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Health And Fitness
Virginia Gay Hospital Blood Drive January 24
On Friday, January 24, from 11:45-3:30 p.m. there will be a blood drive at the Virginia Gay Hospital Clinic Conference Room. The hospital is located at 502 N. 9th Ave. in Vinton. Did you know that every two seconds in America, someone urgently needs blood? This need extends beyond unexpected emergencies like car crashes, encompassing a wide range of medical treatments such as cancer therapies, cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeries, and organ and bone marrow transplants. Red Cross Blood Drive January 23, 12-5:00 p.m.
The next American Red Cross blood drive will be Thursday, January 23rd from 12-5 at the skate center. Please call 1-800- RED-CROSS to register or go to redcrossblood.org. Everyone that gives will be entered into a chance to win Super Bowl tickets. It only takes about an hour to save a life.
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January 2025 Words on Wellness Newsletter
Attached you will find your edition of the January 2025 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features:Fiber: Your Health’s Best FriendRecipe for Pumpkin OatmealJust Keep SwimmingLive Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge? Bring it on! Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.extension.iastate.edu/hu
COMPASSUS SEARCHING FOR COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN THE AREA
As the New Year begins, Compassus invites community members in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding areas to consider a resolution that makes a lasting impact—volunteering to support hospice patients and their families. Compassus, a nationwide provider of integrated home-based care services, including hospice care, is searching for compassionate hospice volunteers who want to give the gift of presence and comfort during life’s most challenging moments.
Iowans can learn which cancers are most common in their county
By: Cami Koons The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving higher rates of one particular type of cancer.Mary Charlton, director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, said Iowa continues to have increasing cancer figures where other states are seeing steady or declining rates.
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Lifeserve to hold blood drive as part of Law Enforcement Appreciation Week
LifeServe Blood Center is asking community
members to show their support for local law enforcement January 6-11, 2025, during the blood
center’s annual Blue Blood Drive.
LifeServe Blood Center is partnering with Iowa C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) to host
special blood drives across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, the week of Law Enforcement
Appreciation Day (January 9).
Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting Agenda Jannuary 6
Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Meeting Agenda
Date: January 6, 2025 Time: 1800 Location: VIRTUAL ONLY
Zoom Invitation https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84766935692?pwd=eERnbjZ3Qkd3eXVlWXpueVdPWFN5QT09
Call to Order:
• *Introductions
• *This is a safe place to be open and vulnerable if you wish
• *Please refer emails/names of people who should be here to info@bentoncountyspc.
Share your expertise with an interested audience!
Area Professionals in health, wellness and safety-related business/organizations are invited to be a part of the tenth annual Benton County Community Health and Wellness Fair. This event is hosted by Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 1 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School gym in Vinton.
LIFESERVE BLOOD CENTER KICKS OFF 2025 WITH NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH
As a way to kick off 2025, and its mission of saving
lives, LifeServe Blood Center is celebrating National Blood Donor Month by giving all registered
donors who donate Wednesday, January 1, Thursday, January 2 or Friday, January 3, a free
LifeServe Blood Donor – 100% Volunteer t-shirt (while sizes/supplies last).
The Ankeny and Johnston LifeServe Blood Center Donor Centers will both be open on Wednesday,
January 1, 2025, from 10 a.
Warmlines a source of comfort to those in need
Have you ever needed to talk to someone? Are you just feeling lonely at this Christmas season? Do you just need a friendly voice and someone to just listen to you share some of your hurts and pain? Maybe you struggle and need someone to reach out to.Warmline is a service that provides counseling, virtual activities, referrals and help finding resources to any Iowan seeking assistance or a listening ear.
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