Orientation Materials

The Prepare Iowa Learning Management System

Power Point Presentations

• Core Functions and Essential Services (ppt)
• CDC Region 3 Bio-Emergency Health Official/Elected Official In-Service (ppt)
• Introduction to Public Health (ppt)
• Talking Points for Public Health (ppt)
• What is Public Health? (ppt)

Compendium for local public health best practices\ordinances\guidelines

• Ten Rules of Thumb For Local Boards of Health

Education and Training Programs

• New Public Health Administrator’s Series

Listing of resources

1. Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
   1. PH Director’s Orientation Guide (doc)
   2. Local Board of Health Guidebook (pdf)
   3. IDPH Mission and Organization
2. Code of Iowa
   1. Chapter 21: Open Meetings Law (pdf)
   2. Chapter 22: Open Records (pdf)
   3. Chapter 137: Local Boards of Health (pdf)
   4. Chapter 139A: Communicable and Reportable Diseases and Poisonings (pdf)
   5. Chapter 351: Dogs and Other Animals (pdf)
   6. Chapter 455B.172: Jurisdiction of Department and Local Boards (pdf)
   7. Chapter 331: County Home Rule Implementation (pdf)
      • 331.216: Membership on Appointive Boards, Committees and Commissions (pdf)
      • 331.305: Publication of Notices (pdf)
      • 331.321: Appointment/Removal by Boards (pdf)
      • 331.427: General Fund (pdf)
      • 331.431: Additional Funds (pdf)
      • 331.434: County Budget (pdf)
      • 331.435: Budget Amendments (pdf)
      • 331.437: Expenditures Exceeding Appropriations (pdf)
3. Iowa Administrative Code
   1. Section 567 – Environmental Protection Commission
      • Chapter 47: Private Well Sampling, Rehabilitation and Closure – Grants To Counties (reserved)
      • Chapter 49: Nonpublic Water Supply Wells (pdf)
      • Chapter 69: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (pdf)
   2. Section 641- Public Health Department
      • Chapter 80: Local Public Health Services
      • Chapter 80.9: Public Health Nursing (pdf)
      • Chapter 80.10: Home Care Aide Services (pdf)
      • 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 Environmental Health Association
   4. Iowa Public Health Association
   5. Iowa State Association of Counties
   6. National Association of County and City Health Officials
   7. 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)
7. Onsite Wastewater Systems - Time of Transfer
   1. Iowa Counties with Mandatory Time-of-Transfer Septic Inspection Ordinances (doc)
   2. Tama County - Rules & Regulations - Time-of-Transfer Ordinance (doc)
   3. Mills County - Time-of-Transfer Ordinance (doc)
   4. Henry County - Time-of-Transfer Ordinance (doc)
   5. Senate File 261 (doc)
8. Wage Studies
   1. 2009 Wage Study - Southeast Iowa LPHAs (xls)
   2. Henry County Wages (doc)
   3. Iowa State Association of Counties - Salary Survey
   4. Wage Survey Study - Complete Summary (xls)

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