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Dear friends,
These past 6 months have been among the most challenging I can recall. As health experts in Iowa and around the world have mobilized to confront the novel coronavirus, developments in epidemiology have been fast-paced, precedent-setting, and stimulating. In this issue, we feature work our students, faculty, alumni, and staff are doing that navigates rurality, health disparities, and COVID-19. You will find news of a grant to recruit diverse students who are interested in maternal and child health research and education, research on rural trauma care disparities, and some examples of research and community outreach about COVID-19.
I hope you enjoy this glimpse of our work and we’d love to learn about yours.
Take care and best wishes,
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Crystal Garcia, a doctoral student in epidemiology, is a second- and third-generation Mexican American from Brownsville, Texas. Her heritage and family's experiences with health care and discrimination helped shape her current research into racial and ethnic health disparities. |
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Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $100,000 supplemental grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing on cancer-related behaviors. The study is a collaboration with the CPH and Mary Charlton, associate professor of epidemiology.
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On a recent episode of River to River, Christine Petersen, CPH professor and director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, discussed what the flu season could look like in the midst of a pandemic. (Iowa Public Radio)
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In case you missed the July 15 CPH Spotlight on COVID-19 testing and modeling, you can view a recording of the webinar. The panelists included Michael Pentella, Grant Brown, and Caitlin Ward.
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Five CPH alumni, including Allison Naleway (97MS, 00PhD in epidemiology), took part in a webinar to discuss different public health career roles and how they are responding to COVID-19 in their professional and personal lives. The discussion was moderated by associate professor of epidemiology Anjali Deshpande.
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Dr. Aaron Miller is part of the University of Iowa Computational Epidemiology Research Group – commonly known as CompEpi. The team recently received a $3.3 million grant from the CDC to continue tracking the spread of healthcare-associated infections that include COVID-19.
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The College of Public Health has been awarded a new federal grant to build a maternal and child health (MCH) curriculum and provide resources for recruiting a diverse student body interested in MCH research and education. The project will be directed by Kelli Ryckman, associate professor of epidemiology.
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A study co-authored by CPH researchers Corinne Peek-Asa, secondary faculty member in epidemiology, and Jim Torner, professor of epidemiology, shows that farmers who suffer an on-the-job injury take more time to arrive at a hospital that provides the specialized trauma care they need than workers in other industries. (Multiple sources)
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