In March of 1880, the 18th General Assembly created the Iowa Department of Health with two primary functions: 1. general supervision of health related issues and 2. state registration of births, deaths and marriages.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog .
You can also view more information about Vital Records here.
General General Series Title
Date Span
Cooperative Agreements for Primary Care Services
1988-1991
Correspondence and Grant Applications
1987-1998
Deaf Census Survey
1980-1981
Departmental Policies and Procedures
2001-2005
Director’s Advisory Meeting Minutes
1999-2001
Engineering. Plans, and Inspection Reports
1954-1983
Executive Correspondence
2003-2004
Family Planning, Minutes and Related Data
1970-1983
Family Planning, Personal and Family Health
1970-1979
Hill-Burton Hospital Survey and Construction Act
1947-1968
Program Planning and Project Development Files
2001-2005
Radioactive Materials License
No dates
Speeches
2004
State Board of Health, Minutes
1880-1928, 1934-1961
State Health Facilities Council, Minutes
1973-1992
⤢ Governor's Advisory Emergency Care (EMS) Council Governor's Advisory EMS Council Series Title Date Span Minutes, By-Laws and Correspondence 1980-1986
⤢ Commission on Alcoholism Alcoholism Series Title
Date Span
Advisory Council for State Plans on Halfway Houses
1972-1974
Alcoholism Authority Program Files
No dates
Alcoholism Programs
1967-1974
Correspondence
1969-1975
Expenditures for Facilities
1972-1974
Handbooks for Treatment Facilities and Counselors
1969-1974
Literature on Alcoholism
No dates
Minutes and Related Material
1974-1977
Miscellaneous
1972-1974
Reports
ca. 1971-1974
Task Forces
No dates
⤢ Professional Licensure Professional Licensure Series Title Date Span Board of Barbers Examiners, Minutes 1979-2000 Board of Behavioral Sciences Examiners, Minutes 1991-2003 Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Minutes 1921-2003 Board of Cosmetology Examiners, Minutes 1927-2007 Board of Dietetic Examiners, Minutes 1985-2000 Board of Examiners for Athletic Trainers, Minutes 1994-2004 Board of Examiners for Hearing and Dealers, Minutes 1974-2000 Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators, Minutes 1970-2002 Board of Mortuary Science Examiners, Minutes 1970-2002 Board of Optometry Examiners, Minutes 1970-2002 Board of Osteopathic Examiners, License Renewals 1946-1963 Board of Osteopathic Examiners, Minutes 1970-2002 Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners 1970-2002 Board of Physician Assistant Examiners, Minutes 1990-2002 Board of Podiatry Examiners, Minutes 1970-2002 Board of Psychology Examiners, Minutes 1975-2002 Board of Respiratory Care Examiners, Minutes 1986-2002 Board of Social Workers Examiners, Minutes 1984-1989 Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners, Minutes 1977-2000 Massage Therapy Advisory Board, Minutes 1992-2000
⤢ Vital Statistics Vital Statistics Series Title
Date Span
Births
1880-1950
Delayed Births
1852-1940
Marriages
1880-1950
Deaths
1880-1975
Divorces
1906-1950
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