Occupational medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the health of workers. An occupational medicine physician treats work-related injuries that include lung disease, breathing disorders, allergic reactions to chemicals, or chemical burns. This specialist also works with business owners and workplace safety organizations to protect the health of workers and to prevent work-related injuries, accidents and diseases.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Iowa has 50 practicing occupational medicine doctors. Broken out by city, occupational medicine doctor density in Ames is 1, in Ankeny is 1, in Bettendorf is 2, in Cedar Falls is 2, in Cedar Rapids is 5, in Clinton is 1, in Davenport is 6, in Des Moines is 6, in Dubuque is 6, in Fort Dodge is 1, in Iowa City is 13, in Marshalltown is 1, in Muscatine is 1, in Ottumwa is 1, in Pella is 1, in Sioux City is 1, in Urbandale is 3, in Waterloo is 5, in Webster City is 1, and in West Des Moines is 2.

Iowa’s capital is Des Moines, home to Drake University. Iowa achieved Statehood 1846, and the state’s population is now 2,996,334. The Mississippi river borders the state on the east, and a majority of the state’s economic output is agricultural. Many cultural and entertainment opportunities exist for visitors to the “quad cities” of Davenport and Bettendorf, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. Numerous museums, arts, music and sports events are available in Iowa, including the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, the Amana Colonies, and the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead. Famous people born in Iowa: Buffalo Bill, entertainers Johnny Carson and John Wayne, and former president Herbert Hoover.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Iowa has a population of 2,966,334. Of this population, 656,031 are under the age of 18 and 434,196 are at or above the age of 65.