Ida County Community Alliance

Front Row: Patti Andrews (HMH), Sherry Reiling (HMH), Connie Werner (Sac & Ida County Case Management), Barbara Connor (Siouxland Aging Services), Middle Row: Roxanne Smith (Jackson Recovery), Beth Ortner (Ida County Board of Health), Angie Kastner (OABCIG), Diana Ossman (ISI), Back Row: Cindy Harpenau (Mid-Sioux Opportunity), Lin Jensen (Willow Dale Wellness Village), Kristi Neumann (CAASA), Tabitha Leidholt (Willow Dale Wellness Village), Pastor Rich Salcido (Ida County Ministerial Association), Maggie Johnson (ISI)

The Ida County Community Alliance (ICCA) formed in 2010 meets bi-monthly to address community health needs.  The health and human resource agencies represented within ICCA share information, strategies and goals to maximize resources to improve the quality of life for Ida County.

One of the latest projects from ICCA was the Ida County Community Resource Directory.  After the completion of a needs assessment in 2011 under the direction of the Ida County Board of Health, it was determined that Ida County would benefit from a directory that contained health and human services information.  The Resource Directory was recently distributed through The Reminder and can also be viewed online at http://www.hornmemorialhospital.org/.

Ida County Community Resource Directory

Horn Memorial Hospital and the Ida County Board of Health have come together to create the “Ida County Community Resource Directory”.  This directory was developed in an effort to supply Ida County residents with a comprehensive resource for health care and human services.  It will provide easy access to contact information for a variety of programs and services available in Ida County.  Patti Andrews, Nurse Manager for Public Health and Project Coordinator, commented, “We are excited to offer this directory and hope the community finds it helpful in obtaining resources for various services available in Ida County.”

The Resource Directory was made possible thanks to funding from the Ida County Board of Health, Horn Memorial Hospital, and a grant from the Ida County Community Betterment Foundation.  Ida County community members will receive this booklet in The Reminder the week of February 20th and a more comprehensive version will also be available on the Horn Memorial Hospital website:  http://www.hornmemorialhospital.org/.