Words on Wellness March Newsletter

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
February 27, 2024 6:23 pm

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.

Hospice Volunteers needed

COMPASSUS
February 27, 2024 9:46 am

(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.

COMPASSUS SEARCHING FOR COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN VINTON

VINTON TODAY
February 22, 2024 8:33 pm

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.

FANS DON'T LET FANS DRIVE DRUNK

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
February 6, 2024 7:26 pm

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.

Public Health Department offers Community Supports

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 31, 2024 4:27 pm

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.

February Words on Wellness

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
January 31, 2024 2:07 pm

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.

LOCAL BLOOD DONORS NEEDED GIVE ONE MORE IN ‘24

LIFESERVE BLOOD CENTER
January 29, 2024 10:47 pm

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.

ISU stem-cell research could enable new treatment for those with blood diseases

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
January 17, 2024 11:47 am

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.

"Powerful Tools for Caregivers" classes offered

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
January 16, 2024 12:16 pm

Feeling stretched caring for a family member or friend? Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a class designed to provide you— the caregiver—with skills to take care of yourself.

WOW Newsletter – January 2024

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
January 14, 2024 5:43 am

Welcome to 2024! Wishing you a happy and healthy new year.Attached you will find your edition of the January 2024 Words on Wellness newsletter.This ed