Subject: July Newsletter: Public Health Seeks Input from Clay County Residents

Clay County Public Health Seeks Input from County Residents

What is your biggest health challenge? Is it managing your diabetes? Finding transportation to your medical appointments? Affording Insurance? Or other issues? Clay County Public Health officials want to know and they’re asking residents of Clay County to complete a Health Assessment Survey to provide citizen input.

The Clay County Public Health team is conducting its routine Health Assessment Survey, which is completed every five years. Click to learn more.

Community Health Survey

UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Spencer Hospital Partner to Enhance Cancer Care in Northwest Iowa

We're excited to share that Abben Cancer Center just enhanced its access to cancer care options and resources through a partnership with the University of Iowa's Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more about the details by following the link below.

Cancer Care Collaboration

Spencer Hospital Featured in Regional Healthcare Magazine for Exceptional Care & Quality Services

While our Spencer Hospital team is busy focused each day on providing exceptional care and quality services, others are taking note. The July/August edition of regional healthcare magazine MED Magazine - Midwest Medical Edition, LLC features Spencer Hospital, noting: “Iowa's Spencer Hospital recently received its eighth recognition as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. In this month's cover story, we explore what makes this mid-sized gem so special.” Follow the link below for the full article.

MED Magazine

With Summer's Sizzle, Tips for Preventing Hot Car Fatalities

Beat the heat, check the back seat! While there can be several dangers to leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, the biggest danger is heat stroke, which can damage the brain and other body organs, and can even lead to death. So far in 2023, there have been 11 child deaths in the United States from vehicular heatstroke. In her latest blog, public health nurse Angel Smith reminds parents of the importance of never leaving a child in the back seat.

Heat Safety Blog

Congratulations to our Latest Healthcare Scholarship Recipients!

Congratulations to our latest healthcare scholarship recipients! Many thanks to the Shine and Anderson families who each helped create scholarship programs for local residents pursuing healthcare careers. Also, a big thank you to the Spencer Hospital Auxiliary for providing a scholarship for students. Over the years, hundreds of students have benefitted from these funds.

This year's Bennie B. and Ernestine F. Shine Scholarship recipients include Taylor Albert, Jodi Bents, Jordyn Broek, Abbigail Heying, Mikia Kriener, and Ashton Wooten. Abbigail Heying was also awarded the Adam J. Anderson Scholarship. Recipients of the Spencer Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship include Taylor Albert, Dalton Doyle, Abbigail Heying, and Karenna Hoben.

Scholarship Recipients

Back to School Immunization Clinics

Keeping kids healthy and ready to learn is essential and important. If you haven't done so already, your child may need a check-up with the doctor and dentist. It may also be time for an eye exam as good vision is essential for learning. Are immunizations up to date? Iowa law requires vaccine boosters prior to kinderkids, kindergarten, 7th grade, and 12th grade.

Clay County Public Health is offering exclusive "Back to School" clinics for these grade levels each Thursday throughout the summer. Schedule their appointment online by clicking the link below or call (712) 264-6685.

Shots aren't fun, but are important to the health of your child and other students. A healthy child is ready to learn!

Immunization Clinic