Iowa State Profile
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Known as the Hawkeye State, Iowa was the 29th state admitted to the Union in 1846. It is bordered by two major rivers - the Missouri to the west and the Mississippi to the east. Agriculture is an mainstay of the Iowa economy. It is number one in the country for corn, soybean, egg and pork production. The state is 55,869 square miles (25th in the nation), 89% of which is farmland. The population of Iowa is approximately 3 million, 30th in the country. Its capital is Des Moines. |
State Information
- Quick Facts from the Census: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html
- Healthy People 2010 Iowa: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/healthy_iowans_2010.asp
- Population Profiles: http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/IA_2K_Profile.pdf
- Congressional Map: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Redist/congress-color.pdf
State Health Information
- Iowa Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/
- IPHI (Iowa Public Health Information): http://www.iowapublichealth.org/
- HealthInfoIowa: http://www.healthinfoiowa.org/
- Healthy Iowans 2010: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/healthy_iowans_2010.asp
- Iowa Go Local: http://www.medlineplus.gov/iowa
- Iowa Health Fact Book: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/FACTBOOK/
- Disease Trends: State and Local Health Statistics from the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/distrnds.html
- Family and Community Information Tracking System: http://facits.idph.state.ia.us/
- Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Health Statistics: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp
- National Center for Health Statistics - FASTATS - Iowa Health Facts: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/popup_ia.htm
- The 2000 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey: http://ppc.uiowa.edu/health/iowachild2000/
State Health Resource Lists
- State Resources - Iowa (from the Rural Assistance Center: http://www.raconline.org/states/iowa.php
Health Workforce Profiles
- Health Resource Shortage Area Workforce Profiles: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/iowa.htm
State Medical or Health Professional Associations
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Alzheimer's Association - Greater Iowa Chapter:
http://www.alz.org/greateriowa/
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American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa:
http://www.lungil.org/
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Iowa Board of Medicine:
http://medicalboard.iowa.gov/
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Iowa Health Care Association-Iowa Center for Assisted Living:
http://www.iowahealthcare.org/
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Iowa Medical Society:
http://www.iowamedical.org/
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Iowa Nurses Association:
http://www.iowanurses.org/
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Iowa Public Health Association
http://www.iowapha.org/
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Iowa/Nebraska Primary Care Association
http://www.ianepca.com/
Emergency Preparedness
- Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: http://www.iowahomelandsecurity.org/
- Iowa Emergency Management Association: http://www.dcoem.org/iema/
State Contact Librarian
Jacqueline Leskovec, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator, leskovec@uic.edu, 312-996-7634 (Illinois, Iowa)
Regional Advisory Council Representative
- NN/LM-GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2006-2011
Joyce Lindstrom, Iowa State Representative, Joyce.Lindstrom@DMU.EDU, 515-271-1437
Library Associations
- Iowa Library Association, Health Sciences Subdivision
Larry Marquardt, Chair, Larry.Marquardt@dmu.edu, 515-271-1430
- Midwest Chapter - Medical Library Association
Elaine Skopelja, President, eskopelj@iupui.edu, 317-274-8358
Library Consortia
- Iowa City Health Sciences Librarians and Information Specialists
Edwin A Holtum, edwin-holtum@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9154
- Polk County Biomedical Consortium
Diana Messersmith, djmessersmith@dmacc.cc.ia.us, 515-964-6573
- Quad City Area Biomedical Consortium
Judy E. Hawk, Coordinator, jhawk@grhs.net, 319-768-4075
Union Listing Organizations
- Allen Health Systems, Barrett Library
- Bibliographic Center for Research, Eastern Services Office
Outreach Libraries
- University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences - Interlibrary LoanReference: 319-335-9154
Reference: 319-335-9870
Loansome Doc: 319-335-9874
Interlibrary Loan: 319-335-9870
Interlibrary Loan: 319-335-9874
Network Profile
Resource Libraries
- Des Moines University, Library Interlibrary Loan DepartmentReference: 515-271-1580
Loansome Doc: 515-271-1580
Interlibrary Loan: 515-271-1580
Network Profile - University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences - Interlibrary LoanReference: 319-335-9154
Reference: 319-335-9870
Loansome Doc: 319-335-9874
Interlibrary Loan: 319-335-9870
Interlibrary Loan: 319-335-9874
Network Profile
Iowa GMR Members
Directory of members in Iowa.
