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
Community Health Needs Assessment series: Part 3 - Food Security
In this special edition of By the Numbers, we dive into part three of a three-episode series about the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) that was completed in Dallas, Polk, and Warren Counties.
The 2024 CHNA revealed that 37.1% of survey participants experienced or worried about meeting their food needs. Everyone needs access to nutritious food to thrive.
Matt Unger of DMARC and Melissa Stimple of Waukee Area Christian Services join the podcast to talk about the state of food security in our community, and how we can work together to ensure everyone has access to healthy meals.
Read the full CHNA and In Good Health Regional Plan: bit.ly/InGoodHealthCHNA
Read the ALICE Report from United Way of Central Iowa: https://www.uwiowa.org/united-way-alice-report-iowa
See the data about food insecurity in our community from DMARC: https://dmarcunited.org/our-stories/data/
