Health And Fitness

Autism presentation set for April 13 in La Porte

Hawkins Memorial Library, La Porte City, is hosting the program: Autism…A New Word in Our Vocabulary, Forty Years…Then, Now and In the Future on Monday, April 13, at 9:30 A...

Mental Health First Aid Training to be offered in Vinton, April 11

The Vinton Area Ministerial Association will host Mental Health First Aid Training (MHF) provided by the Abbe Center on Saturday, April 11, 2015. This event will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at B...

April WOW Newsletter is here

The April WOW newsletter is now available below. The newsletter includes an article on reconsidering the egg, a recipe for make-ahead breakfast burritos, information on properly cooking foods ...

Kick Butts, Save Lives: National Day Gives Youth a Voice on Tobacco Dangers

Few things have as much universal agreement as the dangers of smoking and tobacco use. After decades of denial, the health consequences of such use are widely accepted, and efforts to curb it are ...

BE SAFE THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY

St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. Unfortunately, this holiday has become a deadly day with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities. According to the National Highway Traffic Saf...

BLOOD DONORS ARE COMMUNITY HEROES

It takes less than one hour to donate blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the...

March WOW Newsletter

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Benton County Public Health Asks for Help Preventing Measles Here at Home

Melissa Smith, Director of Home Health and Public Health at Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics, is recommending vigilance during the large, multi-state outbreak of measles in the United States.&nbs...

Red Cross Blood Drive set for Jan. 22 at Skate Center

The Vinton Community Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Thursday, January 22, from 1:00 to 6:00p.m. at the Vinton Skate Center, 1703 C Avenue.  For an appointment, call Kristie at (319) 472-4...

Why You Should Keep Your Blood Level in Check

You’ve heard that you should lower your cholesterol, but do you know why? Sometimes we tend to ignore advice when we don’t understand the reasons. That’s why it’s important...