Health And Fitness
Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton Community Blood Drive
The Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton
Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, March 26th in the Clinic Conference Room from 11:45 am - 3:30 pm. The hospital is located at 502 N 9th Ave Vin... Words on Wellness March Newsletter
Attached you will find your edition of the March 2024 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:· Strategies to Help When Cooking for One or Two· &nb...
Hospice Volunteers needed
(Vinton currently needs volunteers for 12 residents. If you can possibly help please contact Jill, information is below!)Make a difference in
someone’s life.
Hospice volunteers work
in their own... COMPASSUS SEARCHING FOR COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN VINTON
Compassus, a nationwide provider of integrated home-based care services, including hospice care, is looking for hospice volunteers in Vinton, Iowa, and the surrounding areas. Volunteering with Compass...
FANS DON'T LET FANS DRIVE DRUNK
Who will you be cheering for during Super Bowl LVIII? The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) and law enforcement partners are cheering for sober drivers! Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl p...
Public Health Department offers Community Supports
In general, government meetings are pretty boring to sit through. However, the one time that they are interesting to listen in on, is at budget time. This is when you get to see where every dime of yo... February Words on Wellness
Attached you will find your edition of the February 2024 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:· February is American Heart Month· Recipe f...
LOCAL BLOOD DONORS NEEDED GIVE ONE MORE IN ‘24
As we wrap up the first month of the new
year, LifeServe Blood Center is urging community members to roll up a sleeve and give
blood donation a try.
Donor retention is a big struggle we face at ...
ISU stem-cell research could enable new treatment for those with blood diseases
BY: BROOKLYN DRAISEY Findings from a group of Iowa State University researchers could lead to the ability to create new blood stem cells from a patient’s own blood, possibly doing away wit...
"Powerful Tools for Caregivers" classes offered
Feeling stretched caring for
a family member or friend?
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a
class designed to provide you—
the caregiver—with skills to take
care of yourself.
The series of...