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Public Health in Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health

  • Ten Rules of Thumb for Local Boards of Health
  • Public Health Director's Orientation Guide
  • Local Board of Health Guidebook
  • Mission and Organization

Local Boards of Health Toolkit

Code of Iowa

  • Chapter 21: Open Meetings Law
  • Chapter 22: Open Records
  • Chapter 137: Local Boards of Health
  • Chapter 139A: Communicable and Reportable Diseases and Poisonings
  • Chapter 331: County Home Rule Implementation
  • Chapter 351: Dogs and Other Animals
  • Chapter 455B.172: Jurisdiction of Department and Local Boards

Iowa Administrative Code

  • Section 567: Environmental Protection Commission
  • Section 641: Public Health Department

Jail Visits

  • Information received on Public Health Staff Making Jail Visits
  • Greene County Public Health & Sheriff's Office Agreement

On-Call Pay Rates by County Agency

Iowa Public Health Websites

  • Iowa Department of Public Health
  • Iowa Counties Public Health Association
  • Iowa Environmental Health Association
  • Iowa Public Health Association
  • Iowa Public Health Information
  • Iowa State Association of Counties
  • University of Iowa college of Public Health
  • University of Iowa Institute for Public Health Practice
  • Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center
  • Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Practice
  • University of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

Frequent Collaborators with Public Health

  • Iowa Department of Education
  • Iowa Department of Human Services
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Iowa Department of Elder Affairs

Iowa Department of Public Health Documents

Ten Rules of Thumb for Local Boards of Health [25] (DOC Format)

Public Health Director's Orientation Guide [26] (DOC Format)

Local Board of Health Guidebook [27] (PDF Format)

Mission and Organization [28]

Local Boards of Health Toolkit

Institution: Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center, Iowa Department of Public Health

Course Description: The Local Boards of Health Toolkit is designed to assist board of health and board of supervisor members with their roles and responsibilities in promoting the mission of public health.  It focuses on the resources that LBOH members may need during their tenure.

Prerequisites: None.

Target Audience: Local board of health members, local board of supervisors members

Resource Format: CD-ROM

Time Requirement: Varies, not intended to be completed in one session

More Information: To access this toolkit, visit http://prepareiowa.training-source.org/training/toolkits/Local%20Boards%20of%20Health%20Toolkit/detail [42]


 

On-Call Rates by County Agency

Download On-Call Rates by County Agency [43] (Worksheet Format)

State Agencies that Frequently Collaborate with Public Health in Iowa

Links
[1] http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=IowaCode
[2] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/21_000.pdf
[3] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/22_000.pdf
[4] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/137_000.pdf
[5] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/139A_000.pdf
[6] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.pdf
[7] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.216_000.pdf
[8] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.305_000.pdf
[9] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.321_000.pdf
[10] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.427.pdf
[11] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.431.pdf
[12] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.434.pdf
[13] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.435.pdf
[14] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/331.437.pdf
[15] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/351_000.pdf
[16] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/455B.172_000.pdf
[17] https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/agencies
[18] https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agency=567&pubDate=08-19-2015
[19] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/49.pdf
[20] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/69.pdf
[21] https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agency=641&pubDate=08-19-2015
[22] https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/rules?agency=641&chapter=80&pubDate=08-19-2015
[23] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/80.9.pdf
[24] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/80.10.pdf
[25] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/Vestal%2010%20points%200106.doc
[26] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/PH%20Director-orientation%20guide.doc
[27] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/LBOHGuidebook.pdf
[28] http://www.idph.state.ia.us/WhatWeDo/
[29] http://www.idph.state.ia.us/
[30] http://i-cpha.org/
[31] http://www.ieha.net/
[32] http://www.iowapha.org/
[33] http://www.iowapublichealth.org/
[34] http://www.iowacounties.org/
[35] http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/
[36] http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/iphp/
[37] http://www.mphtc.org/
[38] http://cph.uiowa.edu/umperlc/
[39] http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/
[40] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/Jail%20Visits%200807.doc
[41] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/Sheriff%27s%20Dept%20Jail%20Services%20FY08.doc
[42] http://prepareiowa.training-source.org/training/toolkits/Local%20Boards%20of%20Health%20Toolkit/detail
[43] https://www.training-source.org/sites/default/files/u433/On%20Call%20Pay%20rates%20by%20County%20Agency.xls
[44] https://www.educateiowa.gov/
[45] http://dhs.iowa.gov/
[46] http://www.iowadnr.gov/
[47] https://www.iowaaging.gov/