IOWA RESOURCES

Contacts

State Contact
Dawn K. Gentsch
Community Health Consultant
Iowa Department of Public Health
Luca State Office Building, 3rd Floor, 321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-3079
FAX: 515-242-6384
E-Mail: dgentsch@health.state.ia.us
EHDI Contact
Denise Ramsey
Community Health Consultant
Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Family Services Bureau
Lucas State Office Bldg, 321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-242-5639
FAX: 515-242-6384
E-Mail: dramsey@health.state.ia.us

Legislation
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Web Resources
Iowa Compass
Disability Information and Referral: Iowa COMPASS is Iowa's free statewide information and referral service for people with disabilities, their families, their service providers and other members of the community.
http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/iowacompass/

Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education http://www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html

Iowa School for the Deaf
The mission of the Iowa School for the Deaf is to enable deaf and hard-of-hearing children to attain personal excellence by providing comprehensive and appropriate educational programs and services http://www.iadeaf.k12.ia.us/.

Iowa NICHCY Resources
From the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ia.htm

University Hospital School
From the University Affiliated Program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: We are Iowa's premier center for people of all ages who have disabilities or special concerns. Our first priority is to be a resource that you can use to accomplish your goals. http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/cdd/index.asp

Virtual Children's Hospital
The Virtual Children's Hospital digital library was created in 1994 to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients and families. The goal of the Virtual Children's Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients and families. http://www.vh.org/pediatric/