Publications

The Check-Up

The Check-Up is a newsletter designed to keep interested Iowans up-to-date on health reform initiatives. The Check-Up features updates on activities of IDPH's Office of Health Care Transformation (OHCT) and partners. The OHCT is a key point-of-contact for health care transformation initiatives within IDPH and they monitor federal health care issues and disseminates the key information, opportunities, and impacts to the public and other partners- internal and external to IDPH.

Current Issue

• The Check-Up- October 2020

Archived Issues

• The Check-Up- April 2020
• The Check-Up- August 2019
• The Check-Up- May 2019
• The Check-Up- November 2018
• The Check-Up- December 2017
• The Check-Up- August 2017
• The Check-Up- April 2017
• The Check-Up- November 2016
• The Check-Up- July 2016
• The Check-Up- April 2016

Issue Briefs

The Office of Health Care Transformation developed issue briefs to be used as educational materials for the public and stakeholders on emerging health care transformation topics.

• Population-Based Health Care Issue Brief
• Social Determinants of Health Issue Brief 2 

Archived Issue Briefs

• Chronic Disease Management Issue Brief  
• Chronic Disease Management Issue Brief- Executive Summary
• Prevention Issue Brief
• Prevention Issue Brief- Executive Summary  
• Community Utility Issue Brief  
• Social Determinants of Health Issue Brief
• Disease Registry Issue Brief
• Disease Registry Issue Brief- Executive Summary