County Sources - ENGL 1001: First-Year Composition - Professor Mattos

County

National Association of Counties: County Explorer
Locate the contact information of county executives in this interactive map.

Merced County
The homepage for Merced County includes access to various services, departments, business codes and laws.
Merced County Department of Public Health
Public health services, medical services, environmental health, and various resources are available.

San Joaquin County
The homepage for San Joaquin County includes access to various services, departments, business codes and laws.
San Joaquin County Health Care Services
Public health services, medical services, environmental health, and various resources are available.
San Joaquin County Health Care Services: Epidemiology Report
Annual epidemiology reports, community health status report, and county health status profile.

Stanislaus County
The homepage for Stanislaus County includes access to various services, departments, business codes and laws.
Stanislaus County: Doing Business
Information on starting and running a business in Stanislaus County.
Stanislaus County Agriculture Commissioner
The Agriculture Commissioner office protects the well-being of agriculture, business, and the community through laws and regulations.
Stanislaus County Health Services
This agency provides health care services to Stanislaus County via its network of federally qualified programs, services, and clinics.
Stanislaus County Health Services: Public Health Services
Search for health care services for various demographics, explore recent publications, and find information for health care providers.

PolitiFact
Owned by the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies, PolitiFact is a website dedicated to fact-checking United States Politics.
Snopes
Since 1994, Snopes has been providing evidence-based fact-checking analysis.
FactCheck.org
Established by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FactCheck.org provides users with various fact-checking articles and tools.
Fact Checker: The Washington Post
Fact Checker, which began as a column in 2007, is now a permanent feature of the newspaper, seeking the truth in statements from political figures.

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