Community health events and support listings overview
Free health events offered by non profit groups include blood drives at Grant Wood Area Chapter, Mercy Medical Center education on hospice and fall prevention, survivorship and bereavement groups, breastfeeding support and CPR refreshers. Locations include Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Jesup, North Liberty and Waterloo with multiple contact numbers for registration.
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Gazettecommunications.com
Helen G. Nassif
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Grant Wood Area
Rockwell Dr
Mississippi Valley Regional
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Sixth St
Hallagan Education Center
Mercy Medical Center
Mark Leeway
Fairview Healthy Systems
Minneapolis
Foundation 2
Second Ave
Marion
Mercy Medical
Emily Wilson
Mercy
Amber Dostal
Sediacek
North Liberty Community Center
Lundy Board Room
iMercy Medical Center
Arnold Honick
Radiology Consultants of Iowa
Mercy and
St. Luke's
Birthplace Classroom
East College St
Iowa City
Crohn
Bryce Jackman
Linn County
Naturalpathic Health
McAuley Room
Mercy Medical Plaza
Home fitness ideas to fit your budget and space
Budget friendly ways to build a strength routine at home. Neal Pire explains simple gear like over the door gyms from Altus and Everlast, cost about 30 dollars online. Pedometers help indoor fitness with a 5000 step goal per day, used indoors.
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Neal Pire
American College of Sports Medicine
Altus
Everlast
Amazon.com
Gregory Florez
American Council On Exercise
Florez
Lean Plate Whole Grain Options at Home and Schools
The piece highlights white whole-wheat flour from King Arthur Flour and Frontier soups whole grain mixes, noting no MSG or preservatives and online availability. It cites Disney World adding whole grain breads, a University of Minnesota pizza study favoring whole wheat dough, and a nine month federally funded project on introducing whole wheat rolls.
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King Arthur
Kingarthurflour.com
Walt Disney World
Orlando
Joel Schaefer
University of Minnesota
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Seniors Improve Health
Slimmer seniors see health gains from gastric bypass as Medicare coverage grows. A 69 year old man from Virginia lost weight after surgery and reports better heart and knee health. Studies from Columbia University and USF Miami show older patients achieve similar benefits with acceptable risk.
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Mitch Stacy
Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Robert Stratff
Colonial Heights
Vietnam
Strauff
Columbia University
Center For Obesity Surgery
New York
University of South Florida
University of Miami
Michel Marr
American Society For Bariatric Surgery
Gainesville
United States
Society For Bariatric Surgery
Medicare
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