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    • Place-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Health Care in Rural Iowa 

      Bradke, Megan; Gadbois, Natalie; Kaseke, Munashe; Koerber, Natalie; O'Shaughnessy, Amy (2015-05)
      Sustaining the viability of rural communities depends largely upon citizens’ access to high-quality healthcare, and in tandem, citizens’ access to high-quality healthcare depends upon the success of the community as a ...

    • Polk County Juvenile Drug Court: Recommendations for the Future 

      Floyd, Jerry; Mills, Robyn; Mason, Sheila; Feilmeyer, John Mark; Gookin, Eric (2015-05)
      Polk County Juvenile Drug Court (“PCJDC”) has been operating since 2001, and has built a solid reputation within the state by addressing juvenile offenders with accompanying substance abuse problems. This paper examines ...

    • Roll Call: Gender and the Alaska Municipal Clerk 

      Kielsmeier, Krista (2021-05)
      Attendance at an Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks conference makes the gender disparity of the profession readily apparent. What caused this disparity, and what is its impact? A statewide municipal officials directory ...

    • Taking a Bite Out of Consumer Food Waste in Des Moines, Iowa 

      Yost, Kerri; McKay, Megan; Brown, Nicole; Orstad, Paul (2015-05)
      In America, 40% of the food produced is ultimately thrown away, which is economically and environmentally detrimental. Our essay outlines the issue from a national standpoint to the local level, providing an examination ...