public health

Iowa City attorney Eric Goers (left), speaks to the council at its March 19 meeting.

Iowa City enacts new regulation on tobacco retail locations, lifts tobacco permit moratorium

Tobacco retailers in Iowa City are now facing restrictions on where they can set up shop, following the city’s adoption of a zoning code amendment meant to promote public health by discouraging tobacco use. At its meeting Dec. 10, the…

Linn County offers phased reopening guidance

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Linn County Public Health has released new guidance aimed at…

Linn County offers phased reopening guidance

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Linn County Public Health has released new guidance aimed at…

Prevention worth more than the cure

By Dr. James A. Merchant As health care and health insurance costs have risen sharply…