VINTON – Changes in public health were explained at the Benton County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, July 7, at the Benton County Service Center, Vinton.
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Grace Schmidt talked to the board about the Iowa Health and Human Services public health service system alignment. They are updating how health services are organized, funded and delivered in Iowa. It doesn’t change county authority and legal responsibility for the board of health and the supervisors. The new map puts Benton County in District 6. It has 14 counties. Mahaska County had shown interest in being a lead entity…