The Hardin County Board of Health is the advisory board for the Environmental Health and Public Health activities in the county. Members of the Hardin County Board of Health are elected to three-year terms.

Sharon Treinen, Ackley 12-31-2009
Dr. Laura Brunsen, Iowa Falls 12-31-2009
Marilee Lawler, New Providence 12-31-2009
Ben Cutler, Eldora 12-31-2008
Delores Wolf, Iowa Falls 12-31-2008

Erv Miller, Member, Board of Supervisors, Representative adviser
Mary Pieper, Adviser

The Board of Heath strives to promote and protect the health of their friends and neighbors. Board of Health members are focusing on the priority health problems in their communities, which might include substance abuse (including tobacco use), environmental issues, chronic disease, violence and abuse, disaster preparedness, and more recently, bioterrorism threats.

Board of Health members are working with many partners to carry out the three core functions of public health:

• Assessment - knowing what needs to be done
• Policy Development - being part of the solution
• Assurance - doing what needs to be done, or making sure it happens

The duty of the Board of Health is set out in Iowa Code Section 137.7.

Public heath resources can be viewed at the Iowa Department of Public Health website.

Local boards of health are required by Iowa Code 455B.172 to be the administrative authority for on-site waste water systems and nonpublic water wells. This requires the local board of health to adopt standards and enforce those standards within their jurisdiction.

In addition, local boards of health commonly handle programs including, but not limited to, the grants to counties programs, public health nuisances, food establishment inspections, swimming pool and spa inspections, tattoo establishment inspections, tanning bed inspections, funeral home/crematorium inspections, and time of property transfer (real estate) inspections.