About Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
In 2019, the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy (IPHPRP), at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health was contracted by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to develop, conduct, and analyze a needs assessment to determine how Iowa HHS can better meet the needs of the multiple stakeholders in the Iowa Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) including families, communities, healthcare providers and contractors.
The results of this assessment included recommendations to Iowa HHS as they dedicate resources to the needs of CLPPP stakeholders. Read the full needs assessment here.
Since then, this partnership has continued to grow by collaborating to create materials and interventions in alignment with findings from the needs assessment. See materials created in partnership with Iowa HHS here.
Meet the IPHPRP Lead Team
Josie Hentzen
Josie Hentzen, MPH, CHES, is a program coordinator for the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy at the University of Iowa.
She graduated with her MPH with a concentration in Community and Behavioral Health from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Josie is a Certified Health Education Specialist and received her bachelor’s degree in health promotion at the University of Iowa.
Helaina Thompson
Helaina Thompson, MS, is a research associate and program coordinator at the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy at the University of Iowa.
She holds an MS in Health and Human Physiology and BAs in Journalism and Mass
Communication and Health Science, both from the University of Iowa. Her prior work has centered on child nutrition, food security, and healthcare setting interventions.
Vickie Miene, MS, MA, LMHC
Director, IPHPRP
Vickie Miene, MS, MA, LMHC is the Director of the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy and an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy, at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health. The Institute brings together public health practitioners, researchers, community leaders and policy makers to expand the impact of public health research and improve the health of populations. Ms. Miene has over 25 years of experience building and evaluating effective community based health care delivery models. Vickie lead a multimillion dollar, multi-year federally funded System of Care in 10 counties of NE Iowa, which gained national recognition as the first SOC that effectively combined social support and medical systems through an integrated team-based model of care. Ms. Miene has lead statewide training and technical assistance initiatives focused on integrated health, large scale quality improvement initiatives, and peer support services for the chronically mentally ill. Vickie currently co-leads a RWJF supported INVEST Health initiative to improve health among low income populations through creating partnerships between health and housing sectors. She has conducted various qualitative studies, most recently an assessment of Iowa public health data needs. Contact Vickie