Iowa Public Health Plans Edge Toward Swine Flu Prep
Iowa officials map worst case H1N1 responses in Linn and Johnson counties with surge sites and hundreds of cots for potential hospital wards. Health leaders say a 1918 style pandemic is unlikely and emphasize staying home when ill and keeping children home during bouts of flu.
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Johnson County
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University of Iowa
Curtis Dickson
Linn County
Dickson
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Gretchen Cross
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Linn County Eyes Local Bid Preference for $12 Million Project
Linn County Iowa aims to break ground on an Options and Community Services building by October end. The five member board weighs a local bid preference to ensure county money stays local while complying with state law and resisting a state wide contractor funding push. The debate pits trade unions against contractor associations over a possible project labor agreement and interstate bidding rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Brent Oleson
Palo
Iowa
Pis
Cataway
N.J
Oleson
Master Builders of Iowa
Global dementia cases exceed 35 million in alarming projection
The World Alzheimer Report tallies over 35 million people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, rising about 10 percent beyond prior estimates. By 2050, cases may reach 115.4 million as aging pools grow, with developing nations bearing a growing burden and diagnosis hindered by stigma and limited resources. Dr Daisy Acosta of Alzheimer’s Disease International calls it an emergency.
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Washington
Daisy Acosta
Alzheimer’s Disease International
U.S
Acosta
India
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