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Your weekly roundup of must-read health care and wellness news from around the Corridor for Monday, April 25, 2016
Compiled by Angela Holmes, angela@corridorbusiness.com
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New facility for UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
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This rendering by BNIM Architects Inc. shows the design of the new UI psychological and brain sciences facility.
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The Iowa Board of Regents' granted approval April 21 of the description, budget, and schematic design of a new $33.5 million building for psychological and brain sciences at the University of Iowa.
Construction of the new 66,470-square-foot facility at Gilbert Street and Iowa Avenue will begin in the summer of 2017. Completion is tentatively set for summer 2019.
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has grown into the UI's largest undergraduate department, with more than 1,200 declared psychology majors. It generates about $7.7 million in annual external grant funding and provides more than 22,000 instruction credit hours per year.
The new building will include 70-student and 30-student classrooms that can be combined for use as high-tech TILE (spaces to Transform, Interact, Learn, and Engage) classrooms. With 15 labs for human research, the building will be better equipped for faculty and graduate and undergraduate students to conduct research. The labs will be clustered by areas of research to promote collaboration and interaction.
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Professor Michael O'Hara says that during his 35-year tenure, the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences has been a leader in research and training at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
"With a new facility-one that matches the caliber of the program, UI psychology will continue to provide a nationally leading education and prepare its graduates for professional success," he stated.
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Research: Preventing chronic disease could save $57 billion in Iowa
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New research commissioned by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) and conducted by IHS projects 16 million lives saved and $6.3 trillion in savings in the United States from increased investment in the promotion of healthy behaviors, health care access and delivery improvements and development of better treatments for chronic disease.
In Iowa, this could mean 1.7 million prevented cases of chronic disease, 188,000 saved lives and $57 billion in total avoided costs over the next 15 years, the research found. Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Iowa is $401 billion. In 2015, 1.8 million people in Iowa had at least one chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and heart disease, and 701,000 had two or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Iowa $19.5 billion in medical costs and an extra $7.3 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030).
"This research quantifies what we face on our current path and demonstrates how healthy behaviors and better treatments can reduce that toll -- potentially preventing 169 million cases of costly chronic disease and saving 16 million lives," Ken Thorpe, PFCD chairman, stated in a press release. "Health care reforms aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, improving access to care, and accelerating treatment advances can and will prevent the development and progression of chronic disease and benefit all Americans."
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MidWestOne Foundation awards grant to Soaring Beyond project
The MidWestOne Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to Tanager Place for the Soaring Beyond project in the MedQuarter, Cedar Rapids.
The Soaring Beyond project increases the capacity of Tanager Place's outpatient behavioral health clinic through the purchase and renovation of an existing community facility located in the Cedar Rapids MedQuarter. The new facility will expand programs and services so that each child who needs mental and behavioral help can receive safe, effective treatment in a timely manner.
"Increased capacity in our new outpatient clinic and Autism Center allows our therapists to double the number of children who receive treatment from 1,800 to 3,600 this year" Okpara Rice, CEO at Tanager Place, stated in a press release.
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Mercy IC to host advance health care planning workshop
In recognition of National Health Care Decisions Day earlier this month, Mercy Iowa City will host an advance health care planning workshop as part of Honoring Your Wishes, a community-wide partnership.
The workshop will be held at 7 p.m. April 27 in the McAuley Room of Mercy Medical Plaza, 540 E. Jefferson St. in Iowa City. Registration is suggested by calling (319) 358-2767 or online at
www.mercyiowacity.org
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This free community workshop will help start conversations about what is important if you had an injury or illness that left you unable to communicate; complete a Health Care Directive; consider how to choose a health care agent to speak for you if you are unable to speak for yourself; and find other advance care planning resources available in the community.
Mercy Iowa City is a partner in Honoring Your Wishes, a community-wide advance care planning initiative under the leadership of Iowa City Hospice and a community-wide advisory board.
Safe Kids Johnson County Coalition plans EMS Awareness Day
Safe Kids Johnson County's Emergency Medical Services Awareness Day is scheduled from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 7 in the south parking lot (near the Children's Museum) of Coral Ridge Mall, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville.
The EMS Awareness Day, sponsored by Safe Kids Johnson County and the Johnson County EMS Association, provides an opportunity for children and adults to gain a greater understanding of safety, health procedures, injury prevention and life-saving services through a variety of activities and demonstrations.
The fair will include activities focused on childhood injury information, school bus safety, water safety and scald prevention, as well as emergency vehicle tours, car seat safety checks, a fire extinguisher game and a puppet show from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Burn Unit. Bike helmets will also be available for sale ($10 each) inside the mall by the Children's Museum entrance.
The Safe Kids Johnson County Coalition exists to eliminate accidental injury and death to children ages 14 and under in and around Johnson County. The coalition includes partners from the Johnson County Emergency Medical Service
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From around the web:
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UnitedHealthcare to withdraw from Iowa exchange in 2017, The Gazette reports.
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RadioIowa looks at how a new law may help some small town pharmacies stay open.
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CNN reports on a study that finds bedbugs are drawn to certain colors.
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Corridor Stocks
| NAME |
SYM |
PRICE |
CHG |
%CHG |
| AEGON |
AEG |
5.82 |
-0.25 |
-4.12% |
| Alliant Energy |
LNT |
68.96 |
-0.14 |
-0.20% |
| Deere & Company |
DE |
82.41 |
-0.39 |
-0.47% |
| Dow Jones |
^DJI |
17,977.24 |
-26.51 |
-0.15% |
| General Mills |
GIS |
61.09 |
0.53 |
0.88% |
| GoDaddy Inc. |
GDDY |
30.28 |
0.08 |
0.26% |
| Great Western Bank |
GWB |
29.73 |
-0.13 |
-0.44% |
| Heartland Express |
HTLD |
17.16 |
-0.24 |
-1.38% |
| ITC Holdings |
ITC |
43.04 |
0.12 |
0.28% |
| KemPharm |
KMPH |
18.47 |
-0.03 |
-0.16% |
| Marsh & McLennan |
MMC |
62.09 |
-0.1 |
-0.16% |
| MidWestOne |
MOFG |
26.99 |
0.12 |
0.45% |
| Pearson |
PSO |
11.7 |
-0.22 |
-1.85% |
| Pepsico |
PEP |
102.8 |
0.82 |
0.80% |
| Principal Financial |
PFG |
43.43 |
-0.67 |
-1.52% |
| QCR Holdings |
QCRH |
25.11 |
0.16 |
0.64% |
| Rockwell Collins |
COL |
89.23 |
-0.78 |
-0.87% |
| S&P 500 |
^GSPC |
2,087.79 |
-3.79 |
-0.18% |
| Tanger Factory |
SKT |
36 |
0 |
0.00% |
| Procter & Gamble |
PG |
81.41 |
0.46 |
0.57% |
| United Fire Group |
UFCS |
45.12 |
-0.04 |
-0.09% |
| U.S. Bank |
USB |
43.05 |
-0.25 |
-0.58% |
| Wells Fargo |
WFC |
50.51 |
-0.11 |
-0.22% |
| West Bank |
WTBA |
18.55 |
0.07 |
0.38% |
| Whirlpool |
WHR |
186.04 |
-1.27 |
-0.68% |
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April 25
Spring Creative Corridor Welcome Reception,
by Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance,5-7 p.m., Theatre Cedar Rapids, Linge Lounge, 102 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids.
The spring reception is organized in collaboration with the Iowa City Area Development Group. Workforce recruitment and retention issues will be a focal point of this meeting. For more information, email Jenn Draper at
jdraper@cedarrapids.org
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April 26
Eastern Iowa Conference,
by Iowa Women Lead Change, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton Convention Center, 350 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. This conference will feature keynotes such as Janice Kaplan, editor-in-chief for Parade magazine, Jeffrey Tobias Halter, a TEDx speaker specializing in women's professional advancement issues, Jessica Herrin, CEO and founder of Stella & Dot Family Brands, and Natalia Oberti Noguera, founder and CEO of Pipeline Angels. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/zo7o92p.
Downtown Open Coffee,
by The Creative Corridor, 8-9 a.m., The Early Bird Coffee Shop, 316 Second St. SE, Cedar Rapids. The Creative Corridor Open Coffee Series is a grassroots effort to facilitate conversations that foster creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. For more information, contact David Tominsky, program manager for the Iowa Startup Accelerator, at (319) 382-5128.
Business Model Canvas,
by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, 8-11 a.m., Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, 501 First St. SE, Cedar Rapids. J
oin guest experts from the University of Iowa JPEC to get started on a strategic management template for developing new or documenting existing business models. Free. Advance registration is required. To register, visit bit.ly/1SbSo5c.
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Headlines from CBS 2/FOX 28
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hese news items are provided by CBS 2/FOX 28
Two University of Iowa students are hurt after an incident at a formal hosted by a fraternity.
Jeneane Beck from UI's Office of Strategic Communication says it happened over the weekend during a formal hosted by the Delta Chi fraternity at the Lake of the Ozarks. They aren't releasing any other information. CBS2/FOX28 News has reached out the the Camden County's Sheriff Office in Missouri for more information, but have yet to receive a response.
T
hese news items are provided by CBS 2/FOX 28
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CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Terry Swails' Weather First Forecast
Clouds will move in throughout the day, but temperatures will still warm to the upper 70s to low 80s across Eastern Iowa. The day will again be mostly dry, with any showers and thunderstorms staying to our north and west later this evening. Temperatures will be cooler behind this system, and by Tuesday high temperatures will warm to the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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