Health And Fitness
BLOOD DONORS ARE COMMUNITY HEROES
It takes less than one hour to donate
blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will
save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the lives of up to three different hospital
patients in your community.
Every two seconds, someone in our country needs blood. You can pay it forward by giving a
lifesaving donation and be a community hero.
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC Receives 2025 Customer Experience Award

Memory Cafe Friday, February 14 at the Library

WOW February Newsletter
Attached you will find the February 2025 Words on Wellness newsletter. This edition features:Be Sugar SavvyRecipe for Frozen Fruit CupsSNAP for Health!It’s All about Handwashing! Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/events
COURT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO ENSURE IOWA’S CHILDREN RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
State submits Implementation Plan outlining steps for improving the delivery of responsive, effective mental and behavioral health care services for childrenLast Friday, a federal court preliminarily approved a Settlement Agreement in a class action lawsuit brought against the Director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to ensure that children with mental health disabilities receive the legally required and medically necessary mental health care services they need when and where they need them, without being segregated from their loved ones and communities.
Benton County Public Health to host open house February 11th

DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA FOUNDATION 2025 FUNDING REQUESTS NOW OPEN
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is now accepting 2025 funding requests for oral and overall health projects that help advance their mission to strengthen and transform the health and smiles of all Iowans. As a major funder of oral and overall health projects in Iowa, the Foundation typically invests more than $3 million in Iowa nonprofits and community initiatives annually.
Parent Cafe February 11th, 5:30 p.m, at Pizza Ranch

UnityPoint/St. Luke’s Foundation Accepting Applications for Rural Health Grants
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Rural Healthcare Grant Program, which provides matching grant funds towards health care services for rural residents living in Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, northern Johnson, Jones and Linn counties. The maximum grant request is $6,000. St Luke’s Foundation Rural Healthcare Grant Program can help with funding for these needs:Equipment for emergency care in the pre-hospital environmentTraining for emergency personnel to gain or enhance their skillsBasic life supporting training equipment such as hands-only CPR and Little AnneMileage reimbursement for transportation programs Eligible entities include:Ambulance ServicesParamedicsFire and Rescue DepartmentsTransportation ProgramsFirst Responder Since 1980, St.
Virginia Gay Hospital Blood Drive January 24
