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Season 2 Iowa Climate Podcast

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Stream season 2 of the Iowa Climate Podcast! This podcast was produced by the Community Engagement Core, including student intern Anna Kirchhoff.

Stream all episodes now on soundcloud and spotify!

Season 2 Episodes:

  • Prairie Restoration & Interdisciplinary Involvement- Mike Fallon, University of Iowa
  • Sustainable Agriculture Solutions- Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University
  • Renewable Energy & Community Initiatives- Dr. Kamyar Enshayan, University of Northern Iowa
  • Human Health in Today’s Environment- Audrey Tran Lam, University of Northern Iowa

 

Info about Season 1 and the accompanying teaching curriculum is available here 

EHSRC members discuss important issues in The Conversation

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Check out these important articles featured on the site The Conversation!

“North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning” by  Dr. Charles Stanier, Dr. Gregory Carmichael, and Dr. Peter Thorne

 

Commuters waiting for a train on a train platform wear masks to protect their lungs from haze from a nearby wildfire

“Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that’s also extremely dangerous- here’s what to know about staying safe around it” – Dr. Aliasger K Salem 

 

People waiting for a morning train wear masks to protect themselves from wildfire smoke

Make your voice heard with the Environmental Health Needs Assessment

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The EHSRC Community Engagement Core is conducting a regional needs assessment, and would like your thoughts! The 15 minute survey will be  open until March 15th 2024. Please share with your colleagues and communities!

Eligibility: participants must be age 18 years and over and reside in the Midwest

As an incentive to complete this survey, participants can enter into a drawing to win $25.

https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7QB22Sb6WJQ7Szs

 

This survey focuses on environmental health, which relates to the relationships between people, their health, and the environment. Important issues include air, soil, and water quality, the effects of climate change and natural disasters on our communities’ well-being, and access to safe food and housing. The survey asks about “environmental health issues,” which means problems in the environment that can affect human health. This could include problems in the natural environment (soil, water, air) or the built environment (building materials, indoor air quality). The survey also has questions that focus on especially worrisome environmental health issues, such as natural disasters and climate change.

For questions email Jackie Curnick at jcurnick@uiowa.edu