Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Alert: Consumer Scams after Storms or Floods, August 2007

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Alert: Consumer Scams after Storms or Floods

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Consumer Alert: "Viatical Settlements", January 2008

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Consumer Alert: "Viatical Settlements"

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Telephone Fraud Alert: "Cramming", January 2008

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Telephone Fraud Alert: "Cramming"

Insurance Fraud Alert, 2011

Do not let anyone use your personal information from your car or health insurance policy to file a fraudulent insurance claim of any kind.

EPI Update: Special Alert, July 3, 2013

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health. SPECIAL ALERT

EPI Update: Special Alert, July 8, 2013

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health. SPECIAL ALERT

EPI Update: Special Alert, July 12, 2013

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health. SPECIAL ALERT

EPI Update: Special Alert, July 19, 2013

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health. SPECIAL ALERT

EPI Update: Special Alert, July 31, 2013

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health. SPECIAL ALERT

Pest Alert: Emerald Ash Borer, September 2008

A beetle from Asia, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), was identified in July 2002 as the cause of widespread ash (Fraxinus spp.) tree decline and mortality in southeastern Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Larval feeding in the tissue between the bark and sapwood disrupts transport of nutrients and water in a tree, eventually causing branches and the entire tree to die. Tens of millions of ash trees in forest, rural, and urban areas have already been killed or are heavily infested by this pest.

Drug Alert, March 19, 2015

Newsletter produced by Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.

Drug Alert, February 18, 2014

Newsletter produced by Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.

Drug Alert, May 7, 2015

Newsletter produced by Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.

2012 Iowa Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Briefing and Survey Report, January 22, 2013

In August of 2012 the Iowa State Office of Rural Health (SORH) conducted a survey to determine the value of the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) in Iowa. This survey was distributed to the 84 participating hospitals however, because some hospitals network their SHIP funds we only asked the contract administrators of the contracts to complete the survey. 58 of the 78 SHIP contract administrators completed the survey (74%). Background: SHIP brings in roughly $750,000.00 annually to Iowa to assist small Iowa hospitals. Average distribution of approximately $7,500 per hospital. Seventy three of ninety nine Iowa counties are represented.

Back Warning Sensors for Tow Plows, RB07-012, 2013

Backup warning system devices were evaluated to determine if they would alert winter maintenance snow plow drivers to obstacles directly behind the trailer and out of view of the driver when a unit is backed up. When the sensors on the back of the tow plow were covered with snow during plowing operations, the sensor would go off in the cab and continue going off, which would result in drivers turning the volume of the unit way down. One shop stated that the wireless transmitted signal would be hit or miss depending on the winter weather that they were operating in. The sensors on the back of the tow plow trailer would come in contact with salt brine and in this situation one of the sensors did go bad. The weatherproof box that was designed to keep the system waterproof did not fully keep the moisture out. It was found that the system did alert drivers of items behind the unit and there were no backup accidents reported during the research period.