Iowa Health Fact Book notes rising chlamydia and low hepatitis A
The 2011 Iowa Health Fact Book from the University of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Public Health reports chlamydia cases at 10 542 in 2010 and hepatitis A at 11 last year, the lowest in decades. It also shows cancer edging out heart disease as the top cause of death, with ongoing concerns about diabetes obesity and Alzheimer's trends.
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Gazette
Iowa City
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Iowa Health
Public-Health
Uiowa
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
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Center For Public Health Statistics
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Fines extend to lead paint rule violators in Iowa
Iowa begins issuing fines up to 5000 per incident for contractors landlords and painters who ignore lead paint safety rules in pre 1978 structures. Officials say most fines will be hundreds with severe cases linked to children's lead exposure.
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Des Moines
Kane Young
Iowa
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Iown
Marci Papian
Iowa Lead Safety
Trevor Williams
Papian
Williams
Des Moines Building and Land Inc
Iowa considers education reform including pay plan and standards
Administration weighs pay and benefit learning, grandfathering current teachers while new hires join a tier system. Scores, peer reviews, and learning impact drive the plan. Proposals include a high school exit exam, an innovation fund, and stronger Iowa Core alignment amid charter school emphasis. Observers caution about early missteps.
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Glass
Mary Jane Cobb
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
Waterloo woman hurt in fall beneath moving train
Waterloo police say Shvette Grubbs, 46, was severed by a train as she tried to pass while it began moving. Officers arrived about 2 30 p m Monday and found the locomotive blocking a sidewalk near her home.
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Waterloo
Associated Press
Shvette Grubbs
Tim Pillack
Grubbs
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