Health And Fitness
May WOW Newsletter
Attached you will find your edition of the May 2020 WOW newsletter. This edition features:Improving StrengthWashing Leafy GreensRecipe for Orange Dressing with FruitInflammation and the role diet may ...
Benton County Reminds Residents COVID-19 Still Spreading in Benton County
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Monday allowing the reopening of some business types and lifting gathering requirements for certain counties beginning May 1. The proclamation applies ...
Public Health Proclamation Tightens Restrictions for Benton County Residents
Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation April 16, 2020, tightening restrictions for Benton County residents to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county and the state.“Our region of the state h...
Benton County Explains COVID-19 Testing
Benton County Public Health has received many questions from residents about how and when individuals are tested for COVID-19, and what happens after the testing is completed.“The health and well-be...
Benton County Reminds Residents Social Distancing is Important Outdoors, Too
Benton County Public Health thanks all residents that are following social distancing guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. It’s important to remember to follow these guidelines even wh...
FDA Requests Recovered COVID-19 patients to Donate Plasma
As part of the all-of-America approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working with partners across the U.S. government, academia and industry to expe...
VGH Family Medical Clinics open to Provide Medical Services
The Virginia Gay Family Medical Clinics in Vinton, Urbana, Atkins and Van Horne are open and continue to provide the same excellent medical care to our communities you’ve come to expect. The differe...
Benton County Public Health Advises Against Easter Travels
Easter and spring holidays are a traditional time of family gatherings, celebrations and observances. Like many other events and activities, Benton County Public Health advises residents that th...
COVID-19 Death Confirmed in Benton County
The Benton County Department of Public Health today announced the first death associated with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county. “We wish to extend our sympathy to this individual’s ...
FDA Coordinates National Effort to Develop Blood-Related Therapies for COVID-19
Shared by request of the FDA:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to play a critical role in accelerating medical countermeasures to treat and prevent COVID-19. As part of the response to t...