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Members of Healthy Grinnell from left to right: Samantha Maly-Schmidt, Grinnell College Student; Steve Langerud, The Mayflower; Dr. Jennifer Paisley, GRMC Internal Medicine; Melissa Dunham, Grinnell Heritage Farms; Bill Menner, GRMC Board Chair; Laurel Tuggle-Lacina, Grinnell Local Foods Connection; Jennifer Havens, GRMC; and Chad Nath, GRMC.

Grant to Support Creation of Community Health Initiative

Pictured above: Members of Healthy Grinnell from left to right: Samantha Maly-Schmidt, Grinnell College Student; Steve Langerud, The Mayflower; Dr. Jennifer Paisley, GRMC Internal Medicine; Melissa Dunham, Grinnell Heritage Farms; Bill Menner, GRMC Board Chair; Laurel Tuggle-Lacina, Grinnell Local Foods Connection; Jennifer Havens, GRMC; and Chad Nath, GRMC. A $50,000 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative grant will

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Senior fitness illustration

Supporting Seniors Fitness

In Celebration of National Senior Health Day, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) will be offering Functional Fitness Tests to its residents on Wednesday, May 29th from 9:00 to 11:30 am. The event will be held in the Montgomery Lounge. The series of tests will assess the functional daily activities of older adults. This is an

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Pollak and Herman exercising in the Obermiller Center

Best Exercises for Seniors

Dr. Julie Broderick provides tips about the best age-related forms of exercise. Dr. Broderick is an Assistant Professor in the Trinity College Dublin Department of Physiotherapy. She holds an honours degree (BSc.) in Physiotherapy, a Masters in Exercise Physiology (MSc.) and a Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics (H. Dip.) from Trinity College. Dr. Broderick has worked

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