Iowa Brings Home Two National Public Health Awards
Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA) and the Iowa Immunizes Coalition (IAIM), as well as IPHA staff member Kim Novy, received 2022 American Public Health Association (APHA) Awards. The APHA Council of Affiliates (CoA) Awards Reception was held Saturday, November 5th, 2022. The CoA represents the body of 53 state and territorial affiliates of APHA. IPHA/IAIM…
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Celebrating National Public Health Week, and Ourselves
Only history will decide when the pandemic ended in the United States. Are we in the final stages? Or are we entering a quiet summer before cases roar back in the fall? Or will a variant come out of nowhere and ruin what looks to be a perfectly delightful summer? As we emerge from the…
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Call for Abstracts – APHA Annual Meeting
The CoA Call for Abstracts for the 2021 APHA Annual Meeting is now open! Please share widely among the Affiliates. We are continuing with the theme of Public Health 3.0 and are accepting abstracts on a range of topics, including COVID-19 and Health Equity and Racism. We are particularly interested in hearing from Affiliates that…
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IPHA Anti-Racism Statement
June 19, 2020 Iowa Public Health Association extends its condolences to the loved ones of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery; and to the loved ones that face another heart wrenching reminder of friends and family that have been brutally killed or harmed for being Black. We acknowledge that while these latest…
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Open Letter to Iowans: Why You Should Care that it is National Public Health Week
April 5, 2021 My fellow Iowans, Today marks the start of National Public Health Week. A week dedicated to honoring our public health workforce. This year’s theme is “Building bridges to better health.” The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all how important those bridges truly are. Before the pandemic, there was a good chance you…
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Open Letter to Governor Reynolds
February 10, 2021 Dear Governor Reynolds, On Friday, February 5th, 2021, public health officials from across the state learned that you had eliminated key COVID-19 prevention and mitigation measures from your Proclamation of Disaster Emergency. Like you, public health practitioners are eager to alleviate the health, social, and economic strain placed on Iowa communities and…
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Iowan’s Back to School List: Mask Mandate and Local Control
July 23, 2020 – Des Moines In ideal times, children learn best and thrive in school. These are not ideal times. This is a pandemic. The public health crisis we are facing is causing stress, fear, and uncertainty among parents, teachers, and administrators. Iowans deserve Return to Learn plans that are based on the expertise…
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Iowa public health leaders honored with national awards
October 24, 2020 – Des Moines The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Council of Affiliates (CoA) honored two Iowans as national public health leaders at their 2020 Awards Reception on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The CoA represents the body of 53 state and territorial affiliates of APHA. Dr. Amy Hockett of Linn County Public Health…
Read More Universal Mask Wearing and Quarantine Critical to Limiting Community Spread of COVID-19
September 29, 2020 – Des Moines Today Governor Reynolds stated that persons in close contact with a person infected with coronavirus do not need to quarantine if both individuals were wearing masks. Face shields alone are not sufficient to meet the Governor’s new quarantine guidance. Masks, contact tracing, and quarantine are all established best practices…
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IPHA comments at the “Prescription for Iowa” press conference
August 1, 2020 – Des Moines “Thank you for the opportunity to speak on this important issue this morning. My name is Lina Tucker Reinders and I am the Executive Director of Iowa Public Health Association. We are a statewide network of your public health professionals dedicated to a vision of a healthy and thriving…
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