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Resources & Information

Environmental Exposures and Health Risks Fact Sheets

These fact sheets have been made in response to concerns from community members about the connections between contaminants in our environment and health outcomes such as cancer and other diseases. The packet contains information about arsenic, nitrate and radon. You can download them as a whole packet complete with an introduction, or as individual fact sheets.  The EHSRC will release a few more fact sheets about other common contaminants in the coming months.

The EHSRC would like to thank the development team (Lydia Johnson, Dr. Mary Charlton, Jackie Curnick, Dr. Brandi Janssen, and Dr. Hans Lehmler), and the expert reviewers who reviewed the content (Arsenic: Dr. Peter Thorne; Atrazine: Dr. Charles Lynch; Glyphosate: Dr. Charles Lynch; Nitrate: Dr. Mary Ward; and Radon: Dr. Jong Sung Kim).

Environmental Health and Exposures Fact Sheet Packet  as of March 2025

Arsenic- Environmental Health Fact Sheet

Atrazine- Environmental Health Fact Sheet

Glyphoste- Environmental Health Fact Sheet

Nitrate- Environmental Health Fact Sheet

Radon- Environmental Health Fact Sheet

 

 

Videos

Videos:

Iowa Water Quality Q+A

Reading and Understanding a Consumer Confidence Report

Wind Energy in Iowa: History, Benefits, Best Practices, Challenges

 

Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities

Breathing Easier: An Information Radon Video

Mt. Vernon Community Farm Tour and Forum with NIEHS

We also have 5 video sessions from the Environmental Journalism Summit, they can be found here. 

Podcasts

Podcasts:

Check out the Iowa Climate Podcast and Curriculum Page

Keeping your home safe from Radon, NIEHS Podcast with EHSRC Member Dr. Bill Field

Fact Sheets, Brochures, and Papers

Fact Sheets, Brochures, and Papers:

Nitrate in Your Drinking Water: What You Need to Know, created by the Iowa Water Quality and  Public Health Consortium Click Here to View

Wind Turbines and Health, by Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, Iowa Policy Project, and Iowa Environmental Council. Click here to view the executive summary or full paper.

Wind Turbines and Health

Iowa’s Private Wells Contaminated  by Nitrate and Bacteria Report, by Environmental Working Group and Iowa Environmental Council. Click here to view

Radon Information Brochure, by American Lung Association in Iowa and Iowa Department of Public Health. Click here to view 

Radon sheet

Air Pollution and Air Quality Fact Sheet, by Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Click here to view

Asthma Fact Sheet, by Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Click here to view

Neonic Fact Sheet, by the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center  Click here to view

Climate Change Fact Sheets from EPA

Climate Change Fact Sheets from EPA:

(Note: These materials were uploaded to the EHSRC website but may no longer be available on the EPA website)

EPA State Fact Sheets A-M, Including Guam

EPA State Fact Sheets N-W, Including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

Climate Change and the Health of Children

Climate Change and the Health of Indigenous Populations

Climate Change and the Health of Occupational Groups

Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults

Climate Change and the Health of People with Existing Medical Conditions

Climate Change and the Health of Pregnant Women

Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice

climate-health-life-stages

Iowa Climate Change Statements

Iowa Climate Change Statements:

Iowa Climate Statement 2024 – Individual Actions to Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Iowa Climate Statement 2023- It’s Time to Tap into Iowa’s Vast Solar Energy Resources

Iowa Climate Statement 2022 The Many Benefits of Our Trees

Iowa Climate Statement 2021- Strengthening Iowa’s Electric Infrastructure

Iowa Climate Statement 2020- Will COVID 19 Lessons Help Us Survive Climate Change

Iowa Climate Statement 2019- Dangerous Heat Events Will Be More Frequent and Severe

Iowa Climate Statement 2018-Extreme Weather Events

Iowa Climate Statement 2018-Designing Buildings and Communities for Iowa’s Future Climate

Iowa Climate Statement 2017-It’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity!

Iowa Climate Statement 2016-The Multiple Benefits of Climate-Smart Agriculture

Iowa Climate Statement 2015-Time for Action

Iowa Climate Statement 2014-Impacts on the Health of Iowans

Iowa Climate Statement 2013-A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture

Iowa Climate Statement 2012-The Drought of 2012

Iowa Climate Statement 2011-Climate Science and Public Policy in Iowa

Iowa_Climate_Statement_2010 Impacts on Iowa

Expert List for Press and Other Inquiries

Expert List for Press and Other Inquiries:

Click here to view the list

Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Study

Air Quality Study Final Report

Video Recordings from Fall 2019 Research Translation Mini Series

Handouts/Video IGCPH Presentation about Scientific Communication

EJSummitPlanningGuide

Defining the story 

Media Production Basics

IGCPH Presentation

Webinar recording (Presentation begins at around 7 minutes 30 seconds into the video)

 

If you have questions about these resources or Scientific Communication, feel free to email Jackie at Jacqueline-Curnick@uiowa.edu

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