The Polk County Health Department is creating a Community Health Improvement Plan to address key issues impacting central Iowans. The focus is on non-medical factors that affect someone’s wellbeing, like access to care, housing, mental health and economic stability. The Des Moines-based agency’s Michelle Seibert says they’re working with community organizations to figure out how […]
Hit by flood disaster in mid-2024, Spencer conducts housing study
A housing study estimates the population of a northwest Iowa city hit by flash flooding in 2024 has dropped by about
