10 Aug 2016

Healthiest State Initiative Hosts Walking Workshop

By Mitchel Anderson

Iowa organizations join HSI to discuss walking and walkability.

 

 

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative hosted a Walking Workshop at the Wellmark YMCA on Tuesday, August 2, partnering wi...

09 Aug 2016

Healthiest State Initiative to host Fitness on the Hill at the Iowa State Fair.

By Rick Martin

2016 marks the third consecutive year of hosting daily fitness activities at the Fair.

 

DES MOINES – The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative will partner with the Iowa Alliance of YMCAs to once again host “Fitnes...

09 Aug 2016

Nursing home residents, exploitation via social media; feds spell out law after Grassley call to action

By Grassley Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley is pursuing solutions to the problem of humiliating social media posts of nursing home residents by nursing home workers.  The news outlet ProPublica has documented

09 Aug 2016

Pregnancy Resources Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization

By Liz Ryan

DAVENPORT, IA – The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced today the accreditation of Pregnancy Resources of Davenport, IA.

ECFA accreditation is based on the

01 Aug 2016

Homework For Parents - Your Child’s Back-To-School Health Checklist

By Michael Baldyga

WASHINGTON - Summer fun is nearing an end. It’s almost time to put away the swimsuits and dust off the book bags. More than 50 million students will head into the classrooms in a few weeks. The nation’s emergency physicians say now is the time...

27 Jul 2016

Patty Judge statement on the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Rick Martin

DES MOINES, Iowa - Patty Judge released the following statement celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law 26 years ago today:

“Over the past 26 years, the Americans with Disabilities A...

27 Jul 2016

Mental Health Training for Foster Parents and Professionals

By Angela Gallagher

 

Free Class Helps Professionals Learn More about Children’s Mental Health Disorders 

DAVENPORT, Iowa (JULY 25, 2016) –   NAMI BASICS is a free class for foster parents and healthcare, education, social work pr...

25 Jul 2016

Social Media Abuse in Nursing Homes: Tips for Caregivers

By Rick Martin

By Sen. Chuck Grassley

 

 

Imagine doing the research to place your elderly father in a nursing home.  You look at the ratings online, you talk to neighbors, and you think you’ve found a good placement.

 

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25 Jul 2016

Hy-Vee Voluntarily Recalls a Limited Quantity of Its No-Salt-Added Black Beans Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material

By Tina Potthoff

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 20, 2016) — Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Hy-Vee No-Salt-Added Black Beans across its eight-state region due the potential presence of plastic and/or meta...

20 Jul 2016

Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Coverage for Breast Cancer Screenings

By Rick Martin

New law requires insurance plans, Medicaid to cover 3D mammography

 

PARK RIDGE – At Advocate Lutheran General Hospital today, Governor Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 466 to require insurance plans in Illinois, ...

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