Iowa State University’s Iowa Mosquito Surveillance Program has been running since the 1960s, but only a handful of counties have their own surveillance programs in place to monitor insect populations and test for West Nile virus.
Since naloxone vending machines were installed across Linn County, the need has been apparent with more frequent than scheduled restocking. The machines dispense the drug that can reverse an overdose from prescription drugs like oxycodone or fentanyl and street drugs like heroin.
The penalty relates to wells dug at Cedar Rapids data center construction site.
An emerging trend shows an uptick in restaurants running without proper licensure, locally and statewide.
The discovery of dozens of temporary, unpermitted wells on a Cedar Rapids construction site has set off a flurry of public confusion and regulatory response across several governmental bodies over the last month.
The best defense against measles is the vaccine, according to Iowa public health professionals. Here’s what to know about the vaccine, its effectiveness and options for infants.
Cedar Rapids ranked higher on Orkin’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list this year. The list is made up of metro areas where Orkin performed the most bedbug treatments. What are city, county officials are seeing and how are they reacting?
Do splash pads recycle water? How are pools cleaned? And how often is the water tested? The Gazette answers your pool and splash pad questions just in time for summer.
With about 1,391 new cancers diagnosed each year, Linn County has the 38th highest rate of new cancers among Iowa’s 99 counties, and the eighth highest rate among the 21 metro counties in the state.
People rely on restaurants and grocery stores to be clean and safe. How often are facilities that serve food inspected? And where can you read the reports?
Linn County Public Health has teamed up with Mercy Medical Center, UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the Eastern Iowa Health Center to launch an informational campaign about the risks of measles and the importance of vaccination.
In this week’s installment of Curious Iowa, The Gazette answers a question about the work of county public health departments, which touch the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat.
The new machines stocked with free naloxone, the drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, have been placed at seven locations around Linn County. With an emphasis on harm reduction, specialists say they are a marker of a new mindeset for treatment programs, recovery programs and public health spaces.
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