CEDAR RAPIDS — Don’t bother looking for a sugary snack at Midwest Metal Products. “You won’t find a candy bar in our building,” says Mikki Tritle, a customer service representative at the metal fabrication company, 800 66th Ave. SW. “Our vending machines don’t even have candy.” Midwest Metal co-owner Rita Jelinek says she has...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – More than one-third of homes tested in Linn County, and many others in Eastern Iowa, have radon levels that warrant mitigation, according to a new study. The naturally occurring radioactive gas, which comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil,  enters homes through cracks in the foundation, floors, sump pits and...
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Linn County Public Health would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season and remind our friends that winter is a great time to test your home for radon. Consider picking up a radon test kit for $5 at LCPH (501 13th St NW). If you don’t have time to pick one up this...
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This October, Iowans across the state are joining the national effort to promote breast cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. The iconic pink ribbon symbolizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month is also a reminder that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in four Iowa women age 40 and older have...
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A Radon Action Plan released June 20 by nine agencies across the federal government marks a historic interagency collaboration aimed at addressing exposure to radon, a serious public health risk. “Radon causes an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. every year,” said R. William Field, Ph.D., national radon expert and University of...
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Cedar Rapids – The Linn County Board of Health and the Healthy Living Coalition announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Linn County Board of Health Healthy Worksite Wellness Award at a recognition event held on Wednesday, April 13th. Through the award, which was developed three years ago under the Harkin Wellness Grant, workplaces...
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The American Public Health Association has announced the theme for the 2011 National Public Health Week,  April 4 – 10, “Safety is NO accident: Live Injury-free!” which highlights injury and violence prevention efforts across the nation, including five focus areas regarding safety at home, at work, at play, on the move, and in the...
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   Effective March 1, 2011 tobacco users in Linn County receiving Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) services, are eligible to receive 8 weeks of Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy. Linn County Public Health is extending this offer to WIC clients only in an effort to reduce WIC households using tobacco, and the exposure of children...
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Linn County Public Health is increasing the amount of FREE Nicotine Replacement Patches from a two week supply to a four week supply effective March 1, 2011.  Linn County residents can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to receive this offer any time beginning the month of March 1, 2011. Linn County Public Health and Quitline Iowa are...
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Career takes long-time colleague to Haiti and back Sister Marie Vittetoe with Sandra Coles who works in the lab Vittetoe helped build in Milot, Haiti.   As a child in Washington, Iowa, Marie Vittetoe remembers her family sending water samples to the Hygienic Lab for testing in the 1930s and ’40s. Vittetoe returned to...
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