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Food Bank of Iowa piloting School Pantry program

The Food Bank of Iowa has launched a pilot School Pantry program in seven Iowa communities, the organization announced.

 

The School Pantry program will now serve the communities of Ames, Chariton, Des Moines (Scavo …

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Will Des Moines Triathlon continue beyond 2015?

The owner of the New Orleans events management company that has produced the Hy-Vee Triathlon for the past eight years said he’s committed to seeing the annual event continue in Des Moines.

 

However, the …

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Insurers still scrambling to process former CoOportunity members

Some group insurance plan members in Iowa that had to switch coverage from the failed CoOportunity Health to other carriers are still waiting to receive their insurance cards, nine days after their new policies became …

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UI holds pharmacy summit in Des Moines

The University of Iowa is partnering with community colleges to talk about how best to train pharmacy technicians in Iowa. The first-ever Iowa Pharmacy Technician Summit will be held at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center …

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Survey: High health care costs hurt small businesses’ bottom lines

More than two-thirds of small business owners said monthly premium costs are their top concern about their current health care plan, according to results of a new survey released by the National Association for the …

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UnityPoint Health – Des Moines names new board leadership

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines recently announced its board appointments for 2015. Brad Brody, president of Strategic Growth Capital Inc. in West Des Moines and a member of the board for nine years, will serve …

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Turner to lead international arm of Outreach Inc.

Outreach Inc., a Des Moines-based international relief organization, announced it has hired Dr. Deborah Ann Turner as its vice president of international programs. Turner, a gynecologist/oncologist at Mercy Cancer Center, has been involved with the …

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Turner to lead international arm of Outreach Inc.

Outreach Inc., a Des Moines-based international relief organization, announced it has hired Dr. Deborah Ann Turner as its vice president of international programs. Turner, a gynecologist/oncologist at Mercy Cancer Center, has been involved with the …

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Mercy converts Urbandale clinic to internal medicine

Mercy Clinics announced Tuesday that it is converting its family medicine clinic in Urbandale to an internal medicine clinic and will move several family practice doctors from that clinic to its other clinics in Greater …

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Hy-Vee gives $300,000 to Healthiest State Initiative

The Healthiest State Initiative announced today that Hy-Vee Inc. has pledged to donate $300,000 over the next three years to support the not-for-profit organization, whose goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the …