263.17 CENTER FOR HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINATION.
1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain at
Iowa City as an integral part of the state university of Iowa the
center for health effects of environmental contamination, having as
its object the determination of the levels of environmental
contamination which can be specifically associated with human health
effects.
2. a. The center shall be a cooperative effort of
representatives of the following organizations:
(1) The state university of Iowa department of preventive
medicine and environmental health.
(2) The department of pediatrics of the university of Iowa
college of medicine.
(3) The state hygienic laboratory.
(4) The institute of agricultural medicine.
(5) The Iowa cancer center.
(6) The department of civil and environmental engineering.
(7) Appropriate clinical and basic science departments.
(8) The college of law.
(9) The college of liberal arts and sciences.
(10) The Iowa department of public health.
(11) The department of natural resources.
(12) The department of agriculture and land stewardship.
b. The active participation of the national cancer institute,
the agency for toxic substances and disease registries, the national
center for disease control, the United States environmental
protection agency, and the United States geological survey, shall
also be sought and encouraged.
3. The center may:
a. Assemble all pertinent laboratory data on the presence and
concentration of contaminants in soil, air, water, and food, and
develop a data retrieval system to allow the findings to be easily
accessed by exposed populations.
b. Make use of data from the existing cancer and birth defect
statewide recording systems and develop similar recording systems for
specific organ diseases which are suspected to be caused by exposure
to environmental toxins.
c. Develop registries of persons known to be exposed to
environmental hazards so that the health status of these persons may
be examined over time.
d. Develop highly sensitive biomedical assays which may be
used in exposed persons to determine early evidence of adverse health
effects.
e. Perform epidemiologic studies to relate occurrence of a
disease to contaminant exposure and to ensure that other factors
known to cause the disease in question can be ruled out.
f. Foster relationships and ensure the exchange of
information with other teaching institutions or laboratories in the
state which are concerned with the many forms of environmental
contamination.
g. Implement programs of professional education and training
of medical students, physicians, nurses, scientists, and technicians
in the causes and prevention of environmentally induced disease.
h. Implement public education programs to inform persons of
research results and the significance of the studies.
i. Respond as requested to any branch of government for
consultation in the drafting of laws and regulations to reduce
contamination of the environment.
4. An advisory committee consisting of one representative of each
of the organizations enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph "a",
is established. The advisory committee shall:
a. Employ, as a state employee, a full-time director to
operate the center. The director shall coordinate the efforts of the
heads of each of the major divisions of laboratory analysis,
epidemiology and biostatistics, biomedical assays, and exposure
modeling and shall also coordinate the efforts of professional and
support staff in the operation of the center.
b. Submit an annual report of the activities of the center to
the legislative council of the general assembly by January 15 of each
year.
5. The center shall maintain the confidentiality of any
information obtained from existing registries and from participants
in research programs. Specific research projects involving human
subjects shall be approved by the state university of Iowa
institutional review board.
6. The center may solicit, accept, and administer moneys
appropriated to the center by a public or private agency.
7. The center shall cooperate with the center for rural health
and primary care, established under section 135.107, the center for
agricultural health and safety established under section 262.78, and
the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The agencies
shall coordinate programs to the extent practicable.
263.17 CENTER FOR HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINATION.
1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain at
Iowa City as an integral part of the state university of Iowa the
center for health effects of environmental contamination, having as
its object the determination of the levels of environmental
contamination which can be specifically associated with human health
effects.
2. a. The center shall be a cooperative effort of
representatives of the following organizations:
(1) The state university of Iowa department of preventive
medicine and environmental health.
(2) The department of pediatrics of the university of Iowa
college of medicine.
(3) The state hygienic laboratory.
(4) The institute of agricultural medicine.
(5) The Iowa cancer center.
(6) The department of civil and environmental engineering.
(7) Appropriate clinical and basic science departments.
(8) The college of law.
(9) The college of liberal arts and sciences.
(10) The Iowa department of public health.
(11) The department of natural resources.
(12) The department of agriculture and land stewardship.
b. The active participation of the national cancer institute,
the agency for toxic substances and disease registries, the national
center for disease control, the United States environmental
protection agency, and the United States geological survey, shall
also be sought and encouraged.
3. The center may:
a. Assemble all pertinent laboratory data on the presence and
concentration of contaminants in soil, air, water, and food, and
develop a data retrieval system to allow the findings to be easily
accessed by exposed populations.
b. Make use of data from the existing cancer and birth defect
statewide recording systems and develop similar recording systems for
specific organ diseases which are suspected to be caused by exposure
to environmental toxins.
c. Develop registries of persons known to be exposed to
environmental hazards so that the health status of these persons may
be examined over time.
d. Develop highly sensitive biomedical assays which may be
used in exposed persons to determine early evidence of adverse health
effects.
e. Perform epidemiologic studies to relate occurrence of a
disease to contaminant exposure and to ensure that other factors
known to cause the disease in question can be ruled out.
f. Foster relationships and ensure the exchange of
information with other teaching institutions or laboratories in the
state which are concerned with the many forms of environmental
contamination.
g. Implement programs of professional education and training
of medical students, physicians, nurses, scientists, and technicians
in the causes and prevention of environmentally induced disease.
h. Implement public education programs to inform persons of
research results and the significance of the studies.
i. Respond as requested to any branch of government for
consultation in the drafting of laws and regulations to reduce
contamination of the environment.
4. An advisory committee consisting of one representative of each
of the organizations enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph "a",
is established. The advisory committee shall:
a. Employ, as a state employee, a full-time director to
operate the center. The director shall coordinate the efforts of the
heads of each of the major divisions of laboratory analysis,
epidemiology and biostatistics, biomedical assays, and exposure
modeling and shall also coordinate the efforts of professional and
support staff in the operation of the center.
b. Submit an annual report of the activities of the center to
the legislative council of the general assembly by January 15 of each
year.
5. The center shall maintain the confidentiality of any
information obtained from existing registries and from participants
in research programs. Specific research projects involving human
subjects shall be approved by the state university of Iowa
institutional review board.
6. The center may solicit, accept, and administer moneys
appropriated to the center by a public or private agency.
7. The center shall cooperate with the center for rural health
and primary care, established under section 135.107, the center for
agricultural health and safety established under section 262.78, and
the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The agencies
shall coordinate programs to the extent practicable.
263.17 CENTER FOR HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINATION.
1. The state board of regents shall establish and maintain at
Iowa City as an integral part of the state university of Iowa the
center for health effects of environmental contamination, having as
its object the determination of the levels of environmental
contamination which can be specifically associated with human health
effects.
2. a. The center shall be a cooperative effort of
representatives of the following organizations:
(1) The state university of Iowa department of preventive
medicine and environmental health.
(2) The department of pediatrics of the university of Iowa
college of medicine.
(3) The state hygienic laboratory.
(4) The institute of agricultural medicine.
(5) The Iowa cancer center.
(6) The department of civil and environmental engineering.
(7) Appropriate clinical and basic science departments.
(8) The college of law.
(9) The college of liberal arts and sciences.
(10) The Iowa department of public health.
(11) The department of natural resources.
(12) The department of agriculture and land stewardship.
b. The active participation of the national cancer institute,
the agency for toxic substances and disease registries, the national
center for disease control, the United States environmental
protection agency, and the United States geological survey, shall
also be sought and encouraged.
3. The center may:
a. Assemble all pertinent laboratory data on the presence and
concentration of contaminants in soil, air, water, and food, and
develop a data retrieval system to allow the findings to be easily
accessed by exposed populations.
b. Make use of data from the existing cancer and birth defect
statewide recording systems and develop similar recording systems for
specific organ diseases which are suspected to be caused by exposure
to environmental toxins.
c. Develop registries of persons known to be exposed to
environmental hazards so that the health status of these persons may
be examined over time.
d. Develop highly sensitive biomedical assays which may be
used in exposed persons to determine early evidence of adverse health
effects.
e. Perform epidemiologic studies to relate occurrence of a
disease to contaminant exposure and to ensure that other factors
known to cause the disease in question can be ruled out.
f. Foster relationships and ensure the exchange of
information with other teaching institutions or laboratories in the
state which are concerned with the many forms of environmental
contamination.
g. Implement programs of professional education and training
of medical students, physicians, nurses, scientists, and technicians
in the causes and prevention of environmentally induced disease.
h. Implement public education programs to inform persons of
research results and the significance of the studies.
i. Respond as requested to any branch of government for
consultation in the drafting of laws and regulations to reduce
contamination of the environment.
4. An advisory committee consisting of one representative of each
of the organizations enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph "a",
is established. The advisory committee shall:
a. Employ, as a state employee, a full-time director to
operate the center. The director shall coordinate the efforts of the
heads of each of the major divisions of laboratory analysis,
epidemiology and biostatistics, biomedical assays, and exposure
modeling and shall also coordinate the efforts of professional and
support staff in the operation of the center.
b. Submit an annual report of the activities of the center to
the legislative council of the general assembly by January 15 of each
year.
5. The center shall maintain the confidentiality of any
information obtained from existing registries and from participants
in research programs. Specific research projects involving human
subjects shall be approved by the state university of Iowa
institutional review board.
6. The center may solicit, accept, and administer moneys
appropriated to the center by a public or private agency.
7. The center shall cooperate with the center for rural health
and primary care, established under section 135.107, the center for
agricultural health and safety established under section 262.78, and
the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The agencies
shall coordinate programs to the extent practicable.
