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Apr 24

Understanding Sodium’s Role in Processed Food

What Do Sodium and Processed Food Have to Do with Heart Health? Eating too much sodium can lead to increased blood pressure, which in turn contributes to heart disease and stroke.  Reducing sodium intake to recommended amounts is important to maintaining heart health. It may surprise you to learn that more than 75% of the […]

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Mar 31

Food System Meeting Scheduled on April 8

A Ringgold County Food System meeting will be held Thursday, April 8, to discuss the community garden concept. This was one of the ideas that grew out of the February 25 Food System Assessment. If you would like to participate in the planning process, please call Public Health at 641-464-0691 for more information or to […]

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Mar 31

Route for LHI 5K Run/Walk Event on April 12

The Live Healthy Iowa 5K Run/Walk event will be held in Mount Ayr on Saturday, April 12.  Nine other communities around the state have been chosen to host their own LHI 5K event on the same day.  Mount Ayr will be the only host site within a 75-mile area ins southwest Iowa.  The 5K will start at 8:00 AM […]

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Mar 31

Baby Sign Language Training Hosted by PAT

A group of twelve fathers, mothers, and grandparents of infants and toddlers participated in a baby sign language group training event on March 3 sponsored by Ringgold County Parents as Teachers (PAT).  The educational meeting taught parents the benefits of using baby sign language with their children to support their language development.  Nancy Boswell, Speech/Language […]

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