Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-80.2
For the purposes of these rules, the following definitions apply:
"Allocation" means the process to distribute funds.
"Appropriation" means the funding amount approved in the state budget.
"Community" means the aggregate of persons with common characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age, occupation, or other similarities such as location.
"Contractor" means a local board of health (LBOH).
"Core public health functions" means the functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance:
1. Assessment means regular collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of information about health conditions, risks, and assets in a community.
2. Policy development means formulation, implementation, and evaluation of plans and policies, for public health in general and priority health needs in particular, in a manner that incorporates scientific information and community values in accordance with state public health policy.
3. Assurance means that programs and interventions, which maintain and improve health, are carried out by encouragement, regulation, or direct action.
"Department" means the Iowa department of public health.
"Elderly" means an individual aged 60 years and older.
"Essential public health services" means a framework for public health to promote and protect the health of all people in all communities.
"Formula" means the mathematical calculation applied to the state appropriation and granted to each local board of health pursuant to Iowa Code section 135.11(13) to determine the amount of available funds to be distributed to each county.
"Local board of health" or "LBOH" means a county or district board of health as defined in Iowa Code chapter 137.
"Low income" means the U.S. Census Bureau's small area income and poverty estimates (SAIPE) used to determine low income.
"LPHS" means local public health services.
"Public health intervention" means an organized effort to promote behaviors and habits that can improve physical, mental, and emotional health for specific groups of people.
"Work plan" means the plan established by the contractor to identify the details for implementing core functions and essential public health services.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-80.2