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…
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Worrisome Trends in Herbicide Exposures Highlighted During HHRA Sponsored Session at APHA
On November 8th, HHRA-sponsored a 90-minute special session on “Herbicides and Birth Outcomes” at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Boston. Our session was among a very few exploring how food and farming systems impact…
An Update from HHRA
HHRA's team has been making lots of progress in our important work at the intersection of food, farming, and health. We started the spring/summer of with a bang as we brought HHRA on the road to the Public Health Conference…
Highlights of 2021
The Heartland Health Research Alliance’s inaugural year was 2021, and our team has been working nonstop to grow our efforts in support of public and environmental health. Our research publications have attracted global media attention. Our science continues to procure…
Healthcare Triage Q&A with Dr. David Haas
Carroll: Welcome back to the Healthcare Triage Podcast! Today we have a returning guest David Haas. He's the [Robert A. Munsick] professor of obstetrics and gynecology and vice chair for research in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Indiana…
Side Effects of Rural Living: Health Disparities in the Heartland
Thursday November 18th, 2021 is National Rural Health Day. This year the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) is specifically highlighting health equity in rural communities. One of the goals of HHRA’s flagship project, The Heartland Study,…
Time to Slow the Spread of Resistant Weeds by Speeding Up Adoption of Integrated Weed Management
By Tom Green, HHRA Board Chair and Charles Benbrook, Executive Director In the late 1990s Wisconsin soybean farmers eagerly adopted the Roundup Ready (RR) system of weed management. About 40% of the State’s soybean crop was planted to RR soybeans. On 70% of…
A Father’s Reflections on Football, Dandelions, and Why We Started The Heartland Study
My parents moved the family to a kid-centric community in Palo Alto, California as I entered the 6th grade. Through junior high, a favorite way to spend the afternoon in the spring, especially after a day or so of rain,…
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…
Dr. Melissa Perry and the Search for Answers that Led Her to The Heartland Study
Dr. Melissa Perry is one of the scientists leading our flagship project The Heartland Study.