Technical & Community Reports

Community and Public Health Reports


Communities & Organizations

Voss, M., Dorius, S.F., & Van Selous, K. (May 2024). Iowa Health Snapshot Series: Executive Report: A health resource for Iowa’s communities and counties. Prepared for Iowa State Extension Community and Economic Development.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., & Walker, S. (February 2023). CRUSH of Iowa SWOT: Insights for Growth. Prepared for CRUSH of Iowa Recovery Community Center.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Voss, M., & Walker, S. (February 2023). ICAA Final Report: Human Centered Data System Design – Community Action Association. Prepared for the Iowa Community Action Association.  

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Voss, M., & Walker, S. (February 2023). ICCA GovernancePrepared for the Iowa Community Action Association. 

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Voss, M., & Walker, S. (February 2023). ICAA Stakeholder Mapping and PersonasPrepared for the Iowa Community Action Association. 

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Voss, M., & Walker, S. (February 2023). ICAA Evaluation Matrix PlanPrepared for the Iowa Community Action Association.  

Voss, M., Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., & Walker, S. (February 2023). CAN: Evaluation of Five Data Sets. Prepared for the Iowa Community Action Association.  

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Voss, M., Walker, S. (February 2023). CAN: The System Features Users Want (One Pager). Prepared for the Iowa Community Action Association. 

Dorius, C., Dorius, S. F., Voss, M., & Walker, S. (February 2023). CAN: Data System Go-Forward Plan. Prepared for the Iowa Community Action Association.  

Dorius, C., S.F. Dorius, & R. Voas. (2022, May). Synthesis of AG2PI Workshops: Ethics, Diversity, & Inclusivity in G2P Research. Public Science Collaborative, Iowa State University. Prepared for the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative. Ames, IA.   

Dorius, C., S.F. Dorius, & R. Voas. (2022, May). AG2PI Community Workshop: PSC Workshop 2: Ethics, Diversity, & Inclusivity in G2P Research-Design Thinking. Public Science Collaborative, Iowa State University. Prepared for the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative.  Ames, IA.   

Dorius, C., S.F. Dorius, & R. Voas. (2022, May). AG2PI Community Workshop: PSC Workshop 1: Promoting Diversity and Inclusivity in G2P Research. Public Science Collaborative, Iowa State University. Prepared for the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative.  Ames, IA.

 

Alcohol

Voss, M.J., Dorius, S.F., Van Selous, K., & Dorius, C. (June, 2023). Local Alcohol Policies to Improve Community Health & Safety in Iowa. Prepared for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Ankeny, IA.  

Dorius, S.F., Voss, M.J., Walker, S., & Dorius, C. (May, 2023). Health & Safety in the Burlington Downtown District. Prepared for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Ankeny, IA. 

Dorius, S.F., Voss, M.J., Walker, S., & Dorius, C. (April, 2023). Designing Safe Neighborhoods in Waterloo. Prepared for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Ankeny, IA.  

Dorius, S.F., Walker, S., Voss, M.J., & Dorius, C. (March, 2023). Designing a Cerro Gordo County Alcohol Surveillance System. Prepared for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. Ankeny, IA.

Van Selous, K.*, Dorius S. F., & Dorius, C. (March, 2023). Measuring Alcohol Outlet Density in Iowa: Overview & Methodology. Prepared for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.   

Van Selous, K., S.F. Dorius, and C. Dorius. (2023, March) Collaborating for Health in Iowa City. Report Prepared for the Iowa City Partnership for Alcohol Safety Committee.

Van Selous, K, Dorius, S.F., & Dorius C. (2022, December). A Blueprint for Measuring & Monitoring Alcohol Outlets in Alabama, Executive Summary. Report provided to the Alabama Alcohol Commission.

Van Selous, K, Dorius, S.F., & Dorius C. (2022, December). The Alcohol Outlet Landscape in Alabama. Report provided to the Alabama Alcohol Commission.

Dorius, S.F., Van Selous, K, & Dorius, C. (2021, December). Geospatial Analysis of Health, Safety and Alcohol Outlets in Iowa. Report provided to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32401.10087

Van Selous, K., Dorius, S.F. & Dorius, C. (2021, April). Alcohol Licenses and Sales Violation Trends in Iowa, 2005-2020. Report provided to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association.

 

Opioids

Dorius, C., Dorius, S. F., Voas, R., Nosrati, M., Van Selous, K., Voss, M., & Litterer, B. (2021, September). Linkage to Care Advisory Group. Report Prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S. F., Voss, M., Potter, T., Van Selous, K., & True-Funk, A. (2021, September). Iowa’s Health Information Platform. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

 

Methamphetamine

Dorius, C. & Dorius, S.F. (2021, September). Methamphetamine Use in Iowa, Executive Summary. Report provided for the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, C., & Dorius, S. F., Van Selous, K., True-Funk, A., Kahris, L., Hulse, S., Zellmann, P., Heibert, J., Talbert, E., Voss, M., Potter, T., Bahe, D., & Voas, R. (2021, September). Methamphetamine Use in Iowa. Report provided for the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

 

The Family Context of Substance Use

Dorius, C., Dorius, S., Rouse, H. L., Richey, E., Talbert, E., Van Selous, K., and Bahe, D. (2020, January). Substance Use Among Iowa Families: An Intergenerational Mixed Method Approach for Informing Policy and Practice. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S., Rouse, H. L., and Van Selous, K. (2019, October). Using Data Driven Discovery to Advance Health Policy: A Review of Substance Use and its Correlates in Iowa’s 99 Counties. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S., Talbert, E., Bartel, M., Van Selous, K., & Bahe, D. (2019, September). An Ethnographic Assessment of Drug Use among Iowa Families. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

 

Recovery

Dorius, C, Dorius, S.F., Johnson, M., Van Selouse, K., Hulse, S., & Walker, S. (2023). Recovery Quick Reads. Series of accessible information briefs that communicate recovery principles. Prepared for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. 

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Young, E., Voas, R., & True-Funk, A. (2021, October). Collegiate Recovery Program Engagement Strategy. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S. F., Voas, R., & Voss, M. (2021, October). Recovery Community Center Engagement Strategy. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voas, R., Nosrati M., Voss, M., True-Funk, A., Bahe, D., Kahris, L., Hulse, S., Zellmann, P., Potter, T. & Van Selous, K. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa 2021. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, C., Bahe, D., Talbert, E., Young, E. & Dorius, S. F. (2020, November). Recovery Community Organization Toolkit. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., & Talbert, E. (2020, September). A Community-Based Strategy to Advance Substance Use Recovery. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, C., Dorius, S.F., Talbert, E., Van Selous, K., Jahic, I., Bahe, D., & Young, E. (2020, September). A Recovery Community Guide for Public Health. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Talbert, E., Van Selous, K., Jahic, I., Nosrati ,M., & Voss, M. (2020, September). The Recovery Ready Community Index: A Public Health Assessment Tool. Report prepared for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Cedar Rapids 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Decorah 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Des Moines 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Dubuque 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S.F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Sioux City 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.

Dorius, S F., Dorius, C., Voss, M., Nosrati, M., True-Funk, A., & Potter, T. (2021, September). Recovery Iowa – Spirit Lake 360. Report provided to the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse.