The Polk County Board of Health and Human Services responsibilities include:
Governing the local health and human services department
Taking steps to assure enforcement of state public health statutes and adherence to federal and state regulations
Adopting regulations that it considers necessary to protect and improve health
Assuring measures are taken to provide an environment in which individuals can be healthy
Assessing public health and program service needs of the community
Advocating for reasonable and necessary public health and human services for Polk County citizens
Developing Policy and Providing leadership that:
fosters local involvement and commitment
emphasizes public health and human services needs
advocates for equitable distribution of public health and human services resources