Articles Tagged: Public health

State health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease diagnoses in Marshalltown that have affected 21 people and led to one death.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first positive case of West Nile virus of the year in an adult in northern Iowa.

Students and staff in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City schools who are exposed to measles and do not have proof of vaccination will be required to stay home 21 days after exposure.

Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the risk? And how can Iowans mitigate it?

State officials are warning the public that they may have been exposed to measles at four locations in northwest Iowa last week.

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.

An Eastern Iowa resident who tested positive for measles went to several stores, pharmacies, a day care and a golf course last week when they were contagious. Public health officials are asking the public to fill out a form if they may have been exposed.

House File 299 would require schools and child care centers to include information about obtaining vaccine exemptions in any public communication to parents or guardians following recommendations by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong warnings and objections from public health professionals, veterinarians and the Iowa State Dairy Association.

Federal legal protections added in the 1980s to shield vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits would be waived any time a vaccine is administered in Iowa under legislation that was advanced Wednesday by Republican state lawmakers.

About 90 percent of Iowa’s population receives water that has been treated with fluoride. But what is it? What does it do? And why do some cities not treat their water?

The state of Iowa is contesting a Cedar Rapids company’s legal efforts to reopen a swimming pool that allegedly poses a threat to public health.

Eastern Iowa schools watch for underage use, police watch for compliance

A difficult-to-track canine respiratory illness that has been spreading across the country has some dog owners thinking twice about taking their dogs to dog parks and doggy day care, but dog centers in the Cedar Rapids area say fear of the illness hasn’t caused them to lose much business yet.

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will not reinstate COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations across the state increase.