Statewide Support
Agencies
- Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (Iowa Department of Human Services)
- Iowa Department of Education
Clinics
- Center for Disabilities and Development (University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital)
- Child Health Specialty Clinics
Organizations
Healthy Families Line
Call: 1-800-369-2229
The Healthy Families Line is a toll-free number that provides resource information on maternal, child, and family planning services. The line is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
A local EPSDT Care for Kids Coordinator will work with you and the family to access additional screening, evaluation or intervention services that may be part of the child’s comprehensive plan or care. The EPSDT Care Coordinator will also help you connect the family to referral resources.
Care coordination services can help identify local referral resources and work with the family to determine specific, community-based services they can use to meet the goals they have set in their child’s individualized plan.
The Iowa Department of Public Health maintains a network of local care coordinators throughout the state: Iowa EPSDT Care for Kids Program Coordinators
Early ACCESS - Iowa
Call: 1-888-425-4371
Website: Early ACCESS Iowa
Early ACCESS is Iowa’s early intervention system (IDEA Part C) for infants and toddlers under three years old not developing as expected or who have a medical condition that can delay typical development. Early intervention focuses on helping parents and other caregivers support growth and development during everyday routines and activities.
Early ACCESS is part of the Iowa Family Support Network (IFSN), a statewide system that provides information and resources to expecting families or families with young children and professionals that serve them.