Information sharing ranks as one of the Swine Health Information Center’s key priorities. Using a variety of mediums and methods, SHIC disseminates swine disease news, research results, disease monitoring information, and more. In addition to a highly visited website (www.swinehealth.org), SHIC shares content through its monthly newsletter, webinars on timely topics, podcasts, media interviews, social media, and presentations. In 2025, SHIC was asked to provide a weekly animal health update to WHO Radio, Des Moines, Iowa, for their Saturday farm programming.
SHIC Executive Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder and Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton record 4.5-minute segments for the WHO Radio program. In addition to being heard on WHO’s AM signal at 1040, programming is streamed at www.iHeart.com, making this a new tool to share timely swine health information wherever the streaming signal is available.
Since June 2025, more than 30 SHIC animal health updates have been recorded. You can find these listed by date and topic on SHIC’s website here.
Swine industry stakeholders are encouraged to listen to these reports and share the information with those who may find it useful.
SHIC offers its thanks to Bob Quinn and Duane Murley, farm broadcasters at WHO Radio, for the invitation and for sharing SHIC’s message on a new frontier.
The Swine Health Information Center, launched in 2015 with Pork Checkoff funding, protects and enhances the health of the US swine herd by minimizing the impact of emerging disease threats through preparedness, coordinated communications, global disease monitoring, analysis of swine health data, and targeted research investments. As a conduit of information and research, SHIC encourages sharing of its publications and research. Forward, reprint, and quote SHIC material freely. For more information, visit http://www.swinehealth.org or contact Dr. Megan Niederwerder at [email protected] or Dr. Lisa Becton at [email protected].
