Back To School Requirements:
All children newly enrolling in an Iowa elementary or high school are required to have a dental screening. The purpose of the dental screening requirement is to improve the oral health of Iowa's children. Dental screenings help with early detection and treatment of dental disease; reduce the incidence, impact, and cost of dental disease; inform parents and guardians of their children's dental problems; encourage effective oral health practices early in life; promote the importance of oral health for school readiness and learning; and contribute to statewide surveillance of oral health.
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Iowa Department of Public Health requires a Certificate of Immunization, Certificate of Immunization Exemption, or Provisional Certificate of Immunization on file for each child enrolled in school and licensed child care centers. Please see the most updated list of required vaccines for your child click here.
If you have questions on the recommended vaccines, to get a certificate of immunization or to make an appointment please contact Washington County Public Health Immunization Program at 653-7758 or your physician’s office.
House File 158 requires all children entering kindergarten to have been tested for lead poisoning. The Iowa Department of Public Health has recommended since 1992 that all children be tested for lead poisoning. This requirement will assure that children are tested and if identified as lead-poisoned, receive interventions to reduce the effects of lead poisoning on their growth and development.