The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is a state agency of Iowa.

History

The Iowa Board of Social Welfare was founded in 1937 by the

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. In 1967, it was merged with the Iowa Board of Control and Iowa Board of Parole to form the Iowa Department of Social Services. It was renamed the Iowa Department of Human Services in 1987. In 2022, as part of Governor Reynold's State Agency Alignment initiative, the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Department of Public Health merged to form the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

Functions

The agency provides human services, including healthcare services, assistance services, food programs, and disaster relief. The department also allows residents of Iowa to report incidents of fraud or abuse. The department also manages juvenile justice facilities and training schools in the state. The department also operates the Child Support Recovery Unit. After the

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and subsequent formation of the

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, the department was tasked with coordinating resettlement efforts for Afghan refugees.

References

External links

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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State Juvenile Facilities

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