Research Centers and Programs

  • Biostatistics Consulting Center

    The Biostatistics Consulting Center provides state-of-the-art consulting on analytic methods and implementation throughout campus.

  • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases

    The Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases conducts innovative research engaging public health, veterinary medicine, and other professionals to identify and address emerging diseases, primarily focused on zoonotic diseases.

  • Center for Health Policy and Research

    The Center for Health Policy and Research houses projects that advance research on services and policies to improve health.

  • Rural Telehealth Research Center

    The Rural Telehealth Research Center is one of the first national centers to advance high quality, impartial, clinically informed, and policy-relevant telehealth research.

  • Center for Public Health Statistics

    The Center for Public Health Statistics provides consultation throughout campus and beyond for a wealth of analytic approaches to health data.

  • Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center

    The Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center has partnered with more than 100 institutions worldwide and provides support for national and international clinical trials.

  • Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

    The Environmental Health Sciences Research Center addresses some of the most challenging and important environmental health issues spanning the urban-rural continuum.

  • Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health

    The Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health prevents agricultural injury and illness through strong research, training, and outreach partnerships with the agricultural community.

  • Health Effectiveness Research Center

    The Health Effectiveness Research Center focuses on comparing health treatment and strategies, including optimal ways of engaging patients in decision-making.

  • Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest

    The Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest protects and preserves worker safety and health through knowledge generation and research in partnership with industry.

  • Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety

    The Heartland Center is a leading educational and outreach resource for workplace safety and health in the Midwest.

  • Injury Prevention Research Center

    The Injury Prevention Research Center is one of the only national centers to focus on reducing the burden of injuries and violence in rural populations.

  • Institute for Public Health Practice

    The Institute for Public Health Practice is a central point of coordination between the Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center and the Upper Midwest Preparedness and Learning Center.

  • Midwest Public Health Training Center

    The Midwestern Public Health Training Center links academic and service activities in public health through technical assistance, research, training, and education.

  • Iowa Cancer Registry, State Health Registry of Iowa

    The State Health Registry of Iowa, which houses the Iowa Cancer Registry, has collected high quality cancer surveillance data for the State of Iowa since 1973.

  • Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy

    The Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy fosters and nurtures grassroots application of cutting edge, public health research to address grand challenges in population health.

  • Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health

    Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health is a collaboration of the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and the Iowa Department of Public Health to advance agricultural safety partnerships across the state.

  • Native Center for Behavioral Health

    The Native Center for Behavioral Health provides resources for the adoption of culturally appropriate addiction treatment/recovery services.

  • Nutrition Center

    The Nutrition Center provides nutrition counseling and dietary assessments to promote nutrition.

  • Prevention Research Center for Rural Health

    The Prevention Research Center for Rural Health advances the health of rural communities through community engaged and participatory research focused on nutrition, physical activity, and wellness.

  • Preventive Intervention Center

    The Prevention Intervention Center conducts clinical trials to ensure future medical treatments are safe and effective.

  • Rural Policy Research Institute

    The Rural Policy Research Institute works to promote innovative, collaborative, and systems-based approaches to rural issues that engage decision-makers and rural people at local, regional, state, national, and international levels.

  • RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

    The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis is a national resource to provide timely analysis to federal and state health policy makers through dissemination of policy briefs.

Registries

  • Iowa Registry for Congenital and Inherited Disorders

    The Iowa Registry for Congenital and Inherited Disorders is a joint effort of the University of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the Iowa Department of Human Services to monitor birth defects in the state.