Healthy Iowans, Iowa State Health Assessment, June 2022

(2022) Healthy Iowans, Iowa State Health Assessment, June 2022. Health and Human Services, Department of

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Abstract

The Iowa Department of Public Health leads a collaborative process, known as Healthy Iowans. The process includes a state health assessment (SHA) and a state health improvement plan (SHIP). The 2021-22 SHA identifies the most important factors that shape health for all who live, learn, work, and play in Iowa based on summary data points and what we heard from people in Iowa. It also includes selected priorities based on that data. The priorities highlighted in this SHA report will help guide the development of Iowa’s 2023-2027 SHIP. Communities and organizations can also use the report as they plan local strategies to achieve better health for all. The report includes data points on health outcomes and the social, economic, and environmental factors that affect everyone’s health. These system-wide factors are complex and require collaboration and attention from a variety of sectors, including public health.