Public Health System

An enumeration survey of the Iowa public Health workforce was conducted February through April, 2005, by the Institute for Public Health Practice, University of Iowa College of Public Health, and the Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies. The survey was sent to 101 city and county principal public health agencies in the State of Iowa; 100% of the agencies surveyed responded. In this program, the speakers will provide the results of the survey and discuss its implications for Iowa.

Community Hospitals – How Do They Fit In with Local Public Health Agencies? An Iowa Communica

Goal/ Intended Audience This course is designed to demonstrate lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina so that public health workers and volunteers will be more prepared to face future disasters. Course Content This course involves two slide sets and a webcast, followed by an evaluation form.

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In many communities in Iowa, private, non-profit or public hospitals are responsible for providing public health services. In this presentation, Todd Linden, President and CEO, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, and Karen Fread, Director Public Health, Grinnell Regional Public Health, will describe the community hospital and its public health role in their county.

Keywords/Themes:

Public Health, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Local Health Departments (LHDs), Community, health hazards, Public Health Policies, public health actions, Board of Health (BOH), ethics, governance, administration, communication and information technology, workforce, community assessment and planning, evaluation, fiscal responsibility, environmental health services, infectious and reportable diseases, community health planning, accreditation, assessment, assurance, bioterrorism, capacity, chronic disease, determinants of health, disease, endemic, entomologist, epidemic, epidemiology, foodborne illness, health, health disparities, incidence, infectious, intervention, infrastructure, isolation, morbidity, mortality, non-infectious, outcome standards, police powers, population-based, prevalence, prevention, quality assurance, quarantine, rate, risk assessment, risk factor, screening, surveillance,  

Course Description:

This 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. This toolkit is not intended to be completed all at one time. It focuses on the resources that LBOH members may need during their tenure.

Intended Audience:

Board of health and board of supervisor members with their roles and responsibilities in promoting the mission of public health

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this course, you should have a list of tips and tools to help you function as a member on the board of health

Pre-requisites/Learning Level:

None

Competencies addressed:

CEUs Offered:

Cost:

Free

Modality/format:

Online Self-Pace

Length:

1 hour

Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts:

Diane Anderson, Laurie Page, Barbara Vos, Laurie Walkner, Nor Hashidah Abd Hamid, Jay Cooper, Nic Champagne, Samara Wright, Isandra Martinez-Marrero, Meredith Field, Tim Beachy

Technical requirements:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 
• Speakers

Registration requirements:

Register a free account

Creation and/or update:

January 16, 2015

Understanding the relationship of Boards of Health and Boards of Supervisors requires knowledge of Iowa's public health statutes. This program features a presentation by the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) General Counsel to Public Health Nurses and Administrators at the 2006 ISAC Spring School of Instruction which examines this relationship with respect to public health law.

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Best Practices in Local Public Health Series: David Vestal –Understanding the Board of Health