Scott County, Iowa
Tiffany Peterson is a seasoned Community Health Manager at Scott County, Iowa, since December 2004, overseeing a team of six in the Community Health service area and previously managing a larger team in Community Relations, Information, and Planning. Key responsibilities include collaborating with community groups to assess health status, managing multiple grant projects, ensuring compliance with fiscal and contractual requirements, and conducting quality assurance reviews of programs. Tiffany's role also involves significant participation in various health committees and assessments, enhancing community health initiatives. Prior to this position, Tiffany served as a Community Health Consultant and began a career as a Field Representative with the American Cancer Society. Tiffany holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Promotion from the University of Northern Iowa.
Scott County, Iowa
Cradled by the mighty Mississippi River on the east and south, and the meandering Wapsipinicon River on the north, Scott County, Iowa offers an extraordinary combination of quality living styles. Scott County is part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), located in eastern Iowa and western Illinois on the Mississippi River, 165 miles west of Chicago. The Quad Cities MSA consists of Scott County in Iowa and Rock Island and Henry Counties in Illinois. Combined with the nearly 165,000 Scott County residents, it measures over 350,000 people in population. The Quad Cities is midway between Minneapolis on the north and St. Louis on the south; Chicago on the east and Des Moines on the west. The area's 300-mile market of nearly 36.5 million people comprises nearly 15% of the nation's population. This makes it the largest 300-mile market west of Chicago.