Health And Fitness
Don't forget to order FREE COVID tests if you haven't already
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 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 testsOrders will ship free starting in late JanuaryClick here to place your order.Update: 2/28/22Poison control centers warn of COVID-19 test kit risks (msn.
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 recall does not include any metabolic deficiency nutrition formulas.Affected products are in circulation in Iowa retail locations and have been distributed through the Iowa Department of Public Health’s WIC program.
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 submit topics to RaChel Greenwood at rachel.greenwood@idph.iowa.gov. In this issue: Department NewsOpioid NewsResources Department NewsNaloxone for Iowa Organizations and BusinessesTo help address the issue of opioid misuse, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is launching a new initiative.
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 teens in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from an intimate partner before they become adults. When college age students are examined, “nearly half (43%) of those who identify as college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors.
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 few time slots left. To register please call Ed Shaeffer at 319-389-2682 or eshaeff@gmail.com. You can also schedule to donate by clicking this link, https://login.
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 cases this week. The Keystone Nursing Care Center now has eight infections.This week the Iowa Department of Public Health announced that it will no longer collect data from Iowa nursing homes concerning COVID-19 infection.
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 patients with valosin-containing protein associated multisystem proteinopathy."
She was surprised to be approached about contributing to the project. "If you had told me a year ago that I would be published in a medical journal I would have laughed in your face," she said. 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 the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation. Selected schools will have an old drinking fountain replaced with a new Elkay water bottle filling station. Priority will be given to schools that have one or fewer water bottle filling stations in their building and schools that have a free and reduced price lunch status of 50% or greater.
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 prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older. Key points:Spikevax meets the FDA’s rigorous standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality required for approval.
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 Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Dining Services, Cleanliness, Individual Needs, Laundry Services, Communication from Facility, Response to Problems, Recommend to Others, Professional Therapy Services, Admission Process, Safety and Security and Overall Customer Experience, VGNR displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services.