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Health Pulse / Iowa

Iowa Health Pulse

Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.

Current Trends

CDC does not publish Epidemic Trends estimates for Iowa. Not every state submits the data this model needs — this is a gap in the source, not a problem with the page.

Wastewater Viral Activity

Influenza A virus
Very Low
12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-22
RSV
Very Low
12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-22
SARS-CoV-2
Low
12 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-22

Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.

Notifiable Disease Reports

DiseaseLatest WeekCount52-Week Max
TuberculosisMMWR 33/202613

Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments. Each disease shows its own most recently reported week — some lag behind others. Provisional and subject to revision.

Health Profile

Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.

Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Current Asthma
10.14%
Current Smoking
15.85%
Depression
21.78%
Diabetes
9.33%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.73%
High Blood Pressure
30.32%
No Health Insurance
7.34%
Obesity
38.69%
Physical Inactivity
23.94%

Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.