Insights Library

Insights Library

Recovery Readiness Assessments

Recovery Readiness Assessments

Recovery Readiness Assessments, created for communities, counties, and behavioral health districts across Iowa, help people understand their local substance-use recovery landscape, compare community resources to similar-sized towns, and identify areas that may need additional support.

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Recovery Readiness Assessments
Health Snapshot Series reports and dashboard examples

Iowa Community Health Snapshot Series

Iowa’s Health Snapshot Series, designed in partnership with Iowa State University Extension Community and Economic Development,  includes 99 county reports, 275 community reports, and an interactive dashboard, all of which enable users to learn more about health in their counties and communities.

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Health Snapshot Series reports and dashboard examples
Tailored Recovery report

Tailored Recovery: Many Journeys, Multiple Personas

The Public Science Collaborative at Iowa State University conducted journey map workshops throughout the state to document and explore the pathways and experiences of people in recovery from a substance use disorder.

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Tailored Recovery report
One Health Approach report series

Check out our new international work in Uganda

In July 2025, the Public Science Collaborative research team conducted two weeks of fieldwork in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda to investigate how cocoa farming practices intersect with environmental and health risks related to mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria.

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One Health Approach report series

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Nine Tips to Support Recovery: Quick Reads

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights the Nine Tips to Support Recovery page on Recovery-Iowa.org. Specifically, this quick read focuses on the research and effectiveness behind each of the methods, making recovery a little easier and accessible to people visiting the site. The Nine Tips communicate…

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Recovery Readiness Assessment Quick Read cover

Recovery Readiness Assessments: Quick Reads

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Recovery Readiness Assessments. Specifically, this quick read focuses on key details regarding the assessments, which provide detailed insight into the “recovery readiness” of 275 Iowa towns and cities.    Archive: Read a previous version of the Recovery Readiness…

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Methamphetamine Use in Iowa Quick Read

Methamphetamine Use in Iowa: Quick Reads

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Methamphetamine Use in Iowa project. Specifically, this quick read focuses on prevention methods and key intervention points. PSC’s recommendation is to target upstream prevention methods. 

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