Health And Fitness
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... National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 15-21, 2017, "The Haunting Reality of Teen Driving"
This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel. These rules address the greatest dangers for t...
VPRD registration for upcoming Fall Aqua Aerobics Sessions
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department continues to accept registrations for our upcoming Fall Aqua Aerobics session held Sunday and Wednesday evenings at the Iowa Braille School's indoor pool.C...
November WOW Newsletter
In this November 2017 WOWnewsletter you will find featured:
·Aquafaba"The Magical Bean Juice
·Recipe for Chickpea Cookie Dough
·Have a Happy Food-safe Holiday Season
·Fall into Physica...
Prevention"s Power of Consistency
Mahatma Gandhi has been quoted as saying "you must be the change you want to see in the world" but being an agent of change is never easy. In fact, making a positive difference in our commu...