More than a million Iowans are at an increased risk of dying from heart disease, cancer or a stroke simply because they live in a rural area. National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16 aims to reduce the gap in rural and urban health outcomes – something Iowa State University researchers Sarah Francis, Kimberly Greder, and Jennifer Margrett are directly and indirectly doing through their research and ISU Extension and Outreach initiatives.
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Iowa State researchers leading initiatives to improve rural health
Posted on by Angie Hunt, ISU News Service
Key Contacts:
Sarah Francis, associate professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, 515-294-1456, slfranci@iastate.edu
Kimberly Greder, associate professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; state specialist, Human Sciences Extension and Outreach; Iowa State University, 515-294-5906, kgreder@iastate.edu
Jennifer Margrett, associate professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, 515-294-3028, margrett@iastate.edu
Chris Seeger, professor, Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, 515-509-0651, cjseeger@iastate.edu
Angie Hunt, communications specialist, ISU News Service, Iowa State University, 515-294-8986, amhunt@iastate.edu