The Polk County Board of Health and Human Services responsibilities include:

• Governing the local health and human services department
• Taking steps to assure enforcement of state public health statutes and adherence to federal and state regulations
• Adopting regulations that it considers necessary to protect and improve health
• Assuring measures are taken to provice an environment in which individuals can be healthy
• Assessing public health and program service needs of the community
• Advocating for reasonable and necessary public health and human services for Polk County citizens
• Developing Policy and Providing leadership that:
  • fosters local involvement and commitment
  • emphasizes public health and human services needs
  • advocates for equitable distribution of public health and human services resources

Please follow this link for the Board of Health and Human Services meeting agendas and minutes.

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