Iowa Public Health Association

Public Health and Water Quality

Water has a profound influence on health. A minimum amount is required for consumption each day for survival, but the influence of water on health goes far beyond this as water is a principal medium for disease prevention.

Iowa’s water quality issues are complex and severe. But for the health of Iowans, our solutions must collective. We must promote the basic right of all Iowans to safe and affordable drinking water.

Iowa's Water Quality: A Public Health Perspective

Hosted by IPHA on 4.10.17

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Iowa's Water Quality and Public Health - webinar hosted by IPHA with support from CHEEC (Nov. 2016)

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Resources

Bibliography: Contaminants in Drinking Water and Health Effects (Nov. 2016)
- Created by the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination at the University of Iowa

Nitrate in Your Drinking Water: What You Need to Know (March 2017)

Prepared by Iowa Water Quality and Public Health Consortium

Position Statement on Safe and Reliable Drinking Water
| State Public Health

Created by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers

Nitrate in Drinking Water: A Public Health Concern for All Iowans (Sept. 2016)

Created by the Iowa Environmental Council

How Clean Water Protects Public Health (Oct. 2016)

Joint op ed from IPHA and IEC published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette (Oct. 2016)

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