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Healthiest State launches 5-2-1-0 program for workplaces

The Healthiest State Initiative, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health, has launched a new opportunity for Iowa workplaces to support healthy choices for their employees. Employers of all sizes and representing all …

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Drake named global headquarters for Character Counts! program



The organization that founded the Character Counts! program today announced an agreement that conveys the global rights to its character development programs to Drake University, effective July 1. 

Founded by the Joseph and Edna Josephson …

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ChildServe announces $10 million capital campaign

ChildServe, a Johnston-based pediatric specialty health care organization that serves more than 4,500 children in Iowa each year, has announced a $10 million fundraising effort called Forward Together that will help the nonprofit to address …

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Goldfinch Health helps employers guide workers through surgeries

Break-room discussions often turn to the colleague or relative who did remarkably well after a surgical procedure, and just as frequently to those who didn’t and took weeks longer to recover or had serious complications.…

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University of Iowa Children’s Hospital makes gains in national rankings

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than two years after opening a state-of-the-art, $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the University of Iowa is starting to see gains in national rankings — after slipping last year. This week’s …

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Take a Pop, Share a Smile program expands to Des Moines

A new partnership will provide unlimited flavored ice pops to hospitalized children in seven Midwest cities, including both children’s hospitals in Des Moines. Hy-Vee Inc., in conjunction with the Jel Sert Co., the American Childhood …

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Kemin Industries sets next 20-year goal to reach majority of the world’s population

Kemin Industries, a Des Moines-based ingredient manufacturer, says it has reached more than half of the world’s population through its products since 1998. Now the company has set sights on reaching 80% of the worldwide …

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CDC names Kaushik as Iowa’s Childhood Immunization Champion

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently named Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik as Iowa’s 2019 Childhood Immunization Champion for her contributions toward improving public health. Kaushik, a pediatric infectious disease physician with UnityPoint Clinic in …

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A seat at the table

Behind the scenes at Iowa hospitals, pharmacy staffs routinely spend considerable parts of their workdays ensuring they can obtain adequate amounts of critical drugs, dozens of which are in chronically short supply across the country. …

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Schools benefit from $2.1 million for children’s mental health

Teachers in Des Moines metro schools will start the summer off with additional $2.1 million appropriated toward addressing children’s mental health in schools, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday. The state funding will provide professional development services …