Health And Fitness

By: Cami Koons The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving higher rates of one particular type of cancer.Mary Charlton, director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, said Iowa continues to have increasing cancer figures where other states are seeing steady or declining rates.

LifeServe Blood Center is asking community members to show their support for local law enforcement January 6-11, 2025, during the blood center’s annual Blue Blood Drive. LifeServe Blood Center is partnering with Iowa C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) to host special blood drives across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, the week of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (January 9).

Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting Agenda Date: January 6, 2025 Time: 1800 Location: VIRTUAL ONLY Zoom Invitation https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84766935692?pwd=eERnbjZ3Qkd3eXVlWXpueVdPWFN5QT09 Call to Order: • *Introductions • *This is a safe place to be open and vulnerable if you wish • *Please refer emails/names of people who should be here to info@bentoncountyspc.

Area Professionals in health, wellness and safety-related business/organizations are invited to be a part of the tenth annual Benton County Community Health and Wellness Fair. This event is hosted by Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 1 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School gym in Vinton.

As a way to kick off 2025, and its mission of saving lives, LifeServe Blood Center is celebrating National Blood Donor Month by giving all registered donors who donate Wednesday, January 1, Thursday, January 2 or Friday, January 3, a free LifeServe Blood Donor – 100% Volunteer t-shirt (while sizes/supplies last). The Ankeny and Johnston LifeServe Blood Center Donor Centers will both be open on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, from 10 a.

Have you ever needed to talk to someone? Are you just feeling lonely at this Christmas season? Do you just need a friendly voice and someone to just listen to you share some of your hurts and pain? Maybe you struggle and need someone to reach out to.Warmline is a service that provides counseling, virtual activities, referrals and help finding resources to any Iowan seeking assistance or a listening ear.

Individuals living with dementia along with their caregivers, are invited to join our Memory Cafe. We will serve coffee and freshly baked cookies in our library board room. We will provide dementia-friendly activities and conversation starters. The next meeting will be on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Ave.

A coalition advocating for the passage of a full hands-free driving law. Iowa organizations announced the creation of a new coalition aimed at passing a hands-free while driving law.The End Distracted Driving Iowa Coalition is officially launching a statewide campaign to advocate for a full hands-free driving law in Iowa. Supported by more than 25 organizations representing law enforcement, healthcare, labor, business, transportation, insurance, and state agencies, the coalition aims to make Iowa’s roads safer with the passage of legislation preventing drivers from using their phones while driving.

Help for Parents of Children who Stutter is as Close as Your Computer or to View at the Library The Stuttering Foundation's film, entitled  Help! My Child is Stuttering, is available at this link https://www.stutteringhelp.org/content/help-my-child-stuttering.  In this 16 minute film, parents and speech-language experts talk about how to promote easier talking as they interact with their children.

By Jennifer ShuttThe Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to reduce their weight over the long term.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s proposed rule, which the Trump administration would need to finalize before it would take effect, is expected to cost $25 billion for Medicare combined with $11 billion in federal spending and $3.