Welcome to the Iowa Public Health Association. 

The Iowa Public Health Association (IPHA) is the professional association for Iowa's public health community.  IPHA's diverse membership is unified by a shared mission and vision.

Mission Statement: IPHA is the voice of public health in Iowa through advocacy, membership services and partnerships.

Vision Statement: Advancing public health in Iowa  

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What is public health?  Who does it?  Why is it important?

Here are some great resources for general information to answer these questions:

• What Is Public Health? (one-page document produced by the American Public Health Association)
• What Is Public Health? (video produced by the University of Iowa College of Public Health)
• Public Health Matters to Every Iowan, Every Day (one-page document produced by the Iowa Public Health Association)
• Healthiest Nation in One Generation (video produced by the American Public Health Association)
• A Healthier America Begins with You (video produced by the American Public Health Association for National Public Health Week 2010)
• This Is Public Health (video produced by the University of Iowa College of Public Health)
• This Is Public Health (video produced by the Association of Schools of Public Health)
• 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes (Life expectancy data come to life illustrating global development over the past 200 years)

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CONTACT US:  

Iowa Public Health Association  .   P.O. Box 13181  .   Des Moines, IA 50310

iowapha@gmail.com  //  515.491.7804

Healthiest Nation in One Generation        This is what public health does.  What are you doing?