Health And Fitness
Sole Sisters: VS running club for 5th grade girls ends fall season with Sunday fun run
For much of the school year, the 26 members of the 5th grade Vinton-Shellsburg Sole Sisters have been meeting with teachers Sarah Mathis and Lindsey Otto, learning about fitness, friendship and life s... How Iowa Medicaid changes are affecting hospitals, including Virginia Gay
Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics have improved the quality of care and the scope of services offered to patients. Medical decisions affecting care patients are made here, by our medical providers wit...
Worth It: Vinton woman is part of distracted driving awareness campaign
United Fire Group, Inc. (UFG) has launched an educational and awareness program aimed at eliminating distracted driving.
"Worth It" was created to reach and engage a range of audiences, an... IDPH Launches YourLifeIowa.org Website
A new website created by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) offers a one-stop hub for Iowans looking for help with suicide prevention, problem gambling and substance abuse. The YourLifeIowa.o...
What kind of culture has your family created around alcohol?
By: Lindsey Ungs, Certified Prevention Specialist
Nothing happens in a vacuum. Your actions, both positive and negative, do have an impact on your family tree. So I ask you, what kind of ritu...
ASAC helps in Managing Substance Abuse Disorders
There are a number ofpotential health carechanges facing ourcountry, and it may beawhile before we knowthe outcomes.
ASAC is a health care provider withexpertise in substance use disorders. Likeother...
Alcohol and Breast Cancer
Research shows a strong link betweenalcohol use and breast cancer. Even a fewdrinks a week is linked with an increasedrisk of breast cancer in women. Alcoholcan raise estrogen levels in the body, whic...
GIVE LOCAL WITH LIFESERVE BLOOD CENTER
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors.
It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that... Red Ribbon Week
As parents it is easy to feel overwhelmed by all the different things that we are supposed to teach our children. We know we need to talk to our kids about drugs and alcohol, but when is the right... Celebrating 5 Years of Survival
5 Pink Pumpkins
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer at Virginia Gay Hospital. Over the next two years, I wrote about the interesting ways I found to thumb my nose at some of...