Resources
Communicable Diseases
Education
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association of Iowa
- Cerebral Palsy
- Mesothelioma Treatment Community
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Iowa State University Extension
- Medical Guides and Glossaries
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institutes of Health
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
- National Cervical Cancer Coalition
- Iowa Care For Yourself Program
- Start your Recovery
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- The Student's Guide to Nutrition
- World Health Organization
General Information
- Des Moines, Iowa Treatment Centers
- Resources and other local public health services
- Iowa Women's Health
Health Insurance Assistance
- Healthy Women Program
- Consumer Assistance Program (CAP)
Health Planning
- Office of the Surgeon General
- Suicide Prevention
- Youth Prevention
- Advancing Suicide Prevention
- American Association of Suicidology
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
- Polk County Resources for Mental Health and Addiction
- QPR - Saving Lives Through Excellence in Education
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
- Suicide Prevention in College
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Heart Attack and Stroke
HIV/AIDS/STDs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - STD
- Iowa Department of Public Health STD screening recommendations
Home Care AID Services
Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Iowa Department of Public Health - Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Lead product recalls
LGBT Information/Resources
- Project HIM
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
- One Iowa
- Des Moines Pride Center
- Resources for Iowa Guys (Who Like Guys)
- LGBT Community Center of Central Iowa
- University of Iowa LGBT Clinic
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - LGBT Health
Public Health Careers
Environmental Health
- Swimming pools, wells, septic systems, tanning and tattoo parlors, mosquito control, radon testing.
- Live, Learn, Play - Children's Health Protection from EPA
- Black mold clean up
Air Quality
- Air quality permits and inspections, burn permits, pollution complaints, rules and regulations
- Current Air Quality Index
- Chapter V Air Pollution Rules and Regulations
Restaurant Inspection