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The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a mission-driven organization that works every day to provide high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities. Come work with an agency that truly makes a difference!
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Minorities, women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD). HHS values those with lived experience and encourages foster youth, people in recovery, foster parents and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply.
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We maximize independence of aging Iowans and Iowans with disabilities. We are public servants dedicated to reducing the burden of self-advocacy. We advocate for the resources, policies, and systems to benefit people who live in Iowa. We prioritize self-determination and a person-centered approach to access services and supports.
We are a team of compassionate individuals committed to improving the health and wellness of all Iowans by ensuring access to behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. We honor lived experiences and empower individuals, programs and communities to partner with us in transforming Iowa’s behavioral health system.
Our purpose is to help people living in Iowa access services and resources that address and improve well-being. We provide a comprehensive array of economic, family and health supports to address and promote the holistic well-being of Iowans. We collectively work together to: 1. Serve customers with similar needs and goals. 2. Align services and collaborate across HHS programs. 3. Provide a streamlined and coordinated entry point into HHS.
Driving innovation at #TeamHHS, we enhance the HHS system by assessing policy impacts and risks, applying operational and programmatic expertise, and eliminating barriers to service delivery. We turn challenges into opportunities, delivering high-quality, timely support that empowers our customers to reach their full potential. Through best practices in financial management, data utilization, strategic planning, implementation, and monitoring, we foster continuous improvement and lasting innovation.
The External Relations team is a person-centered, service-minded resource for our HHS team members, external partners and stakeholders as well for Iowans who interact with our agency. We take pride in crafting timely, coordinated and concise messaging ensuring HHS is represented as a trusted leader in the state.
We make a difference by engaging families, service providers and communities to stabilize, strengthen and preserve family relationships so children are safe and can thrive.
We are committed to ensuring all members have access to high quality services by removing barriers, increasing engagement and improving whole-person health across populations.
We invest in a robust public health system in Iowa, leveraging education, experience, integrity, and expertise of the public health workforce, our partners, and communities to address health disparities through advanced monitoring, investigative, prevention and treatment methods. Our collaborative, data-driven approach to population health provides the foundation for our work, in which we focus on health, effective response, building trust and ensuring all Iowans have the opportunity to achieve and maintain their highest level of health.
We are a resilient, solution-focused and specialized team entrusted with providing a safe, stable and therapeutic environment for individuals who have exhausted all other service options. We strive to provide opportunities for individuals to develop skills and successfully re-integrate into the community.
The Iowa HHS internship program offers undergraduate and graduate college students an opportunity to gain work experience in state government. Interested in an internship with HHS? See current job openings here.
Please note that all internship opportunities listed on this page will state if they are paid or unpaid. To be considered for the internship, you must follow the instructions in the posting details. Internships with other state agencies may also be found here and more opportunities can be found with the State Hygienic Lab’s website.
Workforce Development
Iowa HHS is committed to a workforce with diverse skills and perspectives, experience with underserved populations, a willingness to learn, cultural humility, listening skills, and competencies required to effectively understand and address health inequities. The department actively works to identify and address knowledge gaps through ongoing workforce training and development. The Public Health Workforce Development Plan is part of these efforts.
The Workforce Development Plan also addresses the changing demographics of the workforce, the challenges of retaining employees and the need for orienting new, incoming employees. The department has a formal orientation system for all permanent new hires. Research shows a quality orientation of new employees increases retention rates, increases engagement and decreases the time for the employees to become fully productive.
