Iowapbs.org

  1. Home
  2. Iowapbs.org

Health in Iowa Iowa PBS

WEBThe term “health care” has meant many different things over the years. At one time in Iowa’s history “bleeding” was a common form of health care. Avoiding “night air” was …

Actived: Just Now

URL: https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2625/health-iowa

Mental Health Advocates Iowa PBS

WEBOn this edition of Iowa Press, Leslie Carpenter, co-founder of Iowa Mental Health Advocacy, and Kali White VanBaale, author and mental health advocate, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Iowa's Health Department—Changing With the Times Iowa PBS

WEBNew diseases, pollution, polio, the fight for fluoridation and the push for public health nurses have been health issues over the past 50 years. For over 125 years the Iowa …

Category:  Health Go Health

How Healthy Is the Water

WEBWater can be encountered in many different states. Some water could be full of algae, some could be really murky and turbid, and some could be very clear and blue.

Category:  Health Go Health

The Invisible Shield Iowa PBS

WEBPublic health saved your life today and you don't even know it. More. The Invisible Shield, a four-part documentary series, reveals a little-known truth: that public health saved your …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Brain-Gut Connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer Iowa PBS

WEBExplore the connection between your gut and your brain and how it impacts your health.

Category:  Health Go Health

Supercharge Your Brain: Maximizing Your Cognitive Abilities Iowa …

WEBJoin Dr. Lisa Genova to discover ways to enhance brain health for the rest of your life.

Category:  Health Go Health

The Battle Against Contagious Diseases Iowa PBS

WEBThe total population of the state was about 1.6 million. The immigrants who came to Iowa brought their languages, customs and cultures. They also brought something else to …

Category:  Health Go Health

Nursing in Iowa: The Making of a Profession Iowa PBS

WEBAnna Knutson had made it just in time. Her neighbor's son was sick—so sick that he might die. Anna wrapped the boy's body in sheets soaked in hot water. This method, combined …

Category:  Health Go Health

Doctors Wanted: Women Need Not Apply Iowa PBS

WEBA medical professor at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote a book claiming that education for women would ruin their health and make them unable to have …

Category:  Medical Go Health

Making the Most of American Heart Month Iowa PBS

WEBFebruary is American Heart Month and while this often brings important health checks like blood pressure, cholesterol and wellness checks to the forefront of our minds, there are …

Category:  Health Go Health

9 questions that could change your life

WEBPart of her job also involves the importance of physical safety on farms and the role of technology and social media in farming. Josie shares her work in the field of …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Iowa Insurance Story Iowa PBS

WEBAround 1888 residents of Muchakinock, Iowa, a coal-mining town, created one of Iowa's earliest forms of health insurance. The Society of the Muchakinock Colony was formed …

Category:  Health Go Health

2023 Condition of the State Iowa PBS

WEBThe State will contribute $7,598 to that account, which is the amount of funding the State provides for each child who attends a public school. For students …

Category:  Health Go Health

Druggists and Teeth Pullers Iowa PBS

WEBPioneer families used to make homemade remedies from roots, bark and herbs. Druggists made their own patent medicines (sold without prescription). Timothy Mason's Drugstore …

Category:  Medicine Go Health

Health Care CEOs Iowa PBS

WEBOn this edition of Iowa Press, Kevin Kincaid, CEO of Knoxville Hospital and Clinics, and Chris Mitchell, president and CEO of the Iowa Hospital Association, discuss …

Category:  Health Go Health

Annie Wittenmeyer Works for Soldiers Iowa PBS

WEBIn 1864 Annie Wittenmeyer resigned her position as State Sanitary Agent from Iowa to supervise the diet kitchens full-time. She saw to it that men too sick to return to battle …

Category:  Health Go Health

Tuberculosis: The White Plague in Iowa Iowa PBS

WEBDeath rates did fall in Iowa. Deaths fell from 2,000 in 1906 to 1,000 in 1925. Only 600 people died in 1934. By 1946-1947 Iowa had the lowest death rate from TB in the …

Category:  Health Go Health

COVID Discovery in Pig Cells Could Lead to Human Treatments

WEBRecent revelations in China have health authorities circling back to a large live animal food market in Wuhan as the genesis of the coronavirus pandemic.

Category:  Food,  Coronavirus Go Health

Bird Flu Continues but Export Impact Lessened Iowa PBS

WEBExperts warn the 2022 global outbreak of high pathogen avian influenza, or HPAI, isn’t over. While fall has typically brought about a resurgence as migratory birds …

Category:  Health Go Health

US to challenge Mexico corn ban Iowa PBS

WEBMexico intends to defend its policy of limiting imports of GMO corn into the food system, citing health, environmental and cultural concerns. In late 2020, the …

Category:  Food Go Health

Top Categories

 › Appendicitis

 › Headaches

 › Gout

 › Women's Health

 › Thyroid

 › Sleep

 › Skin

 › Sexual Health

 › Senior Health

 › Pregnancy

 › Oral Health

 › Neurology

 › Migraine

 › Mental Health

 › Men's Health

 › Menopause

 › Medications

 › Lung Conditions

 › Infectious Disease

 › HIV/AIDS

Popular Searched

 › Funding for health care organizations

 › My essentia health log in

 › Primary care and mental health models

 › Vilseck army health clinic

 › African voices in health

 › Ahip health savings account certificate

 › Health benefits of canned beans

 › Myzing health authorization form

 › Hipaa mental health information

 › Christus healthcare irving ny

Recently Searched

 › California department of public health flu reports

 › Healthcare courses in sydney

 › Vilseck health clinic phone number

 › Somalia public health issues

 › United health care children's health insurance

 › Ballad health rogersville nc

 › Compass health colorado springs co

 › Economical healthy meal recipes

 › Cory shaw uc health

 › Vilseck behavioral health clinic