Univ. of Iowa researchers receive grant to improve health of rural communities

IOWA CITY - Researchers with the University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health have received a five-year, $4.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the health of rural communities in Iowa and the Midwest.

The center, based in the UI College of Public Health, conducts community-based research on nutrition, physical activity and aging.

Faryle Nothwehr, associate professor of community and behavioral health, is the center's director and principal investigator. Kathleen Janz, professor of health and sport studies, and Linda Snetselaar, professor of epidemiology, are associate directors.

The UI center is part of a national network of more than 35 Prevention Research Centers funded by the CDC.