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Listing of resources

  1. Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
    1. PH Director’s Orientation Guide
    2. Local Board of Health Guidebook (pdf)
    3. IDPH Mission and Organization
  2. Code of Iowa
    1. Chapter 21: Open Meetings Law
    2. Chapter 22: Open Records
    3. Chapter 137: Local Boards of Health
    4. Chapter 139A: Communicable and Reportable Diseases and Poisonings
    5. Chapter 351: Dogs and Other Animals
    6. Chapter 455B.172: Jurisdiction of Department and Local Boards
    7. Chapter 331: County Home Rule Implementation
      1. 331.216: Membership on Appointive Boards, Committees and Commissions
      2. 331.305: Publication of Notices
      3. 331.321: Appointment/Removal by Boards
      4. 331.427: General Fund
      5. 331.431: Additional Funds
      6. 331.434: County Budget
      7. 331.435: Budget Amendments
      8. 331.437: Expenditures Exceeding Appropriations
  3. Iowa Administrative Code
    1. Section 567 – Environmental Protection Commission
      1. Chapter 47: Private Well Sampling, Rehabilitation and Closure – Grants To Counties (reserved)
      2. Chapter 49: Nonpublic Water Supply Wells
      3. Chapter 69: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems
    2. Section 641- Public Health Department
      1. Chapter 80: Local Public Health Services
      2. Chapter 80.9: Public Health Nursing
      3. Chapter 80.10: Home Care Aide Services
      4. Refer also to: IDPH Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  4. Public Health Websites
    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    2. Healthy Iowan’s website
    3. Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies
    4. Iowa Environmental Health Association
    5. Iowa Public Health Association
    6. Iowa Public Health Information (Hardin Library)
    7. Iowa State Association of Counties
    8. National Association of County and City Health Officials
    9. National Association of Local Boards Of Health (NALBOH)
  5. Jail Visits
    1. Information Received on Public Health Staff Making Jail Visits (.doc)
    2. Greene County Public Health & Sheriff's Office Agreement (.doc.)
  6. On-Call Pay Rates by County Agency (.xls)

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