Every year, the Governor’s Safety & Health Conference awards three academic scholarship awards to Iowa students in occupational health and safety. This year, students from the University of Iowa and Iowa State University were presented with the … [Read more...]

We are proud to have a former Heartland Center trainee, Kari Harland, MPH, PhD, be a recipient of a 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award. The award is presented as recognition for Kari's important accomplishments and her exceptional potential for future … [Read more...]

Approximately 21,000 people die each year of lung cancer related to radon gas exposure. Bill Field, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Deputy Director at the Heartland Center, explains the risk of radon … [Read more...]

With an increased demand for respirators during the Coronavirus Epidemic, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Heartland Center Director, has developed a four-part video series on respirators and the protection they provide. The series includes information … [Read more...]

People in more densely populated urban areas are at higher risk for heart and lung disease due to air pollution from things like combustion reactions, wildfires, and smokestacks emitting disease-causing particles. Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Director of … [Read more...]