UIHC Medical Museum

Our mission is to stimulate, inform and educate patients, visitors and the citizens of Iowa and surrounding regions about health care and health-related issues.

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Proud to be an Iowan? Revised food safety guidelines, brought to you in part by the Nat'l Pork Board in Des Moines: http://usat.ly/m5E5mO

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UI students: school's out, so why not come by UIHC to visit the Patient's Library and the Medical Museum! 8th floor, John Colloton Pavilion.

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The costs of an outbreak. Why every eligible person should be vaccinated: http://bit.ly/kkIf1H

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Announcing our upcoming exhibition "The Pursuit of Healthy-ness: Small Steps = Big Results"! Keep an eye out for info on the opening date!

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

RT @amednews: What editorial writers are saying about health reform's one-year anniversary http://bit.ly/gSaddq

[ONE @ONECampaign]

Annual child deaths have fallen dramatically from 10.4 million in 2000 to 8.1 million in 2009 #livingproof http://bit.ly/gu07Fq

[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @JohnsHopkinsSPH]

National Public Health Week Calls Attention to Violence and Injury Prevention http://bit.ly/go6xBS #NPHW

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How often do you eat out? Home cooked meals can offer better nutrition, and less sodium and saturated fat: http://goo.gl/fpLZp

[University of Iowa @uiowa]

UI Hospitals and Clinics makes nearly $700 million impact on Johnson County economy http://bit.ly/dMCiun

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Make sure to come by and see the "Salud!" exhibit before we take it down in April to make way for the new health exhibit!

[APHA @PublicHealth]

Green! Red! Orange! Blue! Add color to your plate for a healthier meal. That's the advice fr/National Nutrition Month: http://goo.gl/uH9rt

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The survey results are in! 52% of visitors prefer interactives, so expect plenty more games, puzzles and quizzes in the new exhibit!

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Sorting thru the 2010 UI Kid Captains for the exhibit. These amazing stories of survival will bring a tear to your eye: http://goo.gl/ofmTf

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Focus on prevention and treatment help Iowa top the list in child health care. http://bit.ly/eq7sLV

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Stress is lurking in our jobs, finances and family life. How do you cope with stress?

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Could smoking and obesity be to blame for poor life expectancy in the U.S. in spite of high healthcare spending? http://goo.gl/xvc9y

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We're looking for uplifting stories pertaining to the social determinants of health in Iowa. Know anyone we could profile?

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I got my DTaP booster! Did you?

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Thrilled to see yet another major scientific publication support public health and reason in the great vaccine debate: http://goo.gl/5NmQt

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

AMA applauds AHA for position on sodium reduction. http://bit.ly/gkfscs