By the Numbers: A Public Health Podcast
By the Numbers is a public health podcast by the Polk County Health Department in Polk County, Iowa. In each episode of By the Numbers, we dig into a single health-related data point and talk about the bigger picture this data paints for those affected and for our communities. We’ll be joined by local experts to talk about topics like sexually transmitted infections, cancer rates, mental health, communicable diseases and more.
By the Numbers is hosted by Addie Olson, Public Health Communications Officer with the Polk County Health Department.
Listen to By the Numbers on your favorite podcast platform, or watch each episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@PolkCountyIowaGovt
By the Numbers: A Public Health Podcast
Childhood Immunizations
In 2023, nearly six percent of students in Polk County were not fully vaccinated when the Polk County Health Department completed its countywide audit. What does this number mean? In our first episode of By the Numbers, we're joined by the Health Department’s childhood immunization expert, Susan Brooks, RN, BSN, to talk all things kids’ vaccines.
