This December 2023 Words on Wellness newsletter features: ·    Slow Cooker: Your Best Friend for Plant-based Meals ·    Recipe for Slow Cooker Black-eyed Pea Soup ·    Flu Shot Time! ·    Smart Habits Mean Savings ·    Find Your Movement Motivation Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar -- https://www.

 No impact or changes to members’ health plan benefits, services and care provider network as a result of the new nameNo impact to healthcare provider agreementsNew name reflects the company’s continued evolution to deliver whole healthAmerigroup Iowa, a subsidiary of Elevance Health serving Medicaid enrollees, will begin rebranding as Wellpoint in January 2024, to reflect the company’s evolution to support whole health.

Betty's Holiday Giveaway is our way of saying 'thank you' to the donors who  make time during the busy holiday season to give the greatest gift of all - the gift of life.

The Shellsburg Lions will be holding their next blood drive on December 20. Please call 319-389-2682 to sign up. The blood drive is still very short on supply and donors are greatly needed.

Gifts of Hope is made possible by the generosity of the community who supports the program. Thank you to those who participated in the Run/Walk Challenge.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the intent to award contracts to Delta Dental of Iowa and DentaQuest USA Inc. to provide dental care to Iowa Medicaid members through Iowa’s Dental Wellness Plan and Hawki.

The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by giving the gift of life! By visiting a blood drive, you have the opportunity to save local lives.

Attached you will find your edition of the November 2023 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features: ·        November is National Diabetes Month ·        Recipe for Fiesta Skillet Dinner ·        Cooking in a Hurry ·        Sleeping Is Time Well Spent  Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar --  https://www.

It only takes an hour to save three lives through blood donation.Did you know that one pint of blood can be separated out into its components - red blood cells, platelets, and plasma - and save three local hospital patients? In just sixty minutes, you can make a lifesaving blood donation and a huge difference in your community! By making blood donation a regular habit, the lives you'll impact can add up quickly.

The Shellsburg Lions will also be holding the next blood drive on December 20. Please call 319-389-2682 to sign up.  The blood drive is still very short on supply and donors are greatly needed.