SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 20, 2023) — As Illinois makes mental-health and substance-abuse care a top priority, leaders of community health centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and their legislative champions made a direct, powerful case at the state Capitol for increased funding to treat thousands more facing health challenges in underserved communities.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 10, 2023) — Iowa Donor Network (IDN) is proud to announce that Genesis Medical Center in Davenport is the recipient of Iowa Donor Network’s 2023 LEGACI Award for Gratitude. An award presentation ceremony is being held on Monday, April 10, 2023, 10AM, at Genesis Medical Center, outside at the flagpole, and members of the media are invited to attend. A Donate Life flag raising ceremony in honor of National Donate Life Month will also take place during the

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 3, 2023) — The Alzheimer’s Association will hold the first annual BrainWorks Conference in the Quad Cities at Birchwood Fields Learning Center in Davenport on April 19, 9AM-2:30PM. This year's conference is focused on providing family caregivers with information and resources to help them care for themselves and their loved one living with Alzheimer's or dementia It is free and open to the public, but registration is required because space is limited.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 30, 2023) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Multiple Myeloma — this program is created for people diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The materials educate patients on the types and stages of multiple myeloma, potential treatments and side effects, clinical trials, and the emotional concerns of a multiple-myeloma diagnosis.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2023) — The Iowa Hospital Association is accepting nominations for the 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 14, 2023) — Leaders at ImpactLife are preparing for potential changes to eligibility requirements for blood donation after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on donor eligibility in late January. The FDA draft guidance proposes a shift that will create more equitable donor-eligibility standards for prospective blood-donors by using gender-inclusive, individual sexual behavior-based questions in pre-donation screening.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 9, 2023) — Gilda’s Club is offering a 4-week cancer survivorship series called Cancer Transitions™ on Tuesdays, April 4–25, 5:30–7:30PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse at 600 John Deere Road, Moline, IL 61265.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 23, 2023) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational program for anyone impacted by cancer on Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12:30-1:30PM, at our Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 16, 2023) — The winter storm moving through the ImpactLife service region could cost our region’s blood supply hundreds of donations in the next 24 to 48 hours. Winter weather is leading to canceled blood drives and missed appointments due to unsafe travel conditions in parts of eastern Iowa, western Illinois, and southern Wisconsin. The storm will affect the rate of blood donation, but the use of blood at hospitals served by ImpactLife remains constant.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 20, 2023) — The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance hosted a reception Tuesday, February 14, at the state capitol to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of Iowa’s Smoke Free Air Act.

The measure was signed into law in 2008, prohibiting smoking in places of employment to protect employees and the general public from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The Smokefree Air Act helped reduce the smoking rate for Iowa adults from 21.5% in 2007 to 14.6% in 2021.

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