Polk Health Director Helen Eddy offers frank voice in COVID-19 crisis
NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals 'No wiggle room, folks'; Polk County Health Director Helen Eddy offers steady voice amid COVID-19 crisis This story is part of the Des Moines Register’s People to Watch in 2021 series. The stories highlight Iowans we expect great things from in the coming year. Des Moines Register Polk County Health Department Director Helen Eddy knew she needed to be frank with central Iowans as coronavirus infections and hospitalizations soared in mid-November. In a morning news conference on Nov. 17, Gov. Kim Reynolds had laid out...