Mental Health cuts could affect the daily lives for one local family who use the Abbe Center services. An Abbe  therapist is assigned to each school in the Cedar Rapids School District. The therapist, student and their parents meet and decide on what services will best meet their needs. The school-based health services provided by...
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Nearly 17,400 households in the United Way’s six county service area are receiving Food Assistance through the State. These households are receiving an average of $10 a day, or $4.00 a day for individuals. Feeding yourself for $4.00 a day is challenging, at best. For some people, this may be the only funds they have...
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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four adults are living with a diagnosable mental health disorder, yet less than one-third will receive mental health services. Continue reading Source: United Way
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I’m in the KCRG studio in downtown Cedar Rapids where the Sportsdesk is usally recorded. You can see the set in the back. Today, stations are set up for people to give blood. Posted from WordPress for Android
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I’m listening to a panel at the Corridor HealthCare Summit at the Cedar Rapids Marriott. Mercy Medical president and CEO Tim Charles recounted a personal experience of carrying his records from one place to another to not have duplication of services. The much easier and preferred method to consumers would be the sharing of...
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I was at Gentle Dental on Blairs Ferry Road in Cedar Rapids this morning. The procedure performed included some drilling. The doc asked: “Would you like some headphones?” “Do I need some?” “There’ll be some drilling.” They grabbed some headphones for me, I plugged them into my Android phone and turned up Pandora radio....
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