Two babies declared Safe Haven in May

– Through the Safe Haven Law, two infants, a baby girl, and a baby boy, are now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

Iowa's Top Volunteers to be Honored

Iowa's top volunteers will be honored at the 2024 Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame on April 30, 2024.

Two babies declared Safe Haven babies in March

Through the Safe Haven Law, two infants, are now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Iowa HHS Promotes Volunteer Opportunities and Recognitions

Iowa HHS recognizes the incredible work being done throughout the state of Iowa by countless volunteers to improve local communities and the state.

State agencies to enhance existing childhood nutrition programs, decline Summer EBT participation

Iowa announces it will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children, or Summer EBT, program.

HHS Announces Intent to Award New Dental Care Contracts

HHS announces the intent to award two new dental care contracts.

HHS Enters Interim Settlement Agreement; Continues to Bolster Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health Supports

HHS emitirá los beneficios de P-EBT del verano de 2023 a todos los niños elegibles de Iowa

HHS y Educación de Iowa darán beneficios P-EBT verano 2023 a niños elegibles del ciclo escolar 2022-2023, con aprobación federal.

HHS to Issue Summer 2023 P-EBT Food Benefits to Eligible Iowa Children

The Iowa HHS and Dept. of Education will issue Summer 2023 Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer for eligible school-age children for the 2022-23 school year.

2023 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame and Christine Wilson Medal Honorees Announced

2023 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame and Christine Wilson Medal Honorees Announced

Iowa HHS Announces First West Nile Virus Case for 2023

The Iowa HHS announces the first case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection reported in 2023 in an older adult (61-80 years) from Plymouth county.

HHS Engages Vendor to Study Iowa’s Health and Human Services’ Delivery System

The Iowa HHS has engaged Health Management Associates (HMA) to study the delivery of health and human service programs in our state.

HHS Continues to Expand Support for Refugees in Iowa

National Data Breach Impacts Some Iowa Medicaid Members

The Iowa HHS announced that some Medicaid members’ personal information was compromised in a national data breach that happened last year.

State Ending COVID-19 Mandatory Reporting

The Iowa HHS will no longer require positive COVID-19 tests to be reported to the state Public Health Division.