Health And Fitness
Infant Formula Recall Issued
Abbott is initiating a proactive, voluntary recall of powder formulas, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare manufactured in Sturgis, Mich., one of the company’s manufacturing facilities. The rec...
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) offers Naloxone for Businesses & Venues
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) offers the Opioid Update to share information about opioid use and Iowa’s efforts to address the national opioid epidemic. Please feel free to submi...
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Every year during the month of February, victim service providers and community advocates work together to spread awareness for teen dating violence. According to loveisrespect.org, 1 in 3 ...
Shellsburg Lions to hold Blood Drive February 10
The Shellsburg Lions Club will be hosting a blood drive on Feb 10 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at the Masonic Hall. The Masonic Hall is at 101 Grove St NW with parking access on the Pearl St side. We have a f...
Benton County Nursing Homes dealing with COVID infections
In Benton County, both the Vinton Lutheran Home and the Keystone Nursing Care center saw a spike in COVID cases. The Vinton Lutheran home had only six cases last week but the state of Iowa reported 19...
Area Therapist published in Medical Journal
Elise Healzer a local Mental Health Therapist or LMFT was published this week in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, a medical journal article entitled, "Development of a standard of care for patie... RETHINK YOUR DRINK 2022 APPLICATION OPEN FROM DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA FOUNDATION
Iowa schools are eligible to receive a water bottle filling station.Iowa schools have the opportunity to receive a new water bottle filling station through the Rethink Your Drink program, funded by th...
FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine Prevention
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; the approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the p...
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab Receives 2022 Customer Experience Award
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight's 2022 Customer Experience AwardTM. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall ...
NEWS (Nutrition Education with Seniors) Newsletter
Below you will find the February NEWS (Nutrition Education with Seniors) newsletter.This edition features:· Heart Health Month· Canned Colla...