U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Gov. Kevin Stitt Thursday to announce an initiative to ...

Multnomah County, OHSU and Portland State University will come together to create the first academic health department.

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Polk County Public Health recently received a renewal for its recognition as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace by the Minnesota Department of Health, a press release said ...

Polk County Health Department Director Joy Jackson is retiring after 13 years in public health, with Aaron Kissler from Lake County serving as the interim replacement. Jackson's retirement comes ...

A new director has been named to lead the Polk County Health Department.The Polk County Board of Supervisors selected Juliann Van Liew to take over the position.

About Juliann Van Liew, new Polk County health director. In her role at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Van Liew has overseen the state programs that include the Woman, Infant ...

The department Van Liew will lead has about 45 employees and provides public health services and programming to the county's more than 500,000 residents. Her annual salary will be $150,260.

KCCI Des Moines. Polk County Health Department names new director. Posted: December 3, 2024 | Last updated: March 5, 2025. Polk County Health Department names new director ...

The Polk County Health Department will have an immunization clinic from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Polk County Health Department in Stromsburg.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health-Polk County issued a health alert for blue-green algae in Lake Van — end of Lake Van road.

The Polk County Health Department will hold immunization clinics from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, and Monday, May 20, at the Polk County Health Department in Stromsburg.

The Florida Department of Health has reported eight cases of measles in Florida this year, while at least 35 cases have been documented in the U.S.