Polk County, Iowa, selects new Health Department director

Iowa – The Polk County Board of Supervisors has selected Juliann Van Liew to lead the county’s Health Department as director. Van Liew brings more than a decade of leading health initiatives at both the municipal and state levels. She is currently the wellness and preventative health director at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Her first day with the Health Department will be Dec. 18, where she will train under Helen Eddy until her retirement Jan. 17, 2025.