Health And Fitness
VGH to offer Diabetes Prevention Program Classes in February
Virginia Gay Hospital Diabetes Prevention Program will be offering new classes beginning in February. Visit with your Primary Care Physician or call Sara Wattnem, Clinical Dietitian and Diabetes Care ...
American Red Cross Blood Drive January 26
The American Red Cross will be hosting a Blood Drive at the Vinton Skate Center, 1703 C Avenue, on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 12:30-5:30. Please call 1-800-RED-Cross / 1-800-733-2767 to schedule...
LifeServe Blood Drive event for January 24 Canceled
The Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton Community Blood Drive scheduled for January 24th has been canceled. The next event will be held on March 28, 2023.Please contact your chairperson or LifeServe Bloo... January 2023 Benton County Public Health Clinic Schedule
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Quinapril, blood pressure medication recall
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is voluntarily recalling four (4) lots of Quinapril Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine impurity, N-Nitroso-Quinapril, observed... The Annual "How We're Doing" Report
According to "County Health Rankings and Road Maps," Benton County is a pretty great place to live. According to an article in, "The Neighbor," Benton County ranks at 24th in the state for Health...
Lottery tickets aren't appropriate stocking stuffers for all ages
By Cortney Earhart, Prevention Specialist with ASACIt’s that time of year again when everyone’s scrambling around trying to figure out what to get the youth who says they have it all! Lottery tick...
Iowa Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report Nov. 27 - Dec. 3, 2022
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Benton County Stork's Nest Registration is now open
A New Family Nest parent education program for expecting families and families with children ages 0 - 4 is coming to Benton County in January. Classes are set to begin on January 12, 2023, and will b... Small Talk Program for Parents of Young Children Starts January 9th
Benton and Tama counties, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in partnership with Better Tomorrows ECI, will offer “Small Talk,” a program for parents of infants, virtually begi...