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Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, along with Convivium Urban Farmstead, hosted an interactive day of nutrition education in October for over 40 second-grade students from Marshall Elementary in Dubuque. During the “Growing a Healthy Community” event, students rotated through stations where they participated in hands-on activities such as preparing a nutritious take-home meal and planting…read more

Since 1992, Dubuque has grown as a home to a significant number of Marshallese people, estimated at about 600 individuals. The Marshallese have been, and continue to be at higher-than-normal risks for a variety of serious health issues, including obesity, diabetes and cancer. Experts argue their health issues may have resulted from the excessive nuclear…read more