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Health and Human Services

Welcome to Polk County Health and Human Services!

Our agency endeavors to provide quality service to the residents of Polk County.

Please click on the links below to get acquainted with programs available under
the Health and Human Services “umbrella” in Polk County!

Stacie Chance, Director

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Headlines

Dallas Family Night Out

Dallas Family Night Out

June 13, 2013
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Dallas United Methodist Church

565 SE LaCreole Dr., Dallas

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

This month and throughout the year, Service Integration encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Polk County a better place for children and families.

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Cancer You Can Actually Prevent?

March 19, 2013

PORTLAND, Ore. Polk County, in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division, launched a new statewide campaign to increase colorectal cancer screening among Oregonians over the age of 50. Guided by a research finding that people are much more likely to get screened if they are encouraged by someone they know and trust, the campaign takes an innovative approach by empowering already screened men and women to serve as champions, and to encourage people they know to get screened.

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Polk County Youth Programming Survey Results

What do youth want to do? Why not ask them! The goal of the Polk County Youth Programming Survey was to capture a snapshot of what youth in Polk County are currently interested in doing.

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Join Polk County Youth Action Teams on Facebook!

Polk County Prevention Programs is excited to announce our new Facebook page – “Polk County Youth Action Teams.” This site will be used to highlight and encourage positive choices, programs and events Polk County youth are involved in.

With over 625,000,000 users, Facebook is the number one social media site in the world and is a proven outlet to get information to youth.

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Reading for All

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