The Institute for Public Health Practice

The Institute for Public Health Practice promotes the linkage between the academic, service, and research activities of the University of Iowa College of Public Health with public health practitioners at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Special emphasis is placed on assuring maximum practitioner participation in College educational programs, developing effective practice site relationships, and supporting communities through technical assistance and research.

Attention students! Johnson County Public Announces internship opportunity for Spring 2012 semester. More information here...

The University of Illinois National Center for Rural Health Professions in Rockford,IL, is offering two PAID Rural Interdisciplinary Health Professions Preceptorships. Download more information and application materials: Brochure, Application, Cover Letter Materials.

Join us on November 17, 2011, for our annual Fall Colloquium. This year's event is called "The Effect of Health Care Reform on Public Health Programs." Read more about the program here...

The 2012 Iowa Governor's Conference on Public Health cal for abstracts is open now through October 7, 2011. Abstracts may be submitted for oral and poster presentations. More...

The American Public Health Association has issued a brief summarizing the workforce provisions of the Affordable Care Act and providing an update on the implementation and funding of this provisions. More...

Alzheimer's Association Webinar: Results from the Cognitive Impairment Module of the Iowa Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, July 27, 2011. More...

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