Iowa Dept. of Public Health

A recent report shows an increase not only in alcohol use but also in the number of alcohol-involved deaths. It also details some policy recommendations to reduce these deaths.

Iowa officials have launched an ad campaign targeting child mental health and suicide prevention as they report an increase in younger children experiencing crises.

State health officials say preliminary data for 2021 indicates STI rates increased last year, particularly for syphilis.

The non-profit Trust for America's Health has ranked Iowa in its top tier for emergency preparedness in its annual report.

Iowa health officials are reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations and test positivity rates continue to drop significantly as the state prepares to switch how it reports pandemic data next week.

State health officials have announced they will scale back the reporting of COVID-19 data this month, as hospitalizations and test positivity rates remain high due to the omicron variant.

A new report by the state auditor has analyzed how accurately Iowa reported COVID-19 data during the first part of the pandemic.

Iowa health officials say the state is seeing an increase in the rates of syphilis cases.

Iowa is expected to spend more than $9 million to place 100 out-of-state nurses and respiratory therapists at the state’s larger health care facilities for six weeks of the latest spike of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Many parts of Iowa are considered “contraceptive deserts,” which means there isn’t a lot of access to different types of birth control. A telehealth company is trying to expand access to contraception.