Health And Fitness

Time to roll up your sleeves and save lives with LifeServe Blood Center. LifeServe Blood Center is calling all community members to participate in blood donation drives this spring, in your neighborhood. Each donation bolsters the blood supply for local hospitals, and LifeServe aims to emphasize the crucial role that each donor plays in supporting healthcare services within their own communities.

The Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, March 26th in the Clinic Conference Room from 11:45 am - 3:30 pm. The hospital is located at 502 N 9th Ave Vinton.Appointments are encouraged. Text: LIFESERVE to 999-777  or Call: 800.287.4903. Visit: www.lifeservebloodcenter.org 

Attached you will find your edition of the March 2024 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:·    Strategies to Help When Cooking for One or Two·    Recipe for Sloppy Joes·    Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning When Eating Out·    Smartphone Apps and Fitness Trackers May Be Helpful Ways to Increase Physical Activity Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.

(Vinton currently needs volunteers for 12 residents. If you can possibly help please contact Jill, information is below!)Make a difference in someone’s life. Hospice volunteers work in their own community on a schedule that fits their availability.DETERMINE YOUR OWN TIME COMMITMENT. NON-MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS MAY PROVIDE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: • Office/administrative tasks • Friendly visits • Writing letters • Reading to patients • Listening presence • Affirmation of personhood • Companionship • Sitting vigil • Patient caregiver relief • Emotional and spiritual support • Assist with grief support groups • Helping with health fairs and community educationIf you are interested in volunteering, please visit compassus.

Compassus, a nationwide provider of integrated home-based care services, including hospice care, is looking for hospice volunteers in Vinton, Iowa, and the surrounding areas. Volunteering with Compassus is a rewarding way to enhance the lives of hospice patients and their families.Hospice volunteers are part of a special team of people who serve patients receiving end-of-life care and their families, working together to preserve dignity and quality of life.

Who will you be cheering for during Super Bowl LVIII? The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) and law enforcement partners are cheering for sober drivers! Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl party or attending one, everyone has an important job: keep drunk drivers off the road so we can all make it home safely. During Super Bowl LVIII, law enforcement across Iowa will be reminding football enthusiasts, Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.

In general, government meetings are pretty boring to sit through. However, the one time that they are interesting to listen in on, is at budget time. This is when you get to see where every dime of your taxpayer money gets spent. Some departments are more interesting than others, at least to me. My ears perked up when Grace Schmidt, Director of Public Health was speaking to the Board of Supervisors.

Attached you will find your edition of the February 2024 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:·    February is American Heart Month·    Recipe for Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup·    Using Food Thermometers·    VITA – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.

As we wrap up the first month of the new year, LifeServe Blood Center is urging community members to roll up a sleeve and give blood donation a try. Donor retention is a big struggle we face at LifeServe. Many of our donors only donate 1-2 times per year, but if they all committed to giving one more blood donation this year, our blood supply would be in a much more stable state.

BY: BROOKLYN DRAISEY Findings from a group of Iowa State University researchers could lead to the ability to create new blood stem cells from a patient’s own blood, possibly doing away with the need for bone marrow transplants.ISU assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology Raquel Espin Palazon and her team discovered that a microbial sensor that aids in finding bacterial infections, known as Nod1, also plays a key role in the creation of blood stem cells.