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.
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Black Hawk County Public Health was established as a full service agency in 1969 under the authority of Chapter 137 of the Code of Iowa. In March, 2022 the department achieved national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board. Black Hawk County Public Health helps people live healthier lives through prevention, promotion, and protection.
- 1st Five
- I-Smile
- EPSDT Care for Kids
- Hawki
- Childhood Lead Prevention
- Healthy Child Care Iowa (CCNC)
- Child and Adolescent Health
Intake Process:
Intake process varies by service. Contact office for further information.
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400 Cedar Street, Tipton, IA 52772, USA
Phone 563-886-2226 | Fax 563-886-1218
Cedar County Public Health is a multifaceted agency that provides intermittent skilled nursing care, home care aide/homemaking services, and public health services such as immunizations, disease surveillance, health education, rehabilitation, health promotion, and public health education.
- Environmental Health Services
- Home Health Services
- Immunizations
Intake Process:
Contact Cedar County Public Health office. Intake process varies per service.
Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm.
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“Cherokee County Public Health touches the lives of Cherokee County residents every day by focusing on community wellness and disease prevention. Our Public Health services also prepare for, respond to and recover from Public Health emergencies”.
- Communicable Disease Education
- Tobacco Prevention
- Community Health Education
- Home Visiting Services
- Immunizations
Eligibility:
Services for individuals residing in Cherokee County.
Intake Process:
Contact 712-225-2129 for further information.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Payment:
No cost to participant.
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Crawford County Community Health
Programs: Family Planning Services (Title X), Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, EPSDT Care for Kids Program / Title V Child & Adolescent Health, Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki), Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI)
115 North 14th Street, Denison, IA 51442, USA
Phone 712-263-3303 | Fax 712-263-4033
Crawford County Community Health removes barriers and supports access to resources and services, fosters community relationships, and is a trusted leader in promoting health and well-being.
- Family Planning Services
- Health Screenings
- Child Adolescence Health
- EPSDT Care for Kids
- Family STEPS
- Vaccines
- HAWKI
- Child Care Nurse Consultant
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Healthy Child Care Iowa
Hours:
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
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505 Curran Street, Burlington, IA 52601, USA
Phone 319-753-8290 | Fax 319-753-8703
The mission of Des Moines County Public Health is to improve, protect and promote the health, the environment and well being of residents of Des Moines County.
- Environmental health programs
- Flu information and resources
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Nursing programs
Eligibility:
Be a resident of Des Moines County.
Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Mailing Address:
505 Curran St
Burlington, IA 52601
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- Board of Health
- Child Passenger Safety
- Community Resources
- Cost of Services
- Dental Health
- Health Links
- Healthy Beginnings Program
- Home Care & Nursing Serviecs
- Immunizations
- Lead
- STI & HIV Testing
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
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Henry County Public Health offers programs and services to protect and promote the health of all people in all communities. We focus on preventing people from getting sick or hurt.
- Car Seat Safety Checks
- Care For Yourself Program
- CARE LINKS
- Blood Pressure Screening Clinic
- General Assistance
- Happy Feet Program
- Health Navigation
- Immunizations
- Lead Poisoning Preventions
- Newborn Nurse Visitor Program
- Stepping On Program
- STI/HIV/Hepatitis C Testing
- Walk with Ease Program
Eligibility:
Individuals residing in Henry County, Iowa.
Intake Process:
Contact Henry County Public Health office for more information. Intake process varies per service.
Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm.
Website: Visit Website
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Humboldt County Public Health
Programs: 1st Five, Healthy Families America (HOPES-HFI), Early Head Start, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Maternal Child Health, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program
1000 N 15th St, Humboldt, IA 50548, USA
Phone 515-332-2492 | Fax 515-332-4756
“Humboldt County Public Health is Humboldt County Iowa’s Department of Health, with the Board of Health providing oversight for many programs”.
- Skilled In-Home Nursing Services
- Homemaker and Personal Care Services
- Blood Pressure Screening Clinics – in office and off site
- Immunization Clinics
- Communicable Disease Control, Prevention and Follow-up
- WIC, Maternal Child Health, Child Health Clinics, Oral Health, Lead Testing & Outreach Services
- Family Program – HOPES and Early Head Start
- Corporate/Community Health Services (on site screenings & wellness programs)
- Postpartum Home Nursing Visits, Breastfeeding Education
- Presumptive Title 19 for children and pregnant moms
- Health Promotion Visits upon hospital discharge
- Flu Clinics
- Community Coalition and Partnership
- Community Emergency Preparedness
- Interpreter Services
- Smoking Cessation Classes & Tobacco Education
Intake Process:
Contact Humboldt County Public Health. Intake process varies by service.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Website: Visit Website
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Lee County Health Department
Programs: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, EPSDT Care for Kids Program / Title V Child & Adolescent Health, Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI), Healthy Families America (HOPES-HFI), 1st Five
#3 John Bennett Drive, Fort Madison, IA 52627, USA
Phone 319-372-5225 | Fax 319-372-4374
“The Lee County Health Department protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Lee County. Our focus is on the population as a whole, and we conduct our activities through a network of public health professionals throughout the community. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; and all work with community coalitions to advocate for public policies to protect and improve health”.
- 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative
- Child Care Nurse Consultant
- Child Health/Care for Kids
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Communicable Disease Follow-Up
- Empowering Families
- Hawki Outreach
- HOPES
- I-Smile
- Immunization Clinics
- Maternal Health
- Oral Health Programs
- Senior Health
- TB Testing
- Wellness
Intake Process:
Intake process varies by service, please contact Lee County Health Department.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1426
Fort Madison, IA 52627
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Website: Visit Website
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Linn County Public Health
Programs: Healthy Families America (HOPES-HFI), Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
1020 6th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404
Phone 319-892-6093 | Fax 319-892-6099
Linn County Public Health (LCPH) serves Linn County’s residents through its numerous programs and services to keep the community healthy.
- STI testing and treatment
- HIV testing and referral services
- PrEP therapy
- Immunizations
- International travel clinic
- Tuberculosis testing
- Hepatitis services
- School and sport physicals
- Vaccine verification for refugees
- Civil surgeon services for change of status exam
- Lead poisoning prevention program
Intake Process:
Call to schedule appointment
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
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Mills County Public Health enhances the quality of life within our county by promoting healthy behavior, protecting the environment, and preventing disease. The members of our health-care team provide a variety of services, which are based on a public/private partnership.
- Community Resources
- Environmental Health Services
- Home Care Aide Services
- Maternal & Child Health Services
- Parents as Teachers
- Public Health Nursing Services
- Public Health Preparedness
Eligibility:
Clients living in Mills County, IA.
Intake Process:
Contact Mills County Public Health office to get started.
Hours:
M-F 8am-4:30pm
Appointment Needed: Yes
Website: Visit Website
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Polk County – Health and Human Services
Programs: Child Care Assistance (CCA), Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki), Medicaid – Title XIX Medical Assistance, State Supplementary Assistance (SSA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319, USA
Phone 515-725-2600 | Fax 515-564-4148
Iowa HHS provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.
Interpreters Available:
Phone interpretation available.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
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.
• 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
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The Scott County Health Department promotes, protects, and preserves health through leadership, service, education and partnerships.
- Clinical services
- Environmental health
- Public health and safety
- Community health
Hours:
M-F: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Community Health Partners is the local public health agency for Sioux County, Iowa. Community Health Partners works to ensure that all people living in Sioux County have the opportunity to make choices that will help them live longer, healthier lives, regardless of their income, education or ethnic background.
- Community Care Coordination
- Family Literacy Program
- Health Promotion and Education
- Healthy Families Program
- Healthy Homes
- Immunizations
- Keys to Dementia Prevention Program
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Steps to Success Program
- Tobacco Use Prevention
Eligibility:
Individuals living in Sioux City, Iowa.
Intake Process:
Contact Sioux County Community Health Partners for further information. Intake process varies per service.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm.
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Creating a “healthy community for all” is the vision of the Siouxland District Health Department. This will be accomplished through our mission of “leading a collaborative effort to build a healthier community through improved access to health services, education and disease prevention”.
- Environmental Health Services
- Family and Community Health Services
- Laboratory Services
- Health Promotion and Prevention Services
Intake Process:
Intake process depends on the program/service. Call Siouxland Health Department office for further information.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
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405 Jefferson Street, Bedford, IA 50833, USA
Phone 712-523-3405 | Fax 712-523-3402
Taylor County Public Health works to protect, promote, and enhance the health and well-being of the environment and residents of Taylor County through our health services, prevention programs and health education.
Environmental Health:
• Septic system inspection
• Well and geothermal services & inspections
• Well & cistern plugging
• Private water well testing
• Radon test kits
• Tanning and tattoo parlor inspections
• Rental inspections
• Animal bite follow up
Home Health:
• Skilled nursing
• Health Aide/personal care
• Homemaker/light housekeeping
• Speech, physical and occupational therapy
Public Health:
• Breast & cervical cancer screening
• Women’s heart health program
• Bioterrorism preparedness
• Flu clinics
• Blood pressure clinics
• New baby home visits
• Communicable disease follow up
• Immunization clinic
• Car seat safety check up and education
• I-Smile/oral health for children
• Child Care Nurse Consultation
• Lead poisoning prevention education and screening
• Hawk-i outreach and enrollment (insurance for children)
• Care coordination to help families find local helping programs
• Prenatal education throughout pregnancy
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The health of a community depends upon its ability to work toward common health goals and upon adequate distribution of health resources to all of its members. Since 1910, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has worked collaboratively with Dubuque’s private and public sectors, to reduce the spread of infectious disease, see that infants and children are properly immunized, educate people regarding healthy lifestyles, promote oral health, provide supportive services to elderly in their homes, offer parenting support, and so much more. Since 1997, the VNA has provided Public Health in Clayton County through the Elkader VNA office.
Over the years, the services offered by the Visiting Nurse Association have changed concurrently with the changing needs of the community and our service area has grown. The VNA of Dubuque currently has offices in Dubuque and Elkader, Iowa and collaborates with agencies in Allamakee, Delaware, and other northeast Iowa counties to serve their residents.
- Child Health Case Management and Care Coordination
- Immunization Clinics
- Oral Health Services
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
- EPSDT
- Hawki (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)
- Early Access
- WIC Program
- HCCI (Health Child Care Iowa)
- Care for Frail Elderly
- Immunizations
- Communicable Disease Follow-Up
- 1st Five Healthy Development Program
- Family Planning
- Maternal Health
Intake Process:
Intake process varies based on service, please contact VNS office to get started.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Website: Visit Website
The health of a community depends upon its ability to work toward common health goals and upon adequate distribution of health resources to all of its members. Since 1910, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) has worked collaboratively with Dubuque’s private and public sectors, to reduce the spread of infectious disease, see that infants and children are properly immunized, educate people regarding healthy lifestyles, promote oral health, provide supportive services to elderly in their homes, offer parenting support, and so much more. Since 1997, the VNA has provided Public Health in Clayton County through the Elkader VNA office.
Over the years, the services offered by the Visiting Nurse Association have changed concurrently with the changing needs of the community and our service area has grown. The VNA of Dubuque currently has offices in Dubuque and Elkader, Iowa and collaborates with agencies in Allamakee, Delaware, and other northeast Iowa counties to serve their residents.
- Immunization Clinics
- Oral Health Services
- Hawki (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)
- Preventive Protective Home Visits
- 1st Five Healthy Development Program
- Tobacco
- Home Care Aide and Homemaker Service
- Respite Services
- Communicable Disease Follow-Up
- HIV and Hepatitis C Testing
- Ryan White Case Management Program
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
- Child Health Case Management and Care Coordination
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program
- WIC Program
- Family Planning
- Maternal Health
Intake Process:
Intake process varies by each service, please contact VNS office to get started.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Website: Visit Website
Healthy Child Care Iowa supports registered nurse child care health consultants (CCHC) throughout Iowa. The child care nurse consultants provide on-site consultations, technical assistance, and training to child care providers.
There is a toll-free talk line available to child care providers and families for health related questions and to be connected to a child care nurse consultant. The Healthy Families hotline number is 1-800-369-2229.
- Technical assistance through phone, e-mail or on-site visits for health and safety issues.
- Consult and train on health and safety standards and best practices.
- Help with health and safety policies.
- Support health record keeping, from medication to immunization records.
- Help increase physical activity and healthy eating for children in the child care setting.
- Connect child care providers to community resources for children and families.
- Perform a health and safety assessment for providers involved in Iowa’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).
- Care planning for children with special health needs.
Eligibility:
Services available to all Iowa child care providers and families. For those in Madison and Warren counties.
Intake Process:
For further steps and information contact: 515-961-1074
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Payment:
No cost to participant.
Website: Visit Website
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Webster County Health Department
Programs: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, EPSDT Care for Kids Program / Title V Child & Adolescent Health, Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program
723 1st Avenue South suite 220, Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
Phone 515-573-4107 | Fax 515-955-1682
The Webster County Public Health Department is dedicated to attainment of the highest level of physical, mental, and social wellbeing for all residents of Webster County.
The agency is obligated to coordinate efforts with other resources for the betterment of health care systems. The agency continually seeks new ways and means of being responsive to the ever-changing community health needs. The agency also believes in the value of consumer participation in planning and implementing public health programs.
- Care For Yourself
- Communicable Disease
- CPR
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Services
- General Assistance
- Hawki
- Home Health
- Immunizations
- Iowa Nutrition Network School Grant Program
- ISmile
- Maternal Health
- Maternal Infant Childhood Visiting Program (MIECHV)
- Syndemic Prevention Outreach and Testing Program (SPOT)
- Teen Information Pregnancy Program (TIPP)
- Woman Infant and Children (WIC)
Intake Process:
Intake process varies for each service, please contact Health Department office.
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30pm.
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