Linn County birthrate, diabetes rise spark health concern
Linn County health officials report ER visits rising from 126.74 to 162.06 per 100000 between 2003 07 and 2009 13 amid climbing obesity and diabetes rates. A YMCA risk reduction program and education events aim to curb trends while officials note higher rates than state levels and discuss contributing lifestyle factors.
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Linn County
Kaitlin Emrich
Linn County Public Health
Department of Public Health
Abha Saxena
UnityPoint Health Clinic
Diabetes and Kidney Center
Johnson County faces suicide prevention push amid health trends
Iowa officials plan expansion of suicide prevention services led by the Crisis Center and the Johnson County Death by Own Action Prevention Coalition. They stress accessible 24 hour chat text and phone help, warning signs training, and reducing means. Health data show heart disease remains the leading killer, with heart attack and heart failure rates gradually falling statewide and in Linn and Johnson counties. Birthrates hold steady with teen births declining. experts credit sex education and access to contraception. The town mirrors national trends toward lower teen births, as health advocates push ongoing prevention and healthy-living efforts.
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Johnson and Linn
Linn County
Johnson County
Doug Beardsley
Keri Neblett
Neblett
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Unity Point Clinic
Keith Kopec
Hy-Vee
Linda Ashley
Crisis Center
Linn
Ersin Atay
UnityPoint Health
Cedar Rapids
Atay
Johnson
Shari Stucker
Eyes Open Iowa
Des Moines
Stucker
Iowa
Tate
Polk
Terry Branstad
UI Hospitals eyes barriers to curb suicides in parking ramps
Iowa City regional health center weighs barriers, glass or mesh, and signs for hospital ramps after four jump attempts in six years. A 19 page UI Police security review cites retaining walls and calls for framed protections and crisis contact messaging. Officials say patient privacy limits full disclosure of cases.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
USHC
Scott Turner
Jodi Tate
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
UIHC
Alton Poole
UI Police Department
Poole
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jill Harkavy-Friedman
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
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Kim Jass-Ramirez
Marion and
Mercy Health Plaza
Diabetes Emergency Room
Lowa
Chelsea
Keenan
Thegazette
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Kenneth Cabbage
North Liberty
Cabbage
UJHC
Erin
Jordan
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