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Area Mental Health May Merge with Substance Abuse Treatment

WEBA House subcommittee has approved the governor's plan to create a statewide system that combines the regions in charge of mental health services with the …

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Regions Created

WEB00:00. 00:00. Right now, there are 13 mental health regions and 19 separate substance use treatment regions in Iowa. On July 1st of next year, they’ll be combined …

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Gov. Reynolds Awards $13.5 Million To Expand Health Careers …

WEBToday’s awards follow $2.45 million in Health Care Registered Apprenticeship grants that were awarded in June 2022. Those grants supported 22 …

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Healthiest Counties Include Hancock County – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBA new report says northwest Iowa’s Sioux County is the healthiest county in the state, while Montgomery County, in the southwest, ranks last. The County Health …

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Winnebago County to Share Sanitarian Position – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBThe Winnebago County Public Health Department was looking to fill the vacancy at the Sanitarian position. The job was made available through the retirement of …

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HCHS Home Care Earns Three-Year Recertification – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBHancock County Health System’s Community Health Department earned state recertification in Home Health Care after a regular inspection by the Iowa …

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HCHS Announces New Gynecology Care Clinic at Britt Medical Clinic

WEBLearn more about all the benefits of delivering at MercyOne. To schedule an obstetrics appointment with Dr. Moats-Biechler, call HCHS Garner Medical Clinic: 641 …

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HHS Announces Additional Pandemic Food Assistance …

WEBThe Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two additional Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance programs …

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Feenstra Leads Legislation to Expand Behavioral Health Resources …

WEBToday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Farmers First Act, which would expand and improve behavioral health services in rural communities and …

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Kossuth County Considers Mental Health Transportation

WEBThe Kossuth County Board of Supervisors were asked to look into the transportation of mental health patients in ambulatory care vehicles. The agreement …

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Trinity Health Merger with MercyOne Moving Forward

WEBMichigan based Trinity Health completed its acquisition of the Iowa-based MercyOne medical system on September 1st. MercyOne CEO Bob Ritz says patients …

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Hy-Vee Pharmacy Locations Now Offering Flu Shots with No …

WEBAJ Taylor August 30, 2023Last Updated: August 30, 2023. Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today that the flu vaccine is now available inside its more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy …

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Wright County Tables Public Health Designs – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBThe proposed Public Health building in Wright County continues to stay on the drawing board. The county supervisors were presented with plans and costs from …

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Iowa Expands Options, Support for Health Care Apprenticeships

WEBApplications are now being accepted for a new $15 million round of grants targeted at growing Registered Apprenticeship programs in high-demand health care …

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Bipartisan Measure Will Improve Maternal and Child Health Services

WEBBetween 2018 and 2021, maternal mortality has increased from 17.4 per 100,000 births to 32.9 per 100,000 births according to new data from the CDC’s National …

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Grassley, Casey Introduce Bill to Provide Rural Hospitals with

WEBSens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) are continuing their support for rural health care by introducing the Rural Hospital Support Act.Their …

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Heath Douglas Farr – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBHeath Douglas Farr, age 24 of Lake Mills, formerly of Rockford, Iowa, died on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, the result of …

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Winnebago Board to Discuss Sanitarian Position – Mix 107.3 KIOW

WEBThe Winnebago County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday morning beginning at 9am and you can watch the meeting live on kiow.com. The board will hear …

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