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The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) partners with local public health, policymakers, health care providers, business and many others to fulfill our mission of promoting and protecting the health of Iowans.

IDPH is working to improve the health of mothers and infants. Learn more about the PRAMS survey, designed to find out why some babies are born healthy and others are not.

Question of the Week

lead poisoning

The prevalence of lead poisoning among Iowa children under the age of 6 is more than four times the national average.

True                      False