Heart Day – Tobacco and Your Heart
World Heart Day is on 9/29/22 and provides an opportunity for everyone to stop and consider how best to use ❤ for humanity, for nature, and for you. Beating the cardiovascular disease is something [...]
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide claimed the lives of almost 46,000 people in the United States in 2020*. It is the second leading cause of death for children aged 10–14 and adults aged 35–44, and the third leading [...]
Overdose Awareness Can Save a Life
International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Additional for International [...]
Community Awareness Panel and Forum in Centerville
A Community Awareness Panel and Forum was held Wednesday, August 10, in Centerville. Rathbun Lake Area YMCA presented the event in collaboration with Sieda Behavioral Health and Treatment Services. Moreover, the topics included the [...]
Smoke Free Properties Benefit Landlords and Renters
What amenities do you want in a rental property? Laundry, gym, good location? Are you forgetting the most important thing? Add Smoke Free to your list. Wapello County residents should consider smoke free housing [...]
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Information
Sieda Behavioral Health and Treatment Services (BHTS) Prevention shares a new prevention line. The National Suicide Prevention Line (NSPL) 3-digit number, 988, launches on July 16, 2022. The creation of this hotline dedicated to [...]
Safe Boating from Sieda Behavioral Health & Treatment Services
Summer is here and people are heading to the water, and sometimes alcohol is present. Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is a problem that plagues our nation’s roads. With warmer weather [...]
World No Tobacco Day May 31, 2022
World No Tobacco Day will be held on May 31, 2022. WHO (World Health Organization) has announced the 2022 global campaign for World No Tobacco Day theme is Tobacco is a threat to our [...]
FDA-Synthetic Nicotine Sieda Tobacco Prevention News
Thanks to Congress the FDA now has the authority to regulate products made with synthetic nicotine as tobacco products and President Biden signed the bill into law. This is an important step in keeping [...]
Alcohol Awareness Month
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month and an opportunity to raise awareness of alcohol abuse and encourage Iowans to make healthy, safe choices. Alcohol is the most frequently used substance in Iowa. Alcohol use [...]