Iowa's rural counties are seeing bolstered support for cancer prevention, detection and treatment through newly awarded funding as the state attempts to combat its rising rates of the disease.
State Medical Director and Division Director of Public Health at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Robert Kruse speaks at a roundtable on rural cancer prevention funding at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director Jeff Kahrs discusses funding for cancer prevention in rural Iowa during a roundtable at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
County, state and federal public health officials discuss funding for cancer prevention in rural Iowa during a roundtable at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
State Medical Director and Division Director of Public Health at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Robert Kruse speaks at a roundtable on rural cancer prevention funding at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director Jeff Kahrs discusses funding for cancer prevention in rural Iowa during a roundtable at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
County, state and federal public health officials discuss funding for cancer prevention in rural Iowa during a roundtable at Marion County Public Health's office in Knoxville on Sept. 23, 2026.
