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Miss Iowa introduces public health careers to science teachers Miss Iowa Anne Michael Langguth helped to introduce the Hygienic Laboratory's "Public Health: Pathway to Adventure" to some 400 Iowa science teachers during the Oct. 28 Iowa Academy of Science conference in Des Moines. Miss Iowa is partnering with the Hygienic Laboratory to bring awareness to the work of the state laboratory and to the looming workforce shortage of 250,000 skilled public health workers expected nationwide by 2020. "Pathway" is an educational outreach program developed by Beth Hochstedler, training and outreach coordinator, to inform students about careers and learning opportunities at the state environmental and public health laboratory. The program includes |
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Instead of flushing, try TakeAway for unused pharmaceuticals Want to help eliminate trace amounts of pharmaceuticals from Iowa's waterways? Consider a TakeAway™ approach for prescription and over-the-counter medications instead of flushing or throwing them in the trash. |
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EID fellow and students meet at the Summit Kara Levinson, an Emerging Infectious Disease fellow on staff at the Hygienic Laboratory, introduced high school students from eastern Iowa to careers at the environmental and public health laboratory during the Oct. 14 Teen Summit at the UI Seamans Center. |
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Games and lab science combine on the Iowa Communications Network Where can you build an edible aquifer, meet Germy the Germ, and play games to learn about health careers, disaster planning and why some kids cannot eat hamburgers? The answer is at the Iowa Public Television K-12 Connections series. |
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Food inspectors sharpen their skills in microbiology workshop A group of Iowa food safety inspectors met in Ankeny on Oct. 7 - 8 for a Hygienic Laboratory microbiology course designed to increase awareness of health hazards in food. |