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Network News & Notes - March 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 UI College of Public Health’s Business Leadership Network awarded 5 community grants to support public health-related projects in the communities of Creston, Davenport, Manning, Tipton, and in Poweshiek County.
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This podcast episode looks at the research of the UI Healthier Workforce Center on work-related suicides. The findings provide insight into why these suicides happen and how the workplace can make a positive impact.
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Learn how a team of student volunteers from the College of Public Health is assisting health departments and non-profit organizations in Iowa with public health-related activities, events, and emergency situations.
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The symposium on April 20-21, 2023 in Coralville, IA will address the ever-changing nature of work and the implications of these changes for the health, safety, and well-being of workers.
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College of Public Health in the News
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According to the 2023 report, Iowa is the only state with a significant increase in cancer incidence from 2015 to 2019, and has the second-highest overall cancer incidence of all U.S. states.
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Jessica Andino, current PhD student and executive director of the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, discusses affordable housing and its impact on health and well-being.
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A team of UI researchers received a grant to explore and develop family-based interventions that promote healthy aging in multigenerational family households experiencing chronic illness.
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A study co-authored by Professor George Wehby found an association between state eviction moratoriums during the pandemic and improved mental health among renters.
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Professor Christine Petersen studies ways to track and prevent emerging infectious diseases, particularly those that spread between animals and people.
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Whitney Zahnd, assistant professor of health management and policy, recently commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband map.
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