Health And Fitness
Medicare Advantage Meeting to be held Tuesday, October 8
There will be a Medicare Advantage Meeting held by Wilson-Hite Insurance on Tuesday, October 8 from 9:30-11:30 at the US Bank Building. United Healthcare will be there to talk about upcoming Ad...
Virginia Gay Hospital Imaging Department receives Mammography Accreditation
Virginia Gay Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of... October Wow newsletter
Click here to find your edition of the October WOW newsletter. This edition features:Let’s Talk NutsRecipe for Peanut Butter BallsAnimals in the KitchenYoga: Health Benefits Beyond the Mat...
Peer Recovery Zone Meeting Calendar for October
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New Vaping and Tobacco Cessation Program for Teens
According to the 2018 Iowa Youth Survey, 22.4% of 11th grade students, 8.3% of eighth grade students and 2.4% of sixth grade students currently use e-cigarettes. The long-term health consequence...
Iowa DNR and the Iowa Donor Network launch new donor registry
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Donor Network launched a new organ, eye, and tissue donor registry on Wednesday, September 4th. The new registry makes it po...
PEER SUPPORT RECOVERY
PEER SUPPORT RECOVERY811 D Avenue @ the Benton County Access CenterWednesday’s 8-12Who we help: Those in mourning, isolated, depressed, lonely, manic, anxious, angry, or anything you may need to disc...
YOU CAN HELP...
Please consider being a Red Cross blood donor on Thursday, September 5, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate Center. If you want to walk-in, late afternoon is the best time. Appointments can be ...
Blood Donations Needed Locally
LifeServe Blood Center is urging blood donors to roll up a sleeve to save local hospital patients this September.LifeServe Blood Center is a provider of blood to more than 120 hospitals across Iowa, ...
Iowa Department of Health adding new page to website dedicated to Vaping
Because of widespread interest in the nationwide reports of severe lung disease associated with vaping, IDPH has added a page dedicated to this topic to our website. Case counts will be updated ...