases in Rice County in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health

- Covid-19 vaccines

- Emergency Preparedness includes coordination, planning, and communicating with partner agencies, organizations, and local community members

- HPV vaccine

- International Travelers' Health Immunization Information

- Naloxone overdose prevention kits (visit website for additional information)

- Sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea (provide free condoms)

- Tuberculosis testing and treatment

- Vaccination (see Immunizations Program)

- Vector-borne disease information and prevention (Zika virus)

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.