Health and Wellness

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced two new funds to support initiatives providing greater equity and access to COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19-related services for those disproportionately affected by the illness. The Equity and Prioritizing COVID-19 …

Lifespace Communities announced that it has acquired Newcastle Place, a continuing care retirement community in Mequon, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee. With the acquisition, West Des Moines-based Lifespace Communities now has 16 continuing care communities under …

LifeServe Blood Center, the nonprofit community-based blood supplier in Central Iowa, is seeking the Greater Des Moines business community’s help to rally increased donations during the high-need summer months, as labor shortages and a lack …

Meat processing workers in two Polk County plants will receive primary health care under a new pilot designed by the nonprofit Proteus, which serves traditionally seasonal and migrant agricultural workers in Iowa.

Proteus will provide …

Polk County families will soon have more mental health resources for children, KCCI reported. Polk County Health Services on Wednesday announced the launch of its Children’s Mental Health Crisis Services, which will offer families two options to …