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Dallas County Public Health Nursing Services DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME Jennifer Walters EMAIL phn@co.dallas.ia.us PHONE 515-993-3750 OFFICE ADDRESS 902 Court Street Adel, IA 50003 Dallas County Public Health Nursing Services was founded in 1948 and has been providing public health services to the communities of Dallas County since that time. The Agency’s mission is to promote, protect and improve the public’s health through surveillance, education, care coordination, disease prevention, mobilization of community resources, and enforcement of public health policies and regulations. Dallas County Public Health seeks to deliver quality, cost effective health services by developing, maintaining and improving health related programs that recognize the wellness continuum. Holistic services are directed toward individuals and their families, groups, and the community with special attention to populations at risk and system and environmental changes to make healthy choices easier. Services include community wellness programming, immunization clinics, communicable disease control, health education, emergency preparedness, home health nursing program, maternal child health, health navigation, and county-wide health needs assessment and planning. TYPE OF WORK Government Agency COUNTIES HOW TO HELP Individuals and organizations should contact Dallas County Public Health directly to explore potential areas for collaboration. Dallas Page | 188