Health News
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
The Active Ottumwa Podcast series, through the University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health, was released this week. Natoshia Askelson, research fellow in the Health Policy Research Program, is the deputy director and center PI for the organization.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
26 students participated in the inaugural Summer Policy Research Institute (SPRI), a six- to eight-week program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in policy research
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Thursday, October 1st, 2020
Research in Brief will highlight our PPC researchers' work in this series of brief videos. In this episode, director Pete Damiano talks about his work on access to health insurance.
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
Megan Ronnenberg, a doctoral student in Social Work, will work on her project, Childcare Hardship in Iowa, as a summer scholar.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Edith Parker, senior faculty affiliate in the Health Policy Research Program, was selected for the Big Ten's recently formed task force for emerging infectious diseases.
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Friday, February 21st, 2020
The Patient-Centered Dental Home project, led by Julie Reynolds, Peter Damiano, and Susan McKernan, has received $115,000 in additional funding by the DentaQuest Partnership. 
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
Researchers at the UI Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network center contributed to a supplemental issue of Preventive Medicine highlighting disparities in cancer prevention and control.
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
Several Public Policy Center (PPC) staff and faculty members were recognized for longevity of service at a recent PPC meeting. The awardees are pictured below. Others who were awarded but not in attendance include:
5 Years
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies has awarded an interdisciplinary research grant to Aislinn Conrad, Tessa Heeren, and Susan McKernan for the summer of 2020.
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Thursday, October 24th, 2019
Sandra Daack-Hirsch, associate professor in the College of Nursing, researcher in the PPC Health Policy Research Program, and Faculty Senate president, was awarded the 2019 Michael Brody Award for Service.