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Person infected by ‘brain-eating amoeba’ dies; southern Iowa beach remains closed

Des Moines Register: A Missouri resident infected with a rare “brain-eating amoeba” this month after swimming at a southern Iowa beach has died. Iowa officials closed the Lake of Three Fires State Park near Taylor County …

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Cedar Rapids to reinstitute mask mandate in city buildings

KCRG-TV: Amid an increase in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s community level of COVID-19 in Linn County, the city of Cedar Rapids will be requiring masks for visitors. The new requirement goes into effect …

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National three-digit suicide and mental health crisis hotline 988 begins Saturday

Des Moines Register: Iowans experiencing a mental health crisis will soon have a faster way to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. On Saturday, Iowa will join states across the country rolling out a three-digit number …

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Count the Kicks and EMBARC launch billboard campaign

A partnership between EMBARC and Healthy Birth Day Inc. is expanding access to the Count the Kicks campaign in the Burma refugee and immigrant community through a new billboard campaign. Billboards in the Burmese language …

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University of Iowa program prepares Iowa EMTs for RAGBRAI

Iowa Public Radio: A University of Iowa program is training paramedics along this year’s RAGBRAI route on how to prepare for bicycle-related injuries. The Simulation in Motion program launched its first training session for emergency service …

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LCS Foundation donates $10K to UNI Dementia Simulation House

The LCS Foundation has announced a $10,000 donation to support and increase programming at the Dementia Simulation House project at the University of Northern Iowa. The Dementia Simulation House offers participants a sensory experience to help them …

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Physicians’ groups issue ‘call to action’ for integrating behavioral health into primary care

Health insurers, employers and other stakeholders need to rally around a set of key solutions to address the crisis in behavioral health services, groups representing U.S. physicians said today.

The American Medical Association and seven …

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Meet the new Mercy College president at July 13 Out to Lunch on campus

Mercy College of Health Sciences has welcomed its new president, Adreain Henry, to campus and is inviting the community to meet him at a lunch event on Wednesday, July 13. The Greater Des Moines Partnership …

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Community & Family Resources, Prelude Behavioral Services merge

Two Iowa mental health and substance abuse treatment agencies announced they have merged to more effectively support the growing need for services in central and eastern Iowa. The merger between Community & Family Resources and Prelude Behavioral …

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DMPD, Broadlawns launch new services to address mental health calls

Iowa Public Radio: Starting this week, Broadlawns Medical Center will be adding to ways it assists the Des Moines Police Department with mental health services. Broadlawns has partnered with the DMPD for the past five years …