Concepts like stories, numbers, colors, shapes, and many more come to life when you read to your child and spend time together looking at the book. Reading to your child naturally helps bonding and closeness while helping a growing brain develop.  Click here for more information.

CDC recommends that you wear masks in public settings around people who don’t live in your household and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. Wear masks with two or more layers to stop the spread of COVID-19 Wear the mask over your nose […]

As Iowans prepares to celebrate Halloween, IDPH wants to remind all that COVID-19 is still circulating in Iowa and encourage all Iowans to continue to take precautions to protect the health of themselves and their families. Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. For 2020 Halloween festivities, IDPH strongly encourage Iowans to […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is making a change on quarantine recommendations for people who have been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19. This applies in non-healthcare, non-residential settings only. This includes businesses, education and child care settings. Close contacts of COVID-positive cases will no longer need to quarantine for 14 days […]