Cedar Valley Hospice is announcing upcoming grief support groups being held in Grundy Center and Parkersburg. These support groups are open to residents in the community, regardless of whether their loved one was on the Cedar Valley Hospice program.The six week adult grief group is a support ...

Grundy County Public Health is sponsoring the 3rd annual drive thru flu shot clinic. The clinic will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. The clinic is open to anyone ages of 6 months and older who want to ...

Covenant Cancer Treatment Center will host a 2011 Health Conference for cancer survivors, their caregivers and family members on Thursday, October 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Covenant Medical Center in Classrooms 1 and 2 (at the hospital, near the chapel).Survivorship: Life After Cancer ...

2011-2012 Flu vaccines will be available starting September 1st at Phil's Pharmacy. This years Flu vaccine is made up of 3 different antigens.Type A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and B/jiangsu. Each year thousands of people die from influenza and even more require hospitalization. By getting a flu vaccine you ...

Back to school, football games, cooler weather and the flu seasonit is that time of the year again and Grundy County Public Health encourages everyone to get a flu shot. Anyone 6 months and older should take advantage of this vaccination to help prevent the flu.Each year in the United States ...

Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in Americans 65 years of age or older. A cataract occurs when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Most cataracts develop when aging or injury changes the tissue that makes up your eye's lens. Some cataracts are caused by inherited genetic disorders ...

Blood donors are needed to make life-saving blood donations this summer! If you have never donated blood, please give it a try! Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives! If you are a blood donor, please-sign up to make a donation at an upcoming blood drive. Better yet, ask a friend or ...

Grundy County Public Health will hold their monthly foot clinic at Westview Independent Living on Monday morning August 8th.The clinic is open to anyone desiring assistance with trimming their toenails. A public health nurse will examine feet and perform nail trimming and filing. A foot massage ...

Iowa's obesity prevalence rises to 28.4 percentA report out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Iowa's obesity prevalence is 28.4 percent, up of 27.9 percent in 2009. No state reported an obesity prevalence lower than 20 percent in 2010. The number of states with an ...

DES MOINES, Iowa Show your school spirit by making a blood donation this summer! Everyone who participates in the What Color Do You Bleed promotion with LifeServe Blood Center will have the exclusive opportunity to redeem a special t-shirt in a variety of team colors! The limited-edition ...