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
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the Board of Health and Human Services meeting agendas and minutes.