WHAT:  On Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, Loras College Dance Marathon is hosting a donor registry drive to raise awareness about the need for marrow donors and encourage the attendees and community to consider joining so more patients can have the transplant they need.   Dubuque area students and residents...
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 The Iowa Cancer Consortium will host four community forums this spring. These meetings will provide Iowans with an opportunity to learn more about the Iowa Cancer Plan, which has been recently revised for 2012-2017. The plan sets priorities for cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and quality of life in Iowa. Series facilitators will encourage...
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More than 500 public health professionals are expected to attend the two-day Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health April 17 and 18 at the Scheman Conference Center in Ames. Continue reading
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Iowa’s unusual stretch of warm weather in late winter and early spring has led to earlier than normal tick activity and start to the tick-borne disease season. Continue reading
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The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Live Healthy Iowa encourage all Iowans, especially children, to find ways to make time for fitness. Continue reading
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St. Luke’s Child Protection Center (CPC) was formed in 1987 because of the rise in suspected cases of child sexual and physical abuse. Each agency was dealing with these cases in their own departments and not working together. So St. Luke’s became the place where everyone came together. When St. Luke’s CPC opened it...
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TIA’s (Transient Ischemic Attacks) are not mini-strokes but warning signs that in 20% of people a major stroke may occur the next day or within 3 months.  Join Diane Hander, Stroke Coordinator at Mercy Medical Center, to learn what to do for TIA and stroke, and why 911 should be on your speed dial!...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – April 5, 2012 – The Linn County Board of Health today announced the winners of its Healthy Worksite Wellness Awards during a breakfast ceremony at Elmcrest Country Club. There were five award categories based on employer size: Winner of employer with fewer than 50 employees: Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste...
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         The leaders of University of Iowa Health Care and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids today jointly announced plans to collaborate to enhance the health of communities in the Corridor. “This relationship will enable both organizations to continue to deliver high quality health care in patient-centered environments while we work...
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A nationwide report called the “2012 County Health Rankings” ranks Winneshiek County highest in overall health outcomes; Johnson County was ranked highest for all factors that influence health. Continue reading
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