Health And Fitness
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...
COVID hits local nursing home
With 5 cases of COVID in Benton County nursing homes, fortunately, they have been contained to just one location, the Vinton Lutheran Home.Across the state, Iowa nursing homes have been hit hard with ...
Attorney General Tom Miller provided an update on the opioid epidemic in Iowa
The AG’s office has worked to address the opioid crisis in the state for the past five years, challenging and suing manufacturers and distributors. The office has focused&nb...
Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:Limit of one order per residential addressOne order includes...
Vinton Community Red Cross Blood Drive January 20th
The Vinton Community Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, January 20, at the Vinton Skate Center from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Appointments can be made by going online at redcrossblood.org&nbs...