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.

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Rural Healthcare Grant Program, which provides matching grant funds towards health care services for rural residents living in Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, northern Johnson, Jones and Linn counties.

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.