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Finding your “why” to motivate healthy lifestyle choices

WebSleep is the third area where Shepherd looked to improve. He said over the past year he’s learned there is a correlation between good sleep and good health. “It’s really a circular effect,” he explained. “When …

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Moving mussels proves to be a real workout in Northeast Iowa

WebJust like your liver filters your blood, mussels in the Mississippi River filter out toxins and help balance the river’s ecosystem. To protect the mussels from damage …

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Iowa DOT to introduce new wellness calendar

WebSince the introduction of the Iowa Department of Transportation University (DOTU), the Iowa DOT Health and Safety Team decided safety information and training …

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An open-ended ice-bucket challenge to all Iowa DOTers

WebFor Ray Halterman, executive officer in traffic operations, the latest Internet sensation, the ice bucket challenge for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has hit very …

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Maintaining safe mobility as we age

WebFor the sixth year in a row, Iowa Department of Transportation staff was on hand as hundreds of seniors converged on the Iowa State Fairgrounds’ Varied Industries Building …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebWhile we were starting to implement the live chat portion prior to the pandemic, the health crisis caused us to speed up the implementation. The state’s …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebTim Carey, health and safety team leader from the Office of Employee Services, said, “While that worked out for some, scheduling conflicts make it difficult for others to get …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebWe’ve all been very aware of the health issues swirling around the world related to COVID-19, but with so much of the attention being placed on the pandemic, we can’t forget that …

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Dead Man's Curve

WebThese changes to U.S. 69’s Dead Man’s Curve is just one example of how the Iowa DOT is focused on making highway travel as safe as possible, but changes to …

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Shawn Havick's Legacy continues to impact our DOT family

WebIn addition, it provides an avenue for participants to request confidential follow-up with a mental health professional to help them with needs that might be …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebA range of issues from COVID-19 health concerns to social issues to uncertainty related to schools openings in the fall are causing stress for many of us. Some researchers have …

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Does your school bus need wheels

WebThe Iowa DOT's Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is teaming up with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Cedar Rapids Walking School Bus committee to …

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TRANSPORTATION MATTERS for IOWA

WebWith the current pandemic, many of us are doing more of our business online. To make it easier for us to engage with you in a better and more efficient way, the Iowa …

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Fall maintenance conference goes virtual

Web“Adjustment” might be a great word for 2020. Due to the global pandemic, several of our business practices have been modified to safeguard the health and …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebWhile Iowa is a small state, our employees put a lot of miles on state-owned vehicles. Not only is brushing up on defensive driving skills an important way to help you stay safe …

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What’s your passion

WebThis area isn’t the most pristine, so pollution is a big problem. Each adult mussel can filter up to 8 gallons of water each day, and there are thousands of mussels. …

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Transportation Matters for Iowa Iowa DOT

WebIowa in Motion 2045 - Data analysis is in line with public comments on long-range planning January 20, 2017 As 2017 kicks off, the Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa …

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Updated flagger and work zone set up training

WebMatt Heuvelmann, the safety garage operations assistant in District 5, said, “Doug Swan, the highway maintenance supervisor in the Mount Pleasant garage, first …

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Bringing it all together

WebThe best decisions are those based on solid data. The Iowa Department of Transportation and our traffic safety partners constantly collect a wide range of safety …

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TRANSPORTATION MATTERS for IOWA

WebYou may have recently heard of community identification card programs being implemented to assist individuals in obtaining cards specific to a geographic area. But …

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