When Lighten Up Iowa began eight years ago, the program’s focus was to help people shed the pounds.
Since then, the goal has expanded to encompass more overall health, said Jim Hallihan, executive director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, which runs the program. That shift meant finding a more appropriate name for the statewide, 100-day, team-based weight loss and physical activity challenge.
The program’s new moniker, Live Healthy Iowa, debuts Read the rest of this entry »
Nevada Community Blood Drive: 1-6 p.m. today. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years of age, be in general good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. Sponsored by the Story County Medical Center Auxiliary. Gates Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada. (800) 287-4903;
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Tai Chi Classes: Thursdays from Jan. 8 through Feb. 26. An eight-week session taught by Ruth Kneile. Beginning classes are at 5:15 p.m., and intermediate instruction is at 7 p.m. Westminster Read the rest of this entry »
Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska’s safe-haven law is back home, in part because the grandparents who dropped her off soon changed their minds, a county official said Thursday.
The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child Read the rest of this entry »
DES MOINES, Iowa – State workers in
will have one
choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance
carriers.
The Executive Council, which consists of five state leaders, has
approved a proposal to eliminate United HealthCare and keep
Wellmark. Monday’s vote was 3-2.
Under the plan, employees beginning Jan. 1 won’t be able to
chose plans offered by United HealthCare, and will have to select
those offered by Wellmark.
Supporters Read the rest of this entry »
Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska’s safe-haven law is back home after her grandparents dropped her off to teach her a lesson but soon changed their minds, officials said Thursday.
The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child Read the rest of this entry »
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DES MOINES, Iowa -
’s drug czar wants to extend a
statewide database of prescription drugs to fight the abuse of
medications, especially by young people.
The law that created the program expires June 30. Gary Kendell,
director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, wants
lawmakers to extend it for a year.
The monitoring programs, used in 38 states, are designed to
catch users who forge prescriptions and buy and sell non-prescribed
drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska’s safe-haven law is back home, in part because the grandparents who dropped her off soon changed their minds, a county official said Thursday.
The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child Read the rest of this entry »
Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska’s safe-haven law is back home after her grandparents dropped her off to teach her a lesson but soon changed their minds, officials said Thursday.
The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child Read the rest of this entry »
BURLINGTON, Iowa – Southeast
health officials have
confirmed a third case of a virulent type of E. coli in the region.
The latest case involving the bacteria was confirmed Monday by
the Des Moines County Health Department. In Lee County last week,
health officials confirmed two cases.
The Iowa Department of Public Health says it has not determined
the source of the illnesses.
Across the border in Hancock County, Ill., another possible case
of Read the rest of this entry »