PRESIDENT's MESSAGE

(formerly Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies)

NEXT MTG: Altoona Public Library

700 Eighth St. SW

Altoona, IA 50009

Thursday, July 24, 2008

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Questions ? (Contact: Graham Dameron)

Phone: 319-337-9270 or gdameron@mail.public-health.uiowa.edu

Welcome to Iowa Counties Public Health Association !

Mission:

Leadership, Advocacy and Support to Enhance Local Public Health Practice

Who Are We?

Iowa Counties Public Health Association(DBA Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies --I-ALPHA) is a 501 (c) (3) Iowa non-profit corporation.

Iowa Counties Public Health Association is:

Made up of agencies, not individual members
A growing organization; now representing 93 agencies and 89 counties
Working for small, medium, and large populated counties
Representing over 96% of Iowa’s population
A partner with the Institute for Public Health Practice, University of Iowa College of Public Health

THE GOALS OF I-ALPHA

Goals of the Iowa Counties Public Health Association

¨ Promote and enhance local public health practice and policy in Iowa;

¨ Strengthen and foster local public health agencies in Iowa; Taking an active role in the state and local legislative process;

¨ Improve the communication and cooperation among local public health agencies;

¨ Define and disseminate information on public health issues; and

¨ Provide leadership on matters of public health importance.

Iowa Counties Public Health Association has 88 members ! (Don't be the last County to join) Click Here for a Membership Form.

Membership Application

Next mtg Altoona Public Library 700 Eighth St. SW Altoona, IA 50009 Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

These are the counties (blue) that are members.

Join us Today !

Iowa Counties Public Health Association(doing business as I-ALPHA) is a non-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Iowa.

THE PURPOSE OF the IOWA COUNTIES PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

The general purpose of Iowa Counties Public Health Association is to be a state organization representing local public health agencies and dedicated to promoting and assuring the health of people and communities through an effective local public health system by:

· Representing, speaking for, and acting on behalf of local public health agencies in Iowa;

· Promoting a local public health perspective in state health program and fiscal policy;

· Supporting public health systems to improve the health status of Iowa’s populatiuon;

· Developing the technical competence, managerial capacity and leadership potential of the public health workforce;

· Promoting a vision of public health and leadership for local public health agencies;

· Developing sustaining relationships with other organizations to improve health systems and health status;

· Serving as an exchange point for information and ideas in order to help keep local health officials informed and current, and

· Promoting partnerships among federal, state and local health officials.

To LINK to the Ten Great Public Health Achievements (United States, 1900-1999) CLICK HERE

PRESIDENT
Karen Miller, Public Health Administrator
Emmet County

TREASURER
Linda Rosenberger, Director
Tama County Health Department

SECRETARY
Julie Schilling, Administrator
Lee County Health Department

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Graham Dameron, Executive Director
Iowa City, IA

For more information about THE IOWA COUNTIES PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION contact

Graham Damerom MPH, RHES
Executive Director, IOWA COUNTIES PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
5180 Westlawn
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1100
Phone: 319-337-9270
FAX: 319-335-8341
E-Mail: gdameron@mail.public-health.uiowa.edu