Public Health

Lydia Billings, Director
(515) 432-1127 

The Boone County Public Health Department works closely with the Board of Health and other community initiatives/organizations to improve our community’s health, and is just one of many entities operated by Home Care Services of Boone County Hospital. Public Health is located in the Home Care Services building, just west of Boone County Hospital, and provides numerous services to our county in addition to those listed below.

Immunization Clinics

The mission of our Immunization Clinic Program is to reduce or eliminate all vaccine-preventable diseases.  The Clinic offers vaccines to those that are eligible through the VFC (Vaccines for Children) Program or VFA (Vaccines for Adults) Program.  The Clinics are offered monthly.  For more information or for clinic dates and times, contact Public Health at (515) 432.1127.

Communicable Disease Control

Public Health nurses play a significant role in controlling health hazards and communicable diseases. Public Health works with the Iowa Department of Public Health and area physicians to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

Links

Iowa Department of Public Health -- Iowa Department of Public Health Internet Home Page

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency that is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people — at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.