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Dec 21

Announcing Smokefree Teen

  Nearly 90 percent of adult smokers began smoking before they turned 18. And tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death, causing more than 5 million deaths per year worldwide. Telephone quit lines support adult users, 18 and older, yet teens are asking for help. That’s why the National Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Control […]

Dec 10

Elderly at risk of hospitalizations from key medications

Each year, there are nearly 100,000 emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in U.S. adults aged 65 years or older, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Of the thousands of medications available to patients, a small group of blood thinners and diabetes […]

Oct 7

Start Somewhere Walk: Oct. 7

On October 7, 2011, at noon, Iowa will be kicking off the Healthiest State Initiative by walking one kilometer together as a state. Wherever you are – work, school, home, church – take about 12 minutes out of your day to go on a quick one kilometer (0.62 miles) walk with friends, family, neighbors or […]

Jul 1

Septic Inspection Mandatory Prior to Property Sale or Transfer

In 2008, the Iowa legislature passed a bill which the Governor of Iowa signed requiring inspection of all septic systems prior to sale or transfer of property. This regulation went into effect July 1, 2009. If you are installing a new septic system or are having any work done on an existing system, it is […]