The Bureau of Family Health promotes the health of Iowa families by providing resources for health care services through public and private collaborative efforts. We advocate for services that are family-centered, community-based, and culturally sensitive. Through these efforts, community entities are empowered to develop local health care systems that meet present and future health needs.
2012 Title V State Plan Narrative 
Iowa's Family Health Plan 2012
The Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Family Health in conjunction with Child Health Specialty Clinics is conducting the maternal and child health 5 year needs assessment for 2011 to 2015. The needs assessment process allows Iowa to determine and address needs, or gaps between current conditions and desired conditions for children, families and pregnant women.
During the prioritization process in the fall and winter of 2009, stakeholders ranked Iowa's priorities. The data detail sheets, which relate to each high level focus area, include background information, selected data and current status of the problem as well as the related problem statement and performance measure. Results from this process and the proposed state performance measures are also presented in the documents below.
The Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Family Health partnered with the Public Health Informatics Institute in Decatur, Georgia, to examine the costs and benefits of integrating child health records. The Business Case Model was developed by the Public Health Informatics Institute with support from a contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Bureau supports three toll free telephone lines providing information and referral services. They are:
You may "Contact Us" to submit questions online.
