Health And Fitness
Will Your Junior High Student Try Alcohol This Summer?
“The exact date is June 17th, 1994. I am fourteen, which is the norm these days, when the mean age of the first drink for girls is less than thirteen years old. I am a few days shy of my eig...
VINTON FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC WELCOMES DR. ADAM BROOKS
Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics welcomes Adam Brooks, M.D., as a physician working one day a week in the Vinton clinic. Dr. Brooks, Board Certified in Family Medicine with an M.D. degree f... June WOW Newsletter
Attached is the June WOW newsletter highlighting highly processed foods, a recipe for pan fried tilapia with orange sauce, grill food safety, and how you can fit physical activity into your daily r...
Safely storing and disposing of medications can save lives
The sun is out, the breeze is cool, and you’re recovering from a long winter. Spring, it’s the time of year we all love, and with it comes spring cleaning. As you prepare your home for ...
Mental Health First Aid Training for youth to be offered May 18
A Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, will take place May 18.
This training is free and open to the public, sponsored by Benton & Iowa County Decat, Flourishing Families...
ASAC asks local businesses to show support for alcohol-free graduation parties
As Graduation season is fast approaching, excitement is in the air! Graduation parties are a time to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of local high school seniors, but sometimes beverage op...
Be a Hero, give blood!
Donating blood is a selfless act that can have a huge impact on the lives of hospital patients. Just one unit of donated blood can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients, i...
Substance abuse meeting set for parents of Middle School students
The Benton County Above The Influence Coalition invites parents of Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School students to attend an important conversation on substance use/abuse prevention efforts focused on...
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...