Health And Fitness
Preserve Your Garden’s Bounty
Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy home-grown produce year round– as long as you don’t serve foodborne illness, like botulism, with your home preserved foods. “Home food preservation is not difficult, but it does require following specific directions exactly,” said Kelsey Salow, Iowa State University, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist.
Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency received best in class
Congratulations to the Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency staff for receiving customer experience awards from Pinnacle Quality Insight in the following areas: Specific Care Issues; Care From The Agency's Home Health Providers, and Recommend This Agency To Family Or Friends. Over the last twelve months, Pinnacle Quality Insight, a nationally recognized customer satisfaction firm, interviewed patients of Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency regarding their satisfaction levels. Pass the Love
The Benton-Iowa Community Partnership for Protecting Children and Above the Influence Wellness Coalition are asking you to be part of the Pass the Love Campaign to celebrate the importance of social connections.Individuals of all ages are encouraged to create a card (or two!) for kids receiving inpatient or outpatient services for mental health or behavioral health. Universal Masking at VGH
Effective Wednesday, May 13th, Virginia Gay Hospital healthcare will implement universal masking. This decision was made based on the recommendations of the CDC, and the Iowa Department of Public Health, as well as the availability of sufficient supply of appropriate masks.
IOWA DENTISTS RESUME BUSINESS, WITH A NEW LOOK
In the long list of routines disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many Iowans may have missed preventive dental exams, ignored a nagging toothache or even forgot to brush their teeth a few times during the long days of quarantine. Iowa dentists have been gearing up to welcome patients back per Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' May 8 proclamation, but visits will look a little different now.
May WOW Newsletter
Attached you will find your edition of the May 2020 WOW newsletter. This edition features:Improving StrengthWashing Leafy GreensRecipe for Orange Dressing with FruitInflammation and the role diet may play UPCOMING FREE CLASSES:Food Preservation 101- Online, May 28th Bonus Links:Bought Too Much Food? Freeze It!Online Workshop for Safe Mushroom ForagingProper Cleaning and Sanitizing During COVID-19Reinvent Family Meal TimeDon’t Go Hungry.
Benton County Reminds Residents COVID-19 Still Spreading in Benton County
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Monday allowing the reopening of some business types and lifting gathering requirements for certain counties beginning May 1. The proclamation applies to 77 counties in Iowa where COVID-19 activity remains lowest.The new guidelines do not apply to organizations in Benton County due to ongoing COVID-19 activity.
Home Birth Interest Increases Amidst Coronavirus Concerns
Pregnant women have found themselves a casualty of the many restrictions and concerns related to the pandemic. For a brief time, until the outcry persuaded the governor to issue an executive order allowing women to have labor support, hospitals in New York were prohibiting laboring women from having any labor support—including their partner. Pending location, some women are being told they’ll have to wear a mask during their labors even when they’re not sick.
Public Health Proclamation Tightens Restrictions for Benton County Residents
Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation April 16, 2020, tightening restrictions for Benton County residents to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county and the state.“Our region of the state has reached the threshold for which extra measures are needed,” said Benton County Public Health Director Katie Cox. “This threshold includes regional measures of the rate of COVID-19 illness and hospitalization, long-term care outbreaks and the percentage of the population age 65 and older.
Benton County Explains COVID-19 Testing
Benton County Public Health has received many questions from residents about how and when individuals are tested for COVID-19, and what happens after the testing is completed.“The health and well-being of our county’s residents is our number one concern,” said Benton County Public Health Director Katie Cox. “Testing is a critical component of the response to COVID-19, but the most important thing everyone needs to remember is that if they are having severe symptoms, they should contact their health care provider right away.