Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
Population: 2,982,085 (2006)
Land Area: 55,869.36 square miles
Persons per square mile: 52.4 (2006)
Births/year: 40,592 (2006)
Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Iowa Quick Facts Web Site, Iowa Department of Public Health Vital Records
State Poster: Iowa State Genetics Poster
State Links
- Iowa Department of Public Health Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- University of Iowa
State Program Contacts
- State Genetics Coordinator
Kim Piper, RNC, BSN
Iowa Dept of Public Health
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Tel: (515) 281-6466
Fax: (515) 242-6384
Email - Iowa and North Dakota State Newborn Screening Coordinator
Barbara Schweitzer
Division of Maternal and Child Health
North Dakota Dept of Health
600 East Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Tel: (701) 328-4538
Fax: (701) 328-1412
Email
- State Laboratory Director
Stanton Berberich, PhD
Program Manger
University of Iowa
University Hygienic Lab
102 Oakdale Campus, #H101 OH
Iowa City, IA 52242-5002
Tel: (319) 335-4500
Fax: (319) 335-4555
Email - Medical Director of Newborn Screening for Iowa
Sara Copeland, MD
University of Iowa
Department of Pediatrics
220 Hawkins Dr. CDD 385
Iowa City, IA 52242
Tel: (319) 384-5097
Fax: (319) 384-5116
Email - Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Director
Jeffrey G. Lobas, M.D., Director
Iowa Child Health Specialty Clinics
100 Hawkins Drive, Room 247
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
Tel: (319) 356-1118; (866) 219-9119
(866) 236-1423 (TTY)
Email