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 […]
Western Iowa continues to face drought conditions
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought conditions have improved overall in Iowa, but dry soils continue to persist in the
