Public Meeting to Address Cancer in Mitchell County Scheduled for June 26

WHEN:
Thursday, June 26, 2025
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (CT)

WHERE:
In-Person: Cedar Valley Seminary
200 N 7th St., Osage, IA
(No registration required)

Online: Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.
To register, visit: https://canceriowa.news/mitchell
Or call: 641-832-3500

WHAT: The Iowa Cancer Registry and University of Iowa College of Public Health, in collaboration with the Iowa Cancer Consortium, University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Iowa Rural Health Association, is hosting the Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project to present county-specific cancer information and address community concerns in each of Iowa’s 99 counties.

The online meeting for Mitchell County is Thursday, June 26 at 1 pm. Local residents, public health officials, community leaders, and policy makers are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. Representatives from the 99 Counties Project will share the latest cancer data related to Mitchell County and provide residents an opportunity to voice concerns or suggestions for improving cancer outcomes in the community.

About the Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project

The 99 Counties Project is a public health initiative aimed at enhancing cancer education and community engagement across Iowa’s 99 counties. Reports containing information about the rates of new cancers and cancer deaths in each county compared to the state of Iowa and the US, as well as risk factor data from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, will be presented to each county. There will be time allotted to listening to the questions, concerns, and ideas of community members.

WHO: Guest speakers include:

• Sarah Nash, PhD, Director of Research, Analytics, and Dissemination at the Iowa Cancer Registry, and Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa Department of Epidemiology
• Amanda Kahl, MPH, Epidemiologist & Data Analyst at the Iowa Cancer Registry 

MEDIA CONTACTS: Audrey Gronemeyer, Project Coordinator at audrey-herring@uiowa.edu or ICR-Media@uiowa.edu.

Posted June 3, 2025