This workshop series is taught by trained leaders and meets weekly for 6 weeks. It is designed to teach adults to become effective self-managers of their chronic health conditions.

The workshops will:

• Introduce techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain, and depression.
• Teach participants to become more confident about communicating effectively with family and health care providers.
• Assist participants in the development of action plans and goal setting.

• Help participants improve and maintain strength and flexibility, discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand 

ways to manage medication side effects and regimens, learn relaxation techniques, and how to handle difficult emotions.

The Iowa Department of Health participates with local, state and federal partners to increase the state’s ability to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.

We invite you to be a part of our preparedness effort. In this publication, you’ll find information on how to make a plan for communicating with your loved ones and coordinating their actions if a public emergency occurs. Click here to view the Protect Iowa Health Guide

The “Care for Yourself” program helps eligible women in Iowa receive mammograms, clinical breast exams and Pap tests at no cost.

These services are provided by qualified local physicians, nurses and other health care providers.

To be eligible for the Care for Yourself program you must:

• Be 50 – 64 years old
• Have limited financial resources
• Have full medical insurance but has at least one barrier to receiving services
• Have medical insurance but is underinsured
• Have no medical insurance

* Some services may be available for women under 50 or over 64 years of age

The Communicable Disease Control Program provides ongoing surveillance and control of significant infectious diseases such as meningitis, pertussis (whooping cough), salmonella, tuberculosis, e-coli and hepatitis.

Our staff works with medical providers, hospitals and laboratories to:

• Detect and report cases of significant infectious disease.
• Investigate the circumstances of each case.
• Provide pertinent information to families and communities.
• Recommend and implement measures to control the spread of disease.
• Provide infection-control training to community agencies and organizations.

CARE LINKS

is a program where trained staff can work with you to connect you to resources and services you may need to improve your daily living.

For example, we would help connect you to:
 

• Medical and/or behavioral care, including preventative services
• Social and other supports to gain and maintain an independent lifestyle
• Food, clothing, housing or other basic needs
• Educational or vocational services

What will Care Links do for me?
 

• Care Links staff will meet with you to listen to the needs you and your family have
• We will work together to find the services you may need
• Care Links staff will assist you to make those contacts and follow up with you to see if you were able to get the help you needed
• We can also aid communicating with other service providers

      WHO IS ELIGIBLE

• All Henry County and surrounding area residents can participate in CARE LINKS.
• This is a FREE program.
• Stop in Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm or Call (319) 385-0779 to make an appointment.

Public Health is working to improve the health and wellbeing of our county residents by working in partnership with the Healthy Henry County Communities Coalition. The Coalition is currently focusing on activities in the categories of Eat Well, Move More, and Feel Better.

Their vision for a Healthy Henry County is welcoming, safe communities where residents enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle and strong multi-generational social connections.

• The Coalition meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 1pm.
• To learn more visit http://www.HealthyHenryCounty.org or call (319) 385-0779 and ask for Kelly Carr.