Reading to babies as young as six months of age leads to stronger vocabularies and better early literacy skills four years later, just as the children are getting ready to go to school. How often and how vividly kids and adults engage in books together through the toddler years also mattered, predicting early reading and writing […]

When you’re ready to quit tobacco, Quitline Iowa is ready to help with a plan that’s right for you.  Look at these ways your health will improve within hours of quitting: Learn more about the positive effects of quitting tobacco at quitlineiowa.org.

Ringgold County Public Health has worked with Clarke County Environmental Health Services for many years to provide environmental health services to our county’s residents.  Effective July 1, 2017, all concerns related to environmental health will be directly routed to the Clarke County office at 144 W. Jefferson in Osceola, Iowa.  Their phone number is 641-223-8299, and their […]