Health And Fitness
Lifeserve Blood Center recognizes the volunteers in March

Schedule a blood donation for March 28 at Virginia Gay Hospital
It takes less than one hour to donate
blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will
save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the lives of up to three different hospital
patients in your community.
Every two seconds, someone in our country needs blood. You can pay it forward by giving a
lifesaving donation and be a community hero.
Nominations open for UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital Kid Captain
Do you know a child with an inspiring story of courage and resilience? The University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes are now accepting nominations for the 2024 Kid Captain program.Since its launch in 2009, the Kid Captain program has highlighted the remarkable journeys of young patients, celebrating their strength and determination.
Hawkeye Community College and Des Moines University Partner for Iowa’s Health
Des Moines University Medicine and Hawkeye Community College’s Health Sciences have formed an alliance to increase medicine and health sciences education in the state of Iowa. The partnership with Hawkeye Community College, located in Waterloo, Iowa, will provide a more streamlined pathway for students interested in occupational therapy to train and practice.
Cybersecurity attack affects community-based blood centers
In response to the devastating cybersecurity attack on
New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) who has neighboring community-based blood centers
in Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin, LifeServe Blood Center is providing
urgent assistance. These blood centers have faced significant challenges in collecting blood after a
ransomware attack severely disrupted their operations.
Public Health Leaders Call for RSV Protection Awareness

BLOOD DONORS ARE COMMUNITY HEROES
It takes less than one hour to donate
blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will
save lives. Just one blood donation will help save the lives of up to three different hospital
patients in your community.
Every two seconds, someone in our country needs blood. You can pay it forward by giving a
lifesaving donation and be a community hero.
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC Receives 2025 Customer Experience Award

Memory Cafe Friday, February 14 at the Library

WOW February Newsletter
Attached you will find the February 2025 Words on Wellness newsletter. This edition features:Be Sugar SavvyRecipe for Frozen Fruit CupsSNAP for Health!It’s All about Handwashing! Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/events