Hartley part of study on impacts and responses to COVID-19

Hartley was one of 70 Iowa towns selected from across the state for a survey related to the impacts of COVID-19.

The National Science Foundation’s Sociology program recently awarded a $200,000 rapid response grant to document the health, socioeconomic and emotional impacts of COVID-19 in Iowa small towns. The project is led by Iowa State University rural sociology professor David Peters, along with University of Iowa professors Mark Berg in sociology and Nicole Novak in public health.

The team will use the funds to document the health, socioeconomic and emotional impacts of COVID-19 in Iowa’s...