2023
2/6/2023: State Invests in Iowa Families; Launches New Child Care Initiatives
1/31/2023: HHS Takes the Next Step in Iowa Medicaid Transformation
1/19/2023: HHS Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Fentanyl Threat
1/17/2023: Iowa HHS Announces the Launch of New Agency Web Site
1/6/2023: Iowa HHS Expands Support for Refugees
2022
12/2/2022: Iowa HHS Announces First Flu Deaths of Season
11/16/2022: HHS Promotes Healthy Habits for the Holidays
11/14/2022: Iowa Medicaid Receives National Recognition
11/14/2022: HHS Fills Two New Leadership Roles
10/21/2022: Iowa HHS Announces Nutrition and Food Insecurity Initiatives
10/11/2022: Iowa HHS Moves Forward Key Initiatives to Better Support Children and Families
10/4/2022: HHS Launches Naloxone Program for Iowa Organizations, Businesses and Schools
9/2/2022: HHS Announces First West Nile Case of 2022
9/2/2022: HHS Announces New Mission, Vision and Brand
7/27/2022: HHS and DNR Confirm Naegleria fowleri at Lake of Three Fires
7/18/2022: HHS Fills Two Critical Leadership Roles
7/15/2022: HHS Announces 988 July 16
7/8/2022: Beach at Lake of Three Fires Closed Temporarily for Swimming
7/1/2022: First Case of Monkeypox in Iowa
7/1/2022: Opportunity to Provide Input on Iowa's Community-Based Services
5/17/2022: DHS Statement on the Passing of Julianne "Julie" Beckett
5/12/2022: Formula Shortage Update from the Departments of Public Health and Human Services
5/4/2022: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
5/2/2022: IDPH Recognizes June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to Promote Cognitive Health
4/26/2022: HHS Announces New Chief Financial Officer
4/14/2022: April is Alcohol Awareness Month
4/11/2022: April 10-16 is STD Awareness Week
4/7/2022: Glenwood Resource Center to close in 2024
3/24/2022: HHS Releases Final Change Package and Functional Organizational Chart
3/22/2022: IDPH Celebrates International Adolescent Health Week
3/10/2022: March Is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
3/9/2022: Support Available to Iowans Affected by Weekend Storms
3/3/2022: March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
3/2/2022: Additional Formula Recall
2/23/2022: IDPH Awarded Funding to Foster Nutrition Equity Across the State
2/18/2022: Infant Formula Recall Issued
2/16/2022: COVID-19 Reporting Transitions to IDPH Website
2/1/2022: IDPH Recognizes National American Heart Month To Promote Heart Disease Awareness
1/13/2022: DHS Announces $30 Million Recruitment and Retention Bonus Program for Iowa Child Care Workforce
1/7/2022: CDC Recognizes 94 Iowa Community Water Systems for Excellence in Water Fluoridation
1/7/2022: DHS Appoints Boys State Training School Superintendent
2021
12/9/2021: Iowa Confirms Case of Omicron Variant
11/29/2021: State Agencies Partner to Share Vaccine Messaging
11/22/2021: Booster Doses Eligibility Expanded to All Iowans Over Age 18
11/18/2021: U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is November 18-24
11/7/2021: Statement on Passing of Former DHS Director Charles Palmer
11/3/2021: State Reports Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Approval And First Flu Death of Season
10/25/2021: COVID Recovery Iowa Conducting Support Sessions for Navigating Stress in the Workplace due to COVID-19
10/22/2021: CDC Approves COVID-19 Booster Doses for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
10/6/2021: Update to State’s COVID-19 Testing Program
10/01/2021: DHS Announces Increase to SNAP Benefits This Month (Español)
9/29/2021: Monona Municipal Water Department receives 50 Year Water Fluoridation Award
9/28/2021: IDPH One of Twenty Awardees Nationwide for CDC Social Determinants of Health Grant
9/27/2021: Iowa Medicaid Director Elizabeth Matney Selected for National Medicaid Leadership Institute
9/23/2021: DHS Partners with UI Health Care to Recruit Chief Medical Officer for Glenwood Resource Center
9/23/2021: Department of Human Services Extends Pandemic Relief for Iowa Foster Youth and Alumni
8/25/2021: Update on COVID-19 in Iowa
8/23/2021: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
8/11/2021: DHS Announces Summer Pandemic Food Assistance (P-EBT) Distribution Plan
8/10/2021: COVID Recovery Iowa Grant Extended Through End of Year
7/28/2021: IDPH Announces Expansion of 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count!
7/15/2021: DHS Announces Pandemic Food Assistance (P-EBT) Distribution Plan for Children Under 6
7/12/2021: IDPH and SHL Announce At Home Testing Option
7/1/2021: New Fluoridation Law Takes Effect July 1
6/23/2021: Iowa Announces Additional Support For Child Care Providers
6/22/2021: Test Iowa drive-thru sites scheduled to close this week in Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo
6/16/2021: Test Iowa program to end operations on July 16
6/10/2021: Newborn Boy Born April 23, 2021 Declared Safe Haven Baby
6/8/2021: IDPH Seeks Input on State Health Assessment
6/7/2021: IDPH Launches New Vaccination Awareness Campaign
6/1/2021: DPH Seeks Public Input to Inform the State Maternal Health Strategic Plan
5/28/2021: Test Iowa sites closed for Memorial Day holiday
5/26/2021: Health and Human Services Alignment Website Announced
5/12/2021: DHS Announces Pandemic Food Assistance (P-EBT) Distribution Plan
4/28/2021: Governor Reynolds Announces Child Care Task Force Virtual Town Hall Meetings
4/23/2021: Director Garcia Appoints New Medicaid Director
4/6/2021: 2021 Iowa Medicaid Reference Guide Now Available
3/24/2021: Iowa Parent Partners Program Included in Federal Clearinghouse and Approved as Evidence-Based Program
3/15/2021: DHS to Transition to Specialized Adult Protective Services Program Statewide
3/8/2021: DHS and IDPH Remember One Year of COVID-19
2/5/2021: Medicaid Now Available to all Eligible COFA Adults (Marshallese) (Chuukese) (Pohnpeian)
2/5/2021: Iowa Workers Get Free Tax Preparation Assistance
1/15/2021: Clinton County Residents May Be Eligible for Disaster Food Assistance
1/14/2021: Weather Conditions to Delay SOme COVID-19 Testing in Iowa
1/13/2021: Iowa Moves Forward with Vaccination Campaign
1/11/2021: IDPH Publishes Vaccine Administration Data
1/7/2021: Long Term Care Reporting Update
2020
12/29/2020: Weather Conditions to Delay some COVID-19 Testing in Iowa
12/18/2020: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Emergency Use Authorization
12/17/2020: Vaccine Update
12/16/2020: Important Vaccine Update
12/11/2020: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Emergency Use Authorization
12/7/2020: State Announces Change to COVID-19 Death Reporting
12/6/2020: State Provides New Data on coronavirus.iowa.gov
11/20/2020: DHS Announces New Partnership to Grow Iowa’s Healthcare Workforce
11/20/2020: IDPH Announces 108 Community Water Systems in Iowa Awarded CDC Water Fluoridation Quality Award