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posted on May 6, 2008 at 1:27 PM

author and consultant Linda Mason Hunter and Lynnae Hentzen, Executive Director of the Center on Sustainable Communities in Iowa, discuss ways to breathe easier in our homes.
Tags: green global warming health air quality water quality cancer ecology environment
posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Indoor air quality is often worse than outdoor air quality. A toxic brew of synthetic chemicals found in building materials, furnishings, and cleaning products may be making you sick.
Tags: green global warming health air quality water quality cancer ecology environment
posted on February 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM
News analyst Kay Henderson, news director of Radio Iowa, talks about the proposed bill to ban smoking in public places, the bottle bill, and the superdelegate system.
Tags: news analysis politics Iowa legislature smoking health recycling
posted on January 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discusses financial issues in the Iowa legislature, health care initiatives on the state level, and Ed Fallon's chances in the upcoming senatorial race.
Tags: politics Iowa legislature health taxes news analysis
posted on January 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Senator Jack Hatch and John Gilliland, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, discuss health insurance mandates and how they will affect the 2008 Iowa lesgislative session.
Tags: health health insurance taxes politics Iowa legislature
posted on January 9, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Tim Lane, Fitness Consultant for the Iowa Department of Health and part of the “Lighten Up Iowa” program, and Jim Hallihan, Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, discuss statewide issues relating to health, fitness and obesity with host Todd Mundt.
Tags: health fitness exercise obesity
posted on January 8, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Forty years ago at least half of school-aged children walked or biked a mile to school. Today the number is about 15 percent. There are myriad reasons for this trend, but the fact remains that kids don’t walk as much as they once did. There is, though, an emerging movement to make communities more walk-able. It is a blend of strategy, infrastructure, and government incentive.
Tags: fitness health exercise
posted on November 29, 2007 at 3:53 PM

Kevin Concannon, the director of the Iowa Department of Human Services; and Dr. Bruce Sieleni, Iowa President of NAMI, and Department of Corrections employee discuss the state of mental health issues in Iowa with host Todd Mundt.
Tags: mental health health
posted on November 27, 2007 at 1:38 PM

The state of Iowa was recently given an 'F' for its mental health care coverage by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. What is the state doing to improve their grade? We visit one of the state's mental hospitals to see how care has changed there over the last century.
Tags: mental health health
posted on October 19, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Democrat, Republican or Independent, nearly every poll of Americans reveals that the cost and availability of health care are big political issues. So too are other matters of family financial security, like pension viability, or mortgage regulations or even college tuition and loans. These issues are enduring and will persist through the 2008 elections.
Tags: health insurance healthcare debt health
posted on April 9, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Vernon Delpesce and Carol Voss tackle questions about how to handle the obesity epidemic in America.
Tags: health fitness nutrition obesity
posted on April 9, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Vernon Delpesce and Carol Voss discuss how obesity affects Iowa's children.
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posted on April 9, 2007 at 9:06 AM

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin talks about his work with health and wellness, particularly with children.
Tags: health children nutrition
posted on February 12, 2007 at 10:55 AM

Maggie Rooney of Firehouse Yoga Studio in Des Moines takes us through three yoga poses she says are good for both the body and the mind.
Tags: yoga fitness health web exclusive
posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Stress and how we react to it may be a greater risk factor for heart problems than even high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

After doctors found a serious heart defect during a routine insurance physical, Fred Hoiberg now calls himself lucky.
Tags: health heart basketball
posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a dietician at the Iowa Heart Center talk about lifestyle factors that play a role in heart disease.
Tags: health heart
posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

For nearly 30 years Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines has been donating time and expertise to help children with heart problems from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Tags: heart health children Mexico