Effective June 2021, Henry A. Anderson, M.D., a member of the Heartland Center External Advisory Board, was designated by President Biden as the Chair of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Established December 2000, the Advisory … [Read more...]

Lexi Pratt, a Heartland Center trainee, is pursuing her Ph.D. in the Industrial Hygiene program at the College of Public Health. In a recent interview with AIHA, Lexi discusses her journey to pursuing a degree in occupational and environmental health … [Read more...]

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...]