Current Happenings
You can find current information on health and disease surveillance, and safety activities for the state of Iowa here.
Emergency Services
Calhoun County has instituted the DeltAlert Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications.
Our Mission. Calhoun County Public Health's mission is to partner with the community to provide quality public health services in Calhoun County.
Vision Statement. Prevent. Promote. Protect.
Our Services: We provide a variety of Public Health Services through this office. Click on each service area below to find out more about what we do and how it may help you and your family.
CALHOUN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CELEBRATES NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN APRIL. IT’S A GREAT TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH REALLY MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY PREVENT DISEASE BY PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH WITHIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE. FROM VACCINATION AND PARENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO ORAL SCREENING AND CLASSES THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO BE SELF SUSTAINABLE, LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WORK HARD TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY IS A HEALTHIER, SAFER PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE KIDS.
Iowa Public Health Standards
The Iowa Public Health Standards provide a consistent, accountable approach to promoting and protecting the health of Iowans. The standards describe the basic public health services and infrastructure that all Iowans can reasonably expect from their local and the state public health departments. Click on each standard below to see the 2011 version.
2011 CHNA HIP reports are now available! Click here to read the report and see how Calhoun County is doing. You can also see the performance measures for Calhoun County here.
Disclaimer:
Every effort is made to insure accurate information is posted to the site. However, Calhoun County does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of the content on this site or content which is referenced by or linked to this site.
