Rural Health Summit
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Rural Health Summit
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Friday, February 28, 2025
College of Public Health Building
Connecting to Cutting-Edge Research, Resources, and Partnerships
Celebrate the College of Public Health’s Rural Health Area of Excellence! Increase knowledge and recognition of our rural health initiatives by showcasing your work for internal and external audiences.
Poster Session
Network with other rural health researchers at our poster session.
DEADLINE: Closed
Lightning Talks
Listen to five-minute lightning talks showcasing a cross-section of work being done at the College of Public Health.
DEADLINE: Closed
Table Displays
Connect to CPH research centers and programs doing cutting-edge rural health research.
DEADLINE: Closed
Keynote Speaker
The Heart of Community: Rural Public Health Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Alana D. Knudson, Director, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Alana Knudson is the director of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis and has over 25 years of experience leading health services research projects and implementing and evaluating public health programs. She has deep expertise in rural health, health equity, public health, health services research, telehealth, and evaluation.
Knudson has conducted numerous health services and health policy studies and public health projects funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among others. Her project findings have informed state, tribal, and federal health policy.
Tentative Schedule for Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Networking with Poster Session and Center Displays, CPHB Atrium and C217 |
| 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Lightning Talks (Limited to five-minute talks), CPHB N110 |
| 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 to 11 a.m. | Remarks from Dean Parker, CPHB N110 |
| 11 a.m. to noon | Keynote – Alana Knudson, Director, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis |
| Noon | Lunch, CPHB Atrium |
Lightning Talks (N110 CPHB)
| Talk | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Private, Public, and State Entities Partner with Communities to Improve Rural Vitality using a New Model of the Comprehensive Rural Wealth Framework | Vickie Miene |
| Making the right call quickly: model-based EMS triage for stroke activations | Grant Brown |
| Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project Addresses Local Cancer Rates Across the State of Iowa | Mary Charlton |
| Exploring varied definitions of rurality and their impacts on motor vehicle collision studies | Gilsu Pae |
| Enhancing HPV Vaccine Uptake: A Dental Provider Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccine Referrals in Iowa | Jennifer Sukalski |
| Twenty-five Years of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis | Whitney Zahnd |
| Outreach to Iowans on Climate Change Impacts: 14 years of the Iowa Climate Statement | Peter Thorne |
| The Effect of Telehealth on Cost of Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review | Lauren Lavin |
| Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant genes in the homes of rural Iowa agricultural workers | Kathryn Dalton |
| Recommendations from the national Future of Rural Health Summit | Keith Mueller |
Posters (CPHB Atrium)
| Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| Evaluating a New Model of the Comprehensive Rural Wealth Framework used by Private, Public, and State Entities to Improve Vitality in the City of Manchester and Van Buren County | Vickie Miene, Sofie Dollison |
| The Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH) | Mark Vander Weg |
| Building a community-wide program delivery infrastructure for an older adult disaster preparedness program: Disaster PrepWise Public Health AmeriCorps | Tiffany Wunderlich |
| Association of Distance to Diagnosis and Area-Based Social Measures with Stage at Diagnosis Among Iowans with HPV-Related Cancers | Emily Janio |
| Rural health matters: Examining the cancer burden and needs in Iowa | Stephanie Evett |
| The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health | Aaron Seaman |
| Trends in Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Iowa (2015-2024): Geographic and Organizational Insights | Edmer Lazaro |
| Prevalence and Risk of Dementia in Rural Iowa: An Urgent Call for Action | Masruk Ahmed |
| Retail Pharmacy in Iowa: 2011-2024 | Fred Ullrich |
| Non-metropolitan/metropolitan differences in barriers to care and utilization of preventive care and health maintenance visits among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries | Gawain Williams |
| Toenails Tell the Tale: Uncovering Environmental Exposure Risks in Rural Communities | Jong Sung Kim |
| Collaborative Learning for Rural Climate Resilience | Brandi Janssen |
| Neonicotinoids and Reproductive Health | Mary (Molly) Rhodes |
| Communicate Agricultural Exposures and Cancer Risk | Caroline Powell |
| Involvement of Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services Among Rural and Urban Decedents of Poisoning-Related Suicide | Victor Soupene |
| Iowa Rural and Urban Parents: Beliefs & Prevention of Violence Efforts | Abby Schueller |
| Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC) | Rose Phillips |
| Tailoring Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Benefit of a Telehealth Intervention | Lauren Garvin |
| Iowa Spatial Accessibility to Screening Mammography is Improving, but Utilization Among Privately Insured Women Remains Stable, 2016 – 2022 | Caitlyn Wiener |
| Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Bicycle Helmets in Iowa | Brooke Askelsen |
| Utility Task Vehicle Crashes and Injuries in Iowa | Parker Sternhagen |
| Firearm Presence and Storage Practices Among Rural Adolescents: Findings from a National Survey | Marc Doobay |
| Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Equestrian Helmets | Charles Jennissen |
| Conversations about Safety: Protecting Young Farm Workers | Anna Proctor |
| Harvesting Preparedness: Safeguarding Agriculture through Emergency Preparedness Planning | Matison Howard |
Center Tables (C217 CPHB)
| Center | Contact |
|---|---|
| Rural Telehealth Research Center | Kim Merchant |
| Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest | Laura Keniston |
| Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health | Kimberlee McMichael |
| Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health | Tabitha Kuehn |
| Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy | Vickie Miene |
| Midwestern Public Health Training Center | Mary Kosobucki |
| Prevention Research Center for Rural Health | Heidi Haines |
| Injury Prevention Research Center | Ann Saba |
| Preventive Intervention Center | Morgan Wolff |
| Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety | Tammi Goerdt |
| Student Association for Rural Health | Whitney Zahnd |
| IRENE, the Iowa Research Network | Samantha Shaffer |
| Iowa Vital Voices Project | Nicole Novak / Julianna Pacheco |
| Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence | Jennifer Jones |