HHRA’s 2023 Annual Report
Last year was a year of progress for the HHRA and the Heartland Study. Read about it here!
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Securing the Future of Science: Planned Giving for HHRA
Planned giving is the process of donating planned gifts, also known as legacy gifts, which are contributions that are arranged in the present and allocated at a future date. Commonly donated through a will or trust, planned gifts are usually…
HHRA Earns 2024 Highest Recognition for Transparency
By Russell K. King, HHRA Executive Director I’m pleased to announce that the HHRA has once again earned the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency (our first was in 2023)-–an achievement earned by fewer than one percent of US-based nonprofits. The…
The Importance of Integrity
By Russell K. King, HHRA Executive Director Living, as we do, during an era overwhelmed by misinformation, disinformation, mistrust, grifters, posers, and pretenders, integrity is an increasingly rare and valuable quality. For a nonprofit organization like the HHRA, integrity is…
Help Lead this Worthy Cause: The HHRA is Recruiting Board Members
We are publicly recruiting for board positions to ensure that we move beyond our immediate networks and honor our ongoing commitment to creating a board that is diverse in its composition, inclusive in its culture, and equity-focused in its approach…
In the Spirit of Thanksgiving
By Russell K. King, HHRA Executive Director Thanksgiving is just hours away, and the spirit of gratitude envelopes me like a familiar old quilt on a cold November night. As I wrap the comforter of gratefulness around me, I contemplate…
New Study in Rats Establishes Strong Link Between Roundup Exposure and Early Onset Leukemia
By Philip Landrigan, MD, Chair, HHRA Science Advisory Committee The Ramazzini Institute (RI) is concluding its five-year Global Glyphosate Study (GGS), the most detailed independent study ever conducted on the toxicity of glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs). The study integrates…
Greetings from the New Executive Director
By Russell K. King, HHRA Executive Director But yield who will to their separation,My object in living is to uniteMy avocation and my vocationAs my two eyes make one in sight. Robert Frost’s sentiment rang in my ears as I…
HHRA’s Accomplishments in 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, HHRA is happy to report progress on all fronts. We share some highlights from 2022 and describe what we hope to accomplish in 2023-2025. A NEW MISSION AND VISION As a part of our…
The Heartland Study is Featured by IU School of Medicine
HHRA's flagship project The Heartland Study was featured in a new blog on the Indiana University School of Medicine's website this week. IU is one of our hospital partners that is recruiting moms-to-be into this clinical research that will measure…