Sign of the Times, March 2011

Newsletter produced by Deaf Services Commission of Iowa

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, February 25, 2011, Vol. 7, no. 4

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Girl Connection, February 2011

A monthly newsletter for Iowa Commission on the Status of Women; Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty

Customer Focus Newsletter, March - April, 2011, Vol. 8, no. 2

A bi-monthly bulletin to keep the department/agency management teams of state government better informed. We hope to consolidate most of the service update messages we send throughout the month and keep you updated about the work of the Customer Councils. If yours is one of the many departments who participated in the second annual DAS customer satisfaction survey recently, we thank you for taking the time to give us this important feedback. We look forward to sharing survey results with you, and pledge to consider responses carefully as we work to determine benchmarks and set future priorities.

Iowa Workforce Monthly, March 2011, Issue 21

Highlights: * Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.3 Percent...pg. 2 *Success Story-IowaWORKS: Fort Dodge..................pg. 2 *Northeast Iowa ECI: Promoting Workplace Safety *Training Session..............pg. 3 Additional Unemployment *Insurance Options......pg. 3

Fiscal Update, March 4, 2011

The Fiscal Division newsletter, published weekly during session and periodically during the interim.

Iowa Wildflower Calendar, 2011

Iowa Wildflower Calendar produced by Iowa Department of Transportation

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards: They May Look the Same, But They’re Different!, March 2011

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards: They May Look the Same, But They’re Different!

Patterns and trends in esophageal cancer mortality and incidence in Europe (1980-2011) and predictions to 2015

BACKGROUND: Over the last few decades, esophageal cancer incidence and mortality trends varied substantially across Europe, with important differences between sexes and the two main histological subtypes, squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and adenocarcinoma (EAC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: To monitor recent esophageal cancer mortality trends and to compute short-term predictions in the European Union (EU) and selected European countries, we analyzed data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) for 1980-2011. We also analyzed incidence trends and relative weights of ESCC and EAC across Europe using data from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents. RESULTS: Long-term decreasing trends were observed for male esophageal cancer mortality in several southern and western European countries, whereas in central Europe mortality increased until the mid-1990s and started to stabilize or decline over the last years. In some eastern and northern countries, the rates were still increasing. Mortality among European women remained comparatively low and showed stable or decreasing trends in most countries. Between 2000-2004 and 2005-2009, esophageal cancer mortality declined by 7% (from 5.34 to 4.99/100 000) in EU men, and by 3% (from 1.12 to 1.09/100 000) in EU women. Predictions to 2015 show persistent declines in mortality rates for men in the EU overall, and stable rates for EU women, with rates for 2015 of 4.5/100 000 men (about 22 300 deaths) and 1.1/100 000 women (about 7400 deaths). In northern Europe, EAC is now the predominant histological type among men, while for European women ESCC is more common and corresponding rates are still increasing in several countries. CONCLUSION(S): The observed trends reflect the variations in alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and overweight across European countries.

The Check-Up, December 2010-January 2011

An update on issues and ideas related to health reform in Iowa Second Story Headline The Check-Up is a monthly health care reform newsletter designed to keep interested Iowans up to date on the progress of health reform initiatives assigned to IDPH.

EPI Update, February 25, 2011

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, March 4, 2011

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

State Library Update, March 2011, Vol.9, no. 2

Quarterly update for State Library patrons.