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Count the Kicks, Amerigroup Iowa partner in stillbirth prevention conversation campaign

Count the Kicks and Amerigroup Iowa have announced the “Stirrup” the Stillbirth Prevention Conversation, an initiative to empower expectant Iowa women to talk to their providers about fetal movement monitoring in the third trimester of pregnancy. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2020
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Hawkeye female swimmers and divers file Title IX complaint after UI cuts their sport

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Four female members of the Hawkeye swimming and diving team filed a Title IX complaint in U.S. District Court today challenging the University of Iowa’s announcement last month that it’s cutting their program …
By BPC Staff | Sep 25, 2020
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Variety grant to support three key programs at Blank Children’s Hospital

Blank Children’s Hospital announced it has received a $120,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa to enhance care and facilities for children and families. Through the grant, Variety will provide support for …
By BPC Staff | Sep 25, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: LULAC Iowa and Vegan Outreach partner up to provide healthy food options to families in need in Iowa

A new partnership between League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Iowa and Vegan Outreach seeks to bring plant-based food options to more immigrant communities in Iowa, Hola Iowa reports. Recently, the two organizations focused on …
By EMILY BARSKE | Sep 25, 2020
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Iowa part of $60M multistate settlement reached over transvaginal surgical mesh devices

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Co., requiring payment of $60 million for the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2020
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Health philanthropy group honors UnityPoint foundation’s Tesar among ‘Forty Under 40’

Liz Tesar, a senior development specialist with the UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Foundation, has been honored by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy on its Forty Under 40 list. The program is designed to recognize the future leaders within …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2020
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Heen named president of MercyOne Medical Group

MercyOne announced that Rob Heen has joined the health system as president of the MercyOne Medical Group. The MercyOne Medical Group contains primary, specialty and urgent care clinics across the health system, including more than 230 locations …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2020
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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation commits $350,000 to dental care for vulnerable Iowans

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation committed $350,000 over two years to the I-Smile Silver pilot project, led by the Iowa Department of Public Health. First funded in 2014 by the Delta Dental of Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon in Coralville, Council Bluffs

Des Moines Register: The Iowa City area could soon see a licensed medical-marijuana dispensary. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that it had offered dispensary licenses to groups in Coralville and Council Bluffs. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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UnityPoint Health is fourth Iowa entity to be affected in Blackbaud ransomware attack

More than 27,000 people have been contacted after UnityPoint Health was affected by a ransomware attack against third-party vendor Blackbaud, a cloud-based provider of fundraising and finance services for education and nonprofit entities, reports KCCI. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020