Public Health

Regarding immunizations and medical providers: 

• Children need to see a medical provider for regular well-child visits. Please schedule (early) with your primary medical care provider for well-child visits, physicals, and immunizations, and pick up your immunization records.
• Jasper County has several healthcare providers accepting patients, including MercyOne Newton, Dr. Metts, Newton Clinic, Sully Clinic, and Prairie City Clinic. If you need help finding a medical provider, please see the resource guide for medical providers. 
• If your child needs medical coverage, please see the Iowa Medicaid website. 

Jasper County Health Department provides limited public health services for Jasper County residents. 

• Communicable diseases and foodborne illness investigations,
  • References: Epi Manual, State CADE website, Call CADE to report or for providers 1-800-362-2736
• Immunizations VFC or VFA only.  Appointments only; contact Kristina at kwinfield@jasperia.org 
  • Vaccine for Children (VFC) immunizations ONLY VFC- who qualifies   
  • Vaccine for Adults (VFA) immunizations ONLY. VFA - Who Qualifies   
  • We do not provide immunizations for those with insurance, private pay, or those with a medical provider that provides immunizations.  Contact your physician for your immunization records. 
  • School and daycare immunization annual audits (scheduled with the School Nurse or Director in the fall).
• Public health education- see resource guide,
  • Free condoms in our waiting area. 
  • Free car seat checks. Contact Melissa at mgary@jasperia.org. 
  • Jasper County Cares Coalition: leads the Health and Human Services organizations' meetings. If you are an organization, email:  jaspercocares@jasperia.org for more information. 
  • Community Health Assessment and Health Improvement Assessments and Planning
  • Environmental Health: subcontracted with Jasper County Community Development. Call for an appointment
  • We do not provide home care aides or homemaker services.  See home care in resource guide.
  • Resource Guide updates and navigation. Contact Melissa for more information. mgary@jasperia.org

• Inspections are a "snapshot" of the day and time of the inspection. At the time of the inspection, violations are recorded, and often corrected on the spot, before the inspector leaves the facility. Inspections are conducted by the Department of Inspections and Appeal's Food Safety Specialists. A uniform training program is utilized for all inspectors following national standards. The frequency of inspections varies depending on many factors including the type of food, food preparation, and handling and compliance history of the establishment. In addition, inspections are conducted before opening, upon complaint, and as a follow-up to ensure previous violations have been corrected.
• The State DIAL performs restaurant inspections in Jasper County. 

Keywords: food, restaurants. food complaints, hotel, meals, motel, lodge, food truck 

Iowa HHS provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of Iowans.

Medicaid, public health

Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology: The purpose of the Epi Manual is to serve as a guide to surveillance, investigation, and response to infectious diseases. The intended audience of this document is local public health departments and healthcare providers. The Epi Manual is maintained by the Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology (CADE) within the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) Division of Public Health. 

 To report suspected food poisoning please call 1-800-IowaSic (800-469-2742).

For 24/7 Disease Reporting please contact the State of Iowa at:
Phone: 1-800-362-2736 or Secure Fax: 515-281-5698

All restaurant, food, and hotel licensing and inspections are done by the State. https://dial.iowa.gov/

Keywords: Epi Manual, contagious, reportable diseases, isolation, quarantine, food outbreaks, foodborne, restaurant, food poisoning, STI, STD, chlamydia, ecoli, 

Reportable Diseases  8/21/2024  See the website for an up-to-date list. 

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
• Anthrax
• Botulism
• Brucellosis
• Campylobacteriosis
• Chlamydia
• Cholera
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Cyclospora
• Diphtheria
• E. coli - Pathogenic
• Encephalitis (Arboviral)
• Giardiasis
• Gonorrhea
• Hansen's Disease
• Lyme Disease
• Influenza, Novel A
• Hantavirus
• Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis D
• Hepatitis E
• Hib disease
• HIV/AIDS
• HUS and TTP
• Legionellosis
• Listeriosis
• Malaria
• Measles
• Meningococcal Infection
• Mumps
• Pertussis
• Plague
• Poliomyelitis
• Psittacosis
• Q Fever
• Rabies
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Rubella
• Salmonellosis
• SARS
• Shigellosis
• Smallpox
• Staph Aureus (VRSA)
• Syphilis
• Tetanus
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Tuberculosis
• Tularemia
• Typhoid Fever
• VHF
• West Nile Virus
• Yellow Fever

The Village Closet is a way to support expectant mothers, caregivers, grandparents, and foster parents in need throughout their pregnancy and/or the first year of a child’s life with a range of free items, including diapers, bottles, car seats, clothes, toys, breastfeeding items and more.

To access the Village Closet, individuals must schedule an appointment by emailing dm_village_closet@unitypoint.org or calling (641) 236-2385, option 3.