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Health And Fitness
Iowa House panel advances bill to limit SNAP-eligible foods to healthy options
The Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee voted 14-6 to advance a bill that would allocate $1 million to the Double Up Food Bucks program, if federal food assistance for Iowans is limited to healthy food purchases only. Most food insecurity groups opposed the bill and urged lawmakers to separate the funding for the Double Up Food Bucks program, which allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to double their spending on fruits and vegetables.
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
By Robin OpsahlSome COVID vaccines would be barred in Iowa. A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday.Senate File 360 would prohibit health care providers from administering gene-based vaccines, with penalties of a misdemeanor charge and a fine of $500 for each violation, as well as requiring a review of the provider’s license.
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2024 Fall Tracking Portal Updates: Immunizations
The 2025 Winter Tracking Portal update includes new data for the data visualizations listed below.We have included a direct link to the webpage where the data visualizations are accessible. If you visit these visualizations often, we encourage you to create a new bookmark so that you can easily find them in their new location on the Iowa HHS website.
2024 Fall Tracking Portal Update: Lead Poisoning
The 2025 Winter Tracking Portal update includes new data for the data visualizations listed below.We have included a direct link to the webpage where the data visualizations are accessible. If you visit these visualizations often, we encourage you to create a new bookmark so that you can easily find them in their new location on the Iowa HHS website.
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10th Annual Health and Wellness Fair Saturday, March 1, 8:00 a.m. to noon
It's time for the 10th Annual Health and Wellness Fair this Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the Vinton Shellsburg High School gym. The event includes:-On site health screening-Facepainting-Welcome Bags-Prize Drawings-Demonstrations-Information Booths
2024 Fall Tracking Portal Updates: Tick Borne and Misquito Borne Diseases
The 2025 Winter Tracking Portal update includes new data for the data visualizations listed below.We have included a direct link to the webpage where the data visualizations are accessible. If you visit these visualizations often, we encourage you to create a new bookmark so that you can easily find them in their new location on the Iowa HHS website.
Blood donation requirements change to allow for more donations
An important update is now in effect for LifeServe Blood Center who collects donations at Virginia Gay Hospital has lowered the minimum weight requirement for blood donors from 120 pounds to 110 pounds. This change will allow more people to donate and help us bring even more lifesaving blood into the community.Spread the Word! Some people who were previously ineligible may now be able to donate!If you know of anyone who was previously turned away for being under 120 pounds, let them know that they can now donate.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM): Respect in Relationships
It is important for both partners to communicate openly and honestly
about their feelings in a healthy relationship. This is so neither of them
has “authority” over the other. By doing so, mutual respect is fostered,
and misunderstandings or conflicts are prevented from escalating.
Healthy and loving relationships can happen when respect is a
cornerstone and that is when trust and emotional safety thrive.
Give of Yourself this March: Be a Volunteer
In the month of March, LifeServe Blood Center is recognizing our volunteer chairpeople who selflessly give of their time to make sure our mobile blood drives are successful. They work to secure locations for drives to be held; recruit volunteers to assist with set up, registration, canteen, and tear down; and to recruit volunteer blood donors. According to volunteer statistics, in 2024, more than 970 million individuals around the world participated in some form of volunteer work, which represents about 12.
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