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May 30

Public Health Nurses to Visit Area Mealsites in June

Ringgold County Public Health nurses will be visiting the Mt. Ayr Mealsite on Thursday, June 20, and the Tingley Mealsite on Friday, June 28, from 11:00-noon.  Mealsite visits are scheduled each month to offer food tastings and healthy eating information.  A monthly newsletter containing health tips, recipes and brain teasers is handed out to those in attendance. […]

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Apr 30

Celebrate National Bike and Walk to School (or Work!) Week

Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) is working hard to promote the benefits of regular physical activity via walking and bicycling. Some fairly intelligent people have believed in the power of bicycles. For instance, do you remember a fellow named Albert Einstein? He had a particular fondness for riding a bicycle. He even said once that […]

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Apr 25

Stroke Risk — Know Yours!

May is National Stroke Awareness Month.  Strokes occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and vital nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or ruptures.  When this occurs, part of the brain is deprived of blood and oxygen, destroying millions of valuable nerve cells within minutes. On average, every 40 seconds someone […]

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Apr 2

April is National Stress Awareness Month

A recent conversation amongst colleagues at Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) ended in agreement:  We are collectively holding our breath waiting for spring to really arrive.  With Old Man Winter coming more than going and Lady Spring barely showing herself, it is understandable that stress might be high in southwest Iowa.  Unseasonably chilly weather might raise our […]

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Mt Ayr, IA 50824

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