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.

This month, Virginia Gay Hospital is joining forces with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to raise awareness about the risks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and encourage Iowans to talk with their healthcare providers about vaccines available to protect against serious illness.

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.

 Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is thrilled to announce that it has received a 2025 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights, formerly Pinnacle Quality Insight, the leading provider of training, recruitment, retention, experience management and recognition tools to improve and grow long-term and post-acute care organizations.

The Memory Cafe is held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month in the lower level Board Room of the Library. Individuals living with dementia, along with their caregivers, are invited to join our Memory Cafe.

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.

State submits Implementation Plan outlining steps for improving the delivery of responsive, effective mental and behavioral health care services for childrenLast Friday, a federal court preliminarily approved a Settlement Agreement in a class action lawsuit brought against the Director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) to ensure that children with mental health disabilities receive the legally required and medically necessary mental health care services they need when and where they need them, without being segregated from their loved ones and communities.

February is American Heart Month! In that spirit, Benton County Public Health will be hosting an open house at the Benton County Service Center on Tuesday, February 11th from 8:00am - 4:00pm.

 The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is now accepting 2025 funding requests for oral and overall health projects that help advance their mission to strengthen and transform the health and smiles of all Iowans.

Join us on February 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Parent Cafe. We will meet at Pizza Ranch. This event is for parents who have children under the age of 18.  The cost is free.