The Allamakee County Tobacco-Free Coalition has made great strides in helping to support a safe and healthy community over the past year. The coalition has sponsored a “Tobacco Pick-Up Day”, implemented a community survey to discover your opinions on tobacco and submitted several press releases that range from upcoming coalition meetings to the Smokefree Air Act . . . → Read More: Local Coalition Plans for a Busy Summer
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Free counseling services will continue As of June 30, Iowa’s helpline for quitting tobacco use will no longer offer callers free nicotine patches and gum. Faced with budget cuts, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has decided to focus on maintaining Quitline Iowa’s free counseling services. When Iowans call the Quitline, counselors help them understand the underlying . . . → Read More: Quitline Iowa to Discontinue Free Patches, Gum Spring has sprung. Have you started your garden, planned a weekend camping trip with the family, prepared the lawn mower for its first run, and successfully quit smoking? Don’t make smoking the last priority on your list. There are resources out there to help you succeed! A simple call to Quitline Iowa at 1-800-QUIT-NOW will get you . . . → Read More: Use Available Resource to Help You Quit Smoking “Pictures for Prevention” is a collection of drawings and paintings by children illustrating the exciting, fun and special moments they share with their families. By capturing and displaying this youthful energy, “Pictures for Prevention” works to prevent child abuse by building and strengthening the fundamental unit that makes up our communities, its families. We all know that . . . → Read More: “Pictures for Prevention” April is Child Abuse Prevention month. This year Helping Services of Northeast Iowa is using some eye-catching displays to raise awareness of the issue. Helping Services’ Karsten Snitker says the pinwheel displays at the Winneshiek County Courthouse, the Helping Services offices, and at Mabe’s and the Whippy Dip are meant to be a more subtle approach to . . . → Read More: Local display increases awareness of child abuse prevention The Annual Family Fun Fair will be held in two northeast Iowa locations. Where: Decorah, Iowa – Stone Ridge Church, 1111 Montgomery St. Where: Cresco, Iowa – Cresco Fitness Center – 316 3rd Ave. East The event offers a fun atmosphere for community organizations to connect with families and . . . → Read More: Family Fun Fair Connects Families with Resources April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and we are very excited at Helping Services and in the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Center to be bringing the issue of sexual violence to the forefront in our service area. This year the national theme for SAAM is “Preventing Sexual Violence on Campus”. As a way to . . . → Read More: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities Planned Did you know each day about 3,500 kids under the age of 18 try smoking for the first time and another 1,000 kids become new regular daily smokers? Did you know an adult male smoker loses an average of 13 years of his life; while an adult female smoker loses 14 years of her life? Did you know . . . → Read More: Annual Kick Butts Day March 24, 2010 Every three years, 6th, 8th and 11th grade students throughout Iowa are asked to participate in the Iowa Youth Survey. This is a confidential survey that measures student’s behaviors, attitudes and beliefs. Topics include but are not limited to peer relationships, family relationships, community climate and school expectations. This survey is a great resource for the Fayette . . . → Read More: Iowa Youth Survey Shows Shocking Results CRESCO – For Derrick Andersen, a sophomore at Crestwood High School, knowing his mentor Gene Koschmeder has brought plenty of fun and guidance into his life. The two have been participating in the mentoring program out of the Helping Services for Northeast Iowa for about three years now—enjoying every step along the way. The pair has experienced . . . → Read More: Mentoring program helps people enjoy the simple things in life |
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