Ann Cochran
While compliance with well-baby visits is above 90 percent, the number of families who regularly take their teens to well visits is below than...
Given the choice between good health and feeling poorly, anyone would choose to be well. You can increase your odds of enjoying good health...
Under the umbrella of Dallas County Public Health is your Environmental Health Department. Their office is located at the Human Service Campus north of...
Starting in April, the Social Security Administration is mailing a new card to every person enrolled in Medicare. This enormous undertaking will help protect...
If you have donated to a food pantry, then thank you! If it has been a while or if you have never made a...
Have you ever wondered exactly what the Iowa Department of Public Health does? Or why there are local boards of health?
According to the National...
Did you know that Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in Iowa? Did you know that many older Iowans are more...
If you are at least 60 years old and are the main person caring for another adult, the Iowa Family Caregiver program might be...
Diabetes and Depression
If you are one of the 300,000 Iowans with diabetes, odds are you also suffer from clinical depression, whether it’s diagnosed or...
At this time of the year, the number of carbon monoxide poisonings increases. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and poisonous gas. Because you...