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Crash Scene Photos to Help ER Staff
A new Human Factors research project will attempt to save lives by training Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel to take photos of crashed vehicles and send them to hospital emergency personnel within 30 seconds.
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Iowa Foreclosure Data Going Online
The Office of the Iowa Attorney General has awarded a grant to the Housing and Land Use Policy Program to make Iowa foreclosure data from 2007 through 2015 available online, starting in December 2012.
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Anthony Defends Megacities at Linn Co UNA
Megacities in developing countries often have significant problems, but Professor Jerry Anthony tells the Linn County UNA why environmentalists and urban planners have cautiously begun to embrace them. Read more.
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Does Iowa's Safety Net Work?
An IowaWatch report released this week, titled Finding Health Care Coverage for Every Iowan an Elusive Dream, cited PPC Director Peter Damiano on the percentage of Iowans who remain uninsured.
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IHHS 2010 Survey Results
Results are out for the 2010 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey (IHHS). The IHHS is a comprehensive, statewide effort to evaluate the health status, access to health care, and social environment of children and families in Iowa. Overall, children in Iowa appear to be healthy and well adjusted.
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Upcoming Events
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Oct
23
Best Western Regency Inn, Marshall Town IA1:15 PM -
Oct
24
The Commons, 302 Schaeffer Hall12:00 PM -
Nov
01
Iowa City Public Library’s Meeting Room A7:00 PM -
Nov
13
Embassy Suites in Des Moines, Iowa9:00 AM