PUBLIC POLICY
The office tracks legislation related to Iowa’s
public health system; provides educational
materials to Iowa policymakers through open
forums and Hill Day events; and interfaces with
state educational professionals, and environment
and public health partners.
- Updated policymakers, state leaders and public health partners about the impact of work by Iowa’s public health laboratory during several Hill Day events at the state capitol.
- Led and supported initiatives aimed at developing new and existing policy.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Strategic Communications works with state and
national media, educators and public health partners to
share the news of Iowa’s state public health laboratory.
It provides crisis communications during environmental
and public health emergencies by managing clear and
open communication.
- Worked with local, state and national media to highlight the work of the State Hygienic Laboratory on more than 25 public health topics.
- Established an ongoing analytics review to measure interaction with website.
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