Statewide, Iowa — A new report indicates Iowa’s public health funding increased nine percent during the pandemic. Nadine Gracia is president and CEO of the non-profit Trust for America’s Health, which issued the report. Gracia says federal pandemic aid helped many states increase public health funding — and it’s important state and federal lawmakers invest more to address issues beyond COVID.
Gracia says increased funding can also help address workforce shortages in health care and update outdated data systems.
The Trust for America’s Health report found the state’s public health budget was 116-million dollars for the fiscal year that started July 1st of 2020.
