02 Oct 2023

Gilda’s Club and Local Businesses are Painting the Town Pink

By Lexi Bull

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2023) — In a partnership with select local businesses in the Quad Cities, Gilda’s Club is Painting the Town Pink to raise awareness for the nearly 2,700 newly diagnosed people with breast cancer in Iowa and the emotional and social support services that Gilda’s Club QC provides anyone in our community living with cancer.

26 Sep 2023

Respiratory Illness Season Update ℅ The Rock Island County Health Department

By Janet Hill

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 26, 2023) — Here’s a respiratory illness season update. There also is a graphic attached regarding free COVID-19 test kits. We have a walk-in flu clinic today, 1-4PM. If you want to stop by. Please ask for me at the front desk. Patients must agree to being interviewed and videoed/photographed.

26 Sep 2023

Friendship Manor: Then, Now, Forever

By Heather Stancliff

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 26, 2023) — After years of growth, challenges, and changes to the senior living landscape, Friendship Manor is excited to present a $12.5 million plan for a series of upgrades and major improvements. This significant funding will allow the facility to continue its legacy of providing superb senior care across all levels of retirement.

14 Sep 2023

Resources, Tips for National Suicide Prevention Month

By Laura Sprague

ADEL, IOWA (September 14, 2023) — September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Despite growing efforts to bring attention to the topic, suicide remains the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10–24 and the 10th leading cause of death among adults in the US, according to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

14 Sep 2023

Join Gilda’s Club for a Ladies’ Night Out

By Lexi Bull

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 14, 2023) — Calling all Quad Cities Divas! Diamonds & Divas, the popular ladies’ night out event, is back and better than ever, presented by UnityPoint–Trinity. Join Gilda’s Club Quad Cities on Thursday, October 5, at Rhythm City Casino and Hotel for a night of laughter, sisterhood, and support for those being impacted by cancer in our community.

13 Sep 2023

Ellipsis Launches Respite Care Program for Kids and Teens Who Need a Safe Space to Stay

By Makayla Smith

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 13, 2023) — Ellipsis has set in motion a much-needed respite program for kids and families in central Iowa. The service provides the help and rest period kids and families need when challenges seem too difficult to conquer on their own. While some of Ellipsis' similar services are court-ordered, respite care is a voluntary program that allows kids and families a chance to take a break before a breaking point is reached.

05 Sep 2023

Quad Cities Area Invited to Fight for a Different Future at Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Saturday, October 7

By Lauren Livingston

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 5, 2023) — The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Quad Cities area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on Saturday, October 7, at the Vibrant Arena at the Mark in Moline.

28 Aug 2023

Grief Awareness Day, 8/30 — Managing Grief with Dementia

By Lauren Livingston

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 28, 2023) — National Grief Awareness Day is August 30, a good time to discuss the ways dementia caregivers and those living with Alzheimer’s can experience this emotion.

23 Aug 2023

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Warns Illinoisans to Protect Themselves from Dangerously High Heat

By Janet Hill

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (August 23, 2023) — With dangerously high levels of heat forecast across the state of Illinois in the coming days, including heat index forecasts in excess of 100 degrees, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and other state agencies are warning Illinoisans to take preventive actions to avoid heat-related illness like heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

22 Aug 2023

USDA Invests $17 Million to Expand Market Opportunities and Health-Care Options in Four Rural Iowa Counties

By Cecilia Lynch

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2023) — US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield today announced that the Agency is investing $15,967,000 in loans and $1,124,000 in grants to four projects in four Iowa counties to promote rural economic development, job creation, and health services.

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