American Red Cross Blood Drive                     St Wenceslaus Church- 1224 5th St SE           Monday, March 12 2:30-6:30pm Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation. Giving blood is safe,...
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  IOWA CITY  – Iowa has been selected as an Action Coalition by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to ensure that all Americans have access to high-quality, patient-centered...
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The following is from the AARP: Des Moines, February 29, 2012—AARP called on the Iowa Legislature to professionalize Iowa’s largest workforce – Direct Care Workers, asking the question, “Is Iowa Prepared to Care?” for our rapidly aging population during a news conference this morning at the Iowa Statehouse.   AARP Iowa State Director Kent...
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The following is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration:   Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA Important safety changes to the labeling for some widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are being announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These products, when used with diet and exercise, help to lower a person’s “bad”...
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The following is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will partner with Text4Baby, a free national health texting service, to promote enrollment in both Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and provide pregnant women and new mothers...
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Running Bare Because We Care! Join us for the fourth annual S.T.A.T. Nearly Naked Mile 2012 Saturday, March 24, 2012 Check-in begins at 2 p.m. at Gibson Square (south of the UI Main Library) Race begins at 3 p.m. Beverages and snacks follow the race. The UI Alumni Association’s S.T.A.T. (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow)...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  just announced that a nonprofit entity in Iowa and Nebraska, Midwest Members Health, known under the Affordable Care Act as a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (or CO-OP), has received a loan award from the Department of Health and Human Services. More information can be found here:...
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years.  She also announced new data showing nearly 2,000 hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have...
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BOSTON – On April 16, John Renning from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be running in the 116th Boston Marathon to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Renning, along with Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route...
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The following is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Free preventive care also provided to 388,735 Iowa residents in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 611,000 Iowa residents with at least one new free preventive service in 2011 through their...
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