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Network News & Notes - December 2023
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The Business Leadership Network (BLN) is just one of the ways that the University of Iowa College of Public Health connects with Iowans and Iowa communities to support improved health and wellbeing. Across the Hawkeye state, businesses are key contributors to community health and vitality, and the BLN aims to support this critical role through collaborative programming, information sharing, and building relationships. The College of Public Health and the BLN appreciate these opportunities to partner with individuals, businesses, and communities to enhance public health throughout Iowa. We invite you to keep in touch through these quarterly messages and by participating in BLN initiatives happening around the state. Information about current programming is available on our website.
Edith Parker, Dean
University of Iowa College of Public Health
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The Business Leadership Network is currently accepting proposals for 2024 funding for programs and activities that build collaborations and support community well-being. Deadline is January 12.
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This episode of Workplace Matters discusses the lifesaving drug that temporarily stops an opioid overdose, Naloxone. This over-the-counter nasal spray can be stored as part of a workplace first aid kit.
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One Eighty in Davenport provided a summer program for at-risk middle school students who participated in strengths assessment, goal setting, career exploration, life skills training, physical activity, learning about healthy relationships, and nutrition education.
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This resource designed to help private and public sector employers prevent and respond more effectively to substance misuse among employees, build their workforces through hiring of people in recovery, and develop a recovery-supportive culture.
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College of Public Health in the News
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Cara Hamann, associate professor of epidemiology, suggests a simple policy solution to a glaring loophole in crosswalk laws in the United States. These laws often give legal protections only to people on foot -- but not to people in wheelchairs, on bicycles.
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Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Tabitha Kuehn, outreach coordinator of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, said tractor rollovers and grain entrapment are the leading causes of fatalities in Iowa’s ag industry.
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A study by College of Public Health researchers shows telehealth services provide valuable support to rural schools and students. “Lots of the negatives such as cost of appointment, travel, and others can be avoided by using telehealth,” says Marcia Ward, professor of Health Management and Policy.
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Lastascia Coleman, a PhD candidate in health management and policy, is also a certified nurse-midwife and clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the UI Carver College of Medicine. She recently discussed the new Nurse-Midwifery Education Program offered at Iowa.
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The University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory is one of five new wastewater-based centers of excellence. Wastewater testing allows officials to track the spread of pathogens such as RSV, influenza, and emerging variants of COVID-19 without having to test individuals.
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The College of Public Health received a $6 million grant to fund a new research center and aid in climate adaptation planning, or how to adjust to the effects of climate change, across the Midwest. The center is led by Brandi Janssen, clinical associate professor of occupational and environmental health.
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