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Employee & Family Resources rolls out bilingual support program

Employee & Family Resources announced that it now provides bilingual individual and family counseling, along with in-home support to families, through its Para Ti program. Serving Polk, Dallas and Warren counties, EFR provides the support …

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NewLink receives additional federal funds for potential Ebola vaccine

NewLink Genetics Corp. will receive an additional $18 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to boost the manufacture of its potential Ebola vaccine. The Ames company said today in a release …

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Event Oct. 14: Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland

Iowa health care leaders and policymakers will examine the major changes now unfolding in the state’s health care system at a daylong conference next month in Des Moines. “Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland 8: …

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Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers to rebrand under new owner

Athletico Physical Therapy, which acquired Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers in December 2014, announced Tuesday that all its acquired centers will be rebranded to the Athletico brand with new signs. Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers operates 12 centers in …

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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative granted $32.5 million

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to participate in a four-year quality-of-care initiative that will support clinicians in Iowa and five other states.


The collaborative,…
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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative selected for national patient safety initiative

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative has been selected as one of 17 national, regional or state hospital associations and health system organizations to continue efforts in reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions. Through the Partnership for …

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Initiative to build on childhood trauma research

A new community initiative will launch next week with the message that caring connections develop healthy brains, supportive relationships and strong communities.


Connections Matter is inspired by recent research showing that trauma, especially in childhood, can…
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Best of Des Moines 2015

It’s time again for our annual Best of Des Moines awards. As in past years, our readers voted via an online open-ended survey for the businesses, people and events that they thought were the “Best …

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Wellmark Foundation opens voting on community health projects

Earlier this summer, The Wellmark Foundation announced a new Community Kickstarter grant program that will provide up to $10,000 to 35 projects in Iowa and South Dakota focused on making communities more active or improving …

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Drug take-back events scheduled Thursday, Saturday

Prescription drug abuse is Iowa’s fastest-growing form of substance abuse, and addiction to powerful pain relievers is also fueling more heroin use. To counter that trend, the Iowa Department of Public Safety on Thursday will …