Success Stories

The Iowa HHS Tracking Program's public health actions show how we work to protect, maintain, and improve Iowans' health by delivering data on health trends and environmental conditions.

The resulting public health actions educate policymakers about programs that work, show decision-makers that funds are well spent, and serve as data use examples for other individuals or agencies that access the available data:

Types of Data You Can Find - Did You Know Series

• What then Data Shows about Immunization Rates in Iowa
• What the Childhood Lead Poisoning Data in Iowa Shows
• What the Data Shows about Substance Use in Iowa 

Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA)

• Population Forecast to Develop Spatial Land Use Model 

Injury Prevention

• Providing Injury Data to Four Iowa Counties for a Quality Improvement Project 

Immunization Rates

• Providing HPV Vaccine Rates to VFC Providers
• CDC video of this story 

Linn County Health Assessment

• A County-Wide Assessment of Health Status and Health Risks 

Childhood Lead

• Childhood Blood Lead Testing Compliance 

Vaccine Exemptions

• Mapping Vaccine Exemption Rates by School District 

Data Trainings

• Building Capacity Through Data Trainings 

Communicable Disease Surveillance

• Improved Communicable Disease Surveillance Activities 

Emergency Preparedness

• Aiding in Emergency Response During Boil Advisory
• Supporting Flood Recovery Efforts 

Share Your Story

Have you used Tracking Program data to make a difference in your life, community, or work? Contact us to share yours.

Testimonials and Success Stories

• Public Health Students Use the Iowa Tracking Portal
• Cerro Gordo County Public Health - From Grant Writing to Messaging to Your Community the Iowa Tracking Portal has Data to Help
• Using Data on the Iowa Tracking Portal to Make Your Community Healthier
• Taking Your Research to the Next Level using Iowa Tracking Portal Data

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