Health and Wellness

Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) in the United States experienced continued growth this year, though at a slower pace than in 2009 and 2010, according to preliminary results released last week by United Benefit Advisors LLC. …

Nearly 100 1-kilometer walking events have been scheduled as part of the Start Somewhere Walk, organizers announced today. The events, to be held throughout the state on Oct. 7 with a goal of 250,000 Iowans …

Owen Newlin received the first Iowa Corn Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday at the Iowa Corn Growers Association’s annual meeting.

Newlin is a retired senior vice president of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. The award is …

The Des Moines Area Religious Council’s MovetheFood initiative will partner with the Wednesday Market, which starts this Wednesday in Western Gateway Park, to run a food rescue program called “RE:plenish.”

MovetheFood will accept donations of …

The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $137 million, partly supported by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in core areas …

Want to know the chances of getting an infection following surgery at an Iowa hospital? The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative last week announced that it has updated its hospital performance information on its website, www.ihconline.org.

Iowa …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Iowa Department of Public Health a $681,773 grant to provide outreach to uninsured teenagers and their families.

The state will use the funds to …