Polk County Health Department creates the conditions for all people to live healthy lives by engaging residents, reducing health disparities and attending to the needs of our most vulnerable families.
Polk County Health Department creates the conditions for all people to live healthy lives by engaging residents, reducing health disparities and attending to the needs of our most vulnerable families.
Services:
• Provide health assessments such as sports physicals and well child checkups to ensure our youth’s health and safety.
• Keep the community, employers and employees safe through work physicals and drug tests.
• Provide testing, treatment, education and counseling for sexually transmitted diseases.
• Promote disease prevention through adult and travel immunization clinics.
• Ensure the health of newly immigrated individuals and refugees through our green card immunization services.
• Provide people who are uninsured or underinsured access to free breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings, as well as heart health screenings through the Ribbons of Hope program.
Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
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Iowa HHS leads efforts in Iowa to prevent lead poisoning in children below the age of 6 through the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP). This program oversees blood lead testing of children, case management services when children are identified as lead-poisoned, and conducts education and outreach services regarding childhood lead poisoning.
Services:
- Blood lead testing
- Case management services
- Education and outreach
Eligibility:
Children must be below the age of 6.
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
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