QC Family Focus: June 2015

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Learning Water Skills Can Save A
Child’s Life- WQAD’s Julie Sisk Reports
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June 2015
Serving Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
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Your Mickle’s Worth
by Mike Mickle
Welcome to Summer! Let the madness begin. We’ll have
swim practice, baseball games, football workouts, basketball
camps, football camps, maybe some baton twirling and before we
know it, school will be back in session. Our summer is off to a
rousing start. I guess I should have realized when your Monday
begins with a bird pooping on you, that will set the tone for the
remainder of the week. Mine wasn’t just a fly over that seemed
accidental. Nope. I believe I was the target. I was sitting in line at
a local fast food restaurant, waiting to pay and grab my 44 ounces
of caffeine. All of a sudden the birds of prey must have spotted
me in my car and decided it was time to attack. The window was
down and all of a sudden I felt the “plop” on my leg. Yep. The little
feathered fiend managed to drop it from the sky, through the open
window and land it on my knee.
Over the next few days, my lucky streak would continue. We
took the car in for an oil change. They noticed unusual wear on one
of the tires. Their examination of the problem led to an estimate
totaling $3000 in repairs. Two days later, our SUV went to the
shop for repairs due to a recent recall. Upon further investigation,
they found MUCH more. The grand total was similar to our car!
But wait.... THERE’S MORE! Matt had a baseball tournament
in Wisconsin Dells. Since the dealerships told us that neither of
the vehicles were safe to drive that far out of town, we decided
to get a rental car. We loaded up and headed out for the Matt
and Dad adventure. Karen stayed home with Kyle and Kate since
they both had other responsibilities. Day one of the tournament
was beautiful. The water park was fun. The boys were having a
good time. Then, day two arrived. Matt and I headed to the car.
Unlocked the trunk, put the baseball bag in, and got ready to take
off. The car wouldn’t start. I checked to see what I did wrong. Did
I leave the lights on? Nope. Maybe the dome lights? Nope. Matt
gets a ride with other parents. I called the car rental company and
waited for the nice man to come jump start the vehicle. One of
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the hotel staff members came out with a handheld battery charger
and it could not bring the car back to life. Finally, 45 minutes
later, the person dispatched by the rental car company showed
up and within two minutes had super charged the battery and the
car was running. Apparently, he had four cars of the same model
experience problems in the past two weeks. I got to the game in
the 2nd inning.
The skies opened and the rain poured down. I had packed
for hot sunny days and there was a strong chance of thunderstorms
in the forecast so we really doubted we’d play at all on Sunday.
What I did not plan for was a cool and extremely rainy day. I
stood there soaking wet, without an umbrella. Several parents
offered one. I declined. Finally, some of the grandparents on the
team insisted I take an umbrella for the second game. I think I
looked so scary, I was frightening the children. I felt like changing
my name to Alexander. Except my terrible, horrible, no good,
very bad day turned into a week! In the midst of the craziness.
I heard some of the other parents yelling “ Let’s go Matt!!” I
looked out on the pitcher’s mound to see our youngest son. He
had somehow kept his composure while being late for the game,
playing in the pouring rain and wondering if his Dad ever got the
car started. Our youngest was throwing strikes. Suddenly nothing
else mattered. Matt knew what his job was and he wasn’t going
to let anything deter him from doing it. He taught me something.
Life is going to throw curve balls. You can choose to swing at
them or strike out. Suddenly, the rain didn’t matter, I didn’t care
about the car(s) and jeans can be washed. I can sing in the rain
rather than mope. I can still open the window of the car to enjoy a
beautiful spring day regardless of the bird that might be hovering
overhead and while car repairs aren’t fun, they just a speed bump
in an otherwise incredible journey.
Hope all you dads have a great Father’s Day. We have an
important but very rewarding job!
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Learning Water Skills Can Save Lives
Julie Sisk WQAD News 8
For our family, heading
into summer means setting
up times and dates with our
wonderful sitter and signing
our children up for camps and
lessons.
Swimming lessons
are a top priority. I look at
swimming as a life skill, not
a hobby. I have always loved
swimming and worked as a lifeguard for many years
growing up.
All three of our children love the water and
have never had a fear of it … which is a little scary for
this momma. Being a part of the media, I have read
so many stories about children or adults drowning.
The fear is real, according to the Centers For
Disease Control and Prevention: “Every day, about
ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these,
two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks
fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury
death in the United States.”
The right age to start swimming lessons
really depends on the child, but the earlier the better.
According to the CDC, children ages 1 to 4 have the
highest drowning rates. Here are some more statistics
from the CDC:
• In 2009, among children 1 to 4 years old who died
from an unintentional injury, more than 30% died
from drowning.
• Among children ages 1 to 4, most drownings occur
in home swimming pools.
• Drowning is responsible for more deaths among
children ages 1-4 than any other cause except
congenital anomalies (birth defects).
• Among those ages 1-14, fatal drowning remains
the second-leading cause of unintentional injuryrelated
death behind motor vehicle crashes.
Fortunately, there are many options for swim
classes, from City Parks Departments and YMCAs
to certified instructors who give lessons. Parent and
baby classes are a fun way to expose infants and
toddlers to water skills and safety.
Actual swimming lessons usually begin
around age 3, when little ones can listen to the
instructor and follow instructions.
This year, our youngest will get to start lessons.
I feel fortunate to have found a great swimming teacher
for our three little ones. She takes time to talk about
water safety and teach our children the basic swim
strokes. She also helps to build on their love of water
and each year, they look forward to swimming lessons.
Meanwhile, momma is happy that they are all
learning water skills for life.
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The Value of Summer Reading
Rebecca Ashby
Fourth Grade Teacher, Rivermont Collegiate
Camping, swimming, vacationing, and relaxing. Isn’t
that what summer is about? But where do we squeeze in time
for reading? Every year there is talk about children losing
ground over the summer vacation on what they accomplished
during the school year. As families, we can bridge the gap and
provide opportunities to assist our children’s reading needs.
The easiest step is making the time to read. Set a
regular routine of designated reading time. In my family, we
choose a summer read aloud and take turns reading it when at
parks, picnics, as we are grilling, etc. Our favorite time to read
is bedtime. Any regular routine of reading time will remind
your child that reading is important all year long, and it’s not
just an assignment for school.
The next step is to model reading for your children.
Turn off the TVs, tablets, phones, computers, video games.
Grab a book, newspaper, or magazine and read to yourself
during a family reading time. Encourage your children to grab
a stack of books or kids’ magazines, find a cozy place in the
family room, and read silently, but together as a family.
These types of family reading adjustments will
demonstrate the importance of lifelong reading, which can
have powerful impact as they move forward in school and into
adulthood. You will see a positive family dynamic change that
will warm your heart.
It doesn’t stop there. It is easy to add more reading
opportunities if you know where to find them. The first stop
is your local public library. There is something magical about
looking at shelves of new picture books and novels, listening
to weekly story time, and participating in summer reading
challenges at your own public library. The magic is not just for the
children – the libraries provide reading opportunities for adults,
too! Every Quad City public library offers multiple activities
and events. Check out their websites and print out their event
calendars.
Here is a list of more creative ideas:
Family Reading Challenge: Family votes on prizes
and benchmarks and everyone participates. Post goals on the
refrigerator.
Read Across Your State/Country Challenge: Get out
state/country maps, plot a course using various highways, and
record minutes of reading for miles read. Race across the state/
country individually or as a family.
Reading Olympics: Choose a country to represent,
make flags, and determine minutes/pages to win gold, silver,
bronze for specific events. Plan opening and closing ceremonies.
The reward is playing a fun, creative version of the real Olympic
event.
If time and resources are limited:
Visit local bookstores and check out their event
calendars for author visits. Stop by author readings and book
signings. Children will be fascinated at meeting real authors and
may be inspired to become one!
Local community theaters may perform plays based on
books. Read the books, then attend the plays. Doing this could
spark a conversation about the differences between the two
stories.
Visit a local art museum, take a tour, and sit by a
favorite painting to write a story inspired by the painting. Create
family sharing time at home where members share their writings.
The opportunities are endless. Any focus on reading will
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Calling All
Super Readers!
Make Reading Your Superpower This Summer
Lisa Lockheart
Publicity and Outreach Liaison
Rock Island Public Library
Reading can be your superpower this summer with
Every Hero Has a Story and Escape the Ordinary summer
reading and events at the Rock Island Library.
Every Hero Has a Story contests for children and
Escape the Ordinary teen and adult reading contests soar
into action from May 30 to July 18. And while Superman
may have leapt tall buildings in a single bound, being a
superhero reader is a whole lot easier. To participate, just
register and pick up your first prize. Readers of all ages
can track their reading on paper or online with the library’s
new summer reading software at www.rockislandlibrary.
org.
Kids at the READ to Me picture-book level
complete the program after reading just 15 books – and
books at Toddler Tale storytimes count. Super Readers in
Grades 3 and up complete the contest after reading just
five books. Kids can also earn credits to build their own
superhero with an interactive game on the library website.
Teens and adults
will Escape the Ordinary
with contests of their
own, earning prizes after
completing three books,
and grand prize entries after
finishing five. Completing
additional logs will earn
you extra entries for grand
prize drawings of tablets,
book bundles, gift cards,
and more. With the combination of contests and prizes
for all ages, the entire family can be part of the Reading
Justice League of superheroes.
More than 60 free events will keep the fun (and
learning) moving faster than a speeding superhero. More
than a century of research shows that students who don’t
read and learn over the summer
score lower on standardized tests
at the end of summer vacation than
they do on the same tests at the
beginning of the summer.
Contests and events are
open to anyone, so grab your super
suit and go! Fly into your local
library, call (309) 732-READ or
visit www.rockislandlibrary.org.
Make it a Super Summer
at Rock Island Library!
Win prizes for your reading
superpowers! DROP INTO YOUR
LIBRARY or REGISTER ONLINE for summer
reading contests. Entries due July 18.
Assemble for
free family fun!
Main, 30/31 & Southwest
309-732-READ (7323)
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Toddler Tales &
Play & Grow
Read With Rover,
LEGOs,® SuperMath,
Family Crafts &
Friday Movies
Swing in for High-Flying
Special Events
Who’s at Niabi Zoo?—June 15
Jeanie B Music & Family Dance Show—
June 18
Superhero Costumes—June 22
You Might Be a Hero Ventriloquism
Show—June 25
Fly into any Rock Island Library
for super summer details!
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Where: Community Action of Eastern Iowa
500 E. 59 th Street
Davenport, Iowa 52807
Are you interested in helping
children in Scott County?
Why: The Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa Board receives funding from the state to
provide services in Scott County. The Board would appreciate hearing thoughtful perspectives
from parents as well as other involved in the lives of young children to discuss the needs in our
community. The Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa Board updates its community plan
every three years. Your participation will help set priorities for the next three-year cycle.
Please join us!
Would you like to serve on a volunteer board? The
Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa Board is seeking new
members. This is a great opportunity to serve your community!
We are seeking someone with an interest in early childhood
in Scott County. This person must not have any associations to
any of the agencies or businesses the Scott County Kids Early
Childhood Iowa Board is contracted with for services. This person
must reside in Scott County.
Please call Jesse at 563/326-8221 for an application.
The application can also be found on our website at www.
ScottCountyKids.org. Scott County Kids Early Childhood
Iowa…what is Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa? Scott
County Kids Early Childhood Iowa strives to ensure that “Every
child beginning at birth will be healthy and successful.”
How does Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa
ensure that “Every child beginning at birth will be healthy
and successful” in Scott County?
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Through community involvement community priorities
are established. The Scott County Kids Early Childhood
board may contract with a community agency to provide a
completely unique service or an already existing service may
be modified or enhanced to meet a particular need. Often the
limited funding Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa has
is utilized to meet identified community need; other times,
needs can be met through facilitating communication with the
early childhood service providers. Our community is fortunate
to have a vast array of caring early childhood professionals.
What is the Scott County Kids Early Childhood
Iowa Board?
The Scott County Kids Early Childhood Board is
comprised of community leaders in the areas of education,
health, human services, faith, business and of course parents.
How does Scott County Kids Early Childhood
Iowa get the funding they disperse?
From the Early Childhood Iowa state board. The
state departments supporting Early Childhood Iowa are; the
Department of Education, Department of Human Services
and Department of Health. Funding must be for services for
children prenatal through age 5.
How does Scott County Kids decide how to spend
funding?
Through evaluation of community forum information
and community data assessments the Scott County Kids Early
Childhood Board has established community priorities. These
community priorities drive funding decisions. The priorities
are as follows:
1. Advance healthy physical and mental development for all
children, with a priority to at-risk children.
2. Increase access to affordable quality learning environments
for all children.
3. Increase awareness regarding the importance of the early
years.
4. Increase positive relationships between children and parents.
5. Increase the number of center and home based providers
meeting quality standards.
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Language Is
Everywhere!
Amanda J. Owen Van Horne, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Iowa
Summer is a fun and relaxing time for many families
and brings with it changes in routines and new adventures.
For families of children with language impairment, it also
means that there are three long months during which children
don’t receive speech/language therapy. Fortunately, language
is everywhere, so it’s easy to find ways to enhance a child’s
language and let them practice talking and listening.
Keep it quiet. Pick one or two times a day to focus on
language and make the rest of the house quiet. Turn off TV
and radio – background noise can make it especially difficult
to process new words or complicated sentences.
Engage in activities that you enjoy together and talk
about them…. If you are out hiking, heading to the pool, or
hanging out in the backyard, talk about what is around you.
Describe what you see, touch, smell, taste, and hear. Try to
make up a story about people or animals that you see. If you
start the story, can your child finish it?
What about rainy day activities? Pick an activity that
requires following directions. Does your family like playing
board games, cooking, or art projects? Take turns being the
one to give and follow directions to make a craft project.
Cooking can help children learn sequences (example: first put
in the flour and eggs, then mix the batter).
Pretend play, whether done indoors or outdoors,
requires lots of planning and negotiation. If your child gets
stuck, help them plan what a character would say (If the
doctor says “Where does it hurt?”, what should the kid say
back?) or provide them with the words they need to negotiate
with friends (Tell Susie, “No, it’s my turn! Please wait until
I’m done.”).
Book reading (check out your library!) is a good way
for children to hear high-quality language. Set aside 10 to 30
minutes everyday to look at books and read together. Reading
practice is important, but so is hearing a story, so make time
for both. Children hear a wider variety of vocabulary words
and sentence types when they have books read to them and
that is a critical part of language growth.
Talking about daily events is a good way to build
storytelling skills. If something unusual happens describe
the event for your child. Later in the day (e.g., when another
adult comes home), encourage your child to recount what
happened that day. A calendar with pictures or stickers of
exciting activities can help children recall events further in
the past.
Have fun this summer … and remember that language is
everywhere!
Want some more ideas? Check out these websites:
Does my child have a language impairment? What do I need
to know? http://bit.ly/1HwkDc4
Five ideas for summer language fun: http://bit.ly/1LpHFmn
Language tips for parents: http://bit.ly/1eitF2M
Ten easy ways for parents to support language: http://bit.
ly/1oYnGkl
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Does your child have
a language delay?
Past Tense Intervention Research Study
Purpose
To study how treatment materials affect how quickly children
learn past tense using generally accepted treatment methods.
Children receive up to 36 intervention visits free.
Children receive up to $300 for participation.
Caregivers may receive a summary of all testing for their child,
whether or not their child qualiies to participate.
Who Qualiies?
4 – 9 year old English-speaking children who have trouble learning
language and don’t have autism, hearing impairments, or mental
retardation.
Children who are not using past tense –ed verbs reliably.
Caregiver Responsibilities
Bring your child to a local site (school, daycare, community center) for
up to 5 preliminary visits to evaluate your child’s communication skills.
Allow your child to attend intervention sessions 2 – 3 times per week,
for a total of 36 intervention sessions at an agreed upon location
near you.
Bring your child to the intervention site for testing sessions at the end
of the study.
You do not have to travel to the University of Iowa; we will travel to you.
Contact the Grammar Acquisition Lab
Amanda Owen Van Horne Ph.D., CCC-SLP
University of Iowa
Phone: (319) 335 – 8113
Email: amanda-owen-vanhorne@uiowa.edu

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COCONUT CAKE MIX
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Ela Ersan
Hopewell Elementary, 5th grade
Taste like A Mounds Bar! This
recipe is yummy and easy. If you
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love this!
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) Duncan Hines Supream coconut
cake mix- you can pick another kind if you want but
this one works great.
- 1 (14 ounce) bag Mounds sweetened flaked coconut
- 3 (4 ounce) Baker’s German chocolate bars
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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3) The dough will be thick and sticky, if it is too thick,
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4) Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
5) Roll dough into small balls and drop onto
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6) Press the balls down firmly with your hand. If the
dough balls are not pressed down, the cookie will
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their own.
7) Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes or until
cookies are a light golden color.
8) Once the cookies have cooled for about 10 minutes,
melt one of the German’s Sweet Chocolate bars
by breaking it in half and microwaving it for 60
seconds and then stirring it with a spoon to get it
smooth.
9) Dip the top portion of the cookie into the chocolate
and place the cookie on wax paper to allow the
chocolate to dry.
10) One chocolate bar should cover about 12 small
cookies. Adjust if you go with the bigger size
cookie.
11) Sprinkle coconut on the top before the chocolate
hardens and if you’d like put one salted roasted
almond in the middle of each cookie! Soooo good!
12) If the chocolate is not getting hard you can place
the cookies in the fridge, or even in the freezer for
just a few minutes.
If the weather’s warm,
store these cookies in
the freezer and then
let them sit out about
15 to 20 minutes
before serving
them. Best cookies
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Education
FED UP: A Report on the Documentary
Evin Ersan
Junior Reporter for QC Family Focus Magazine
This year I entered junior high – a great
year with a lot of “firsts” for me. The first
time I’ve had a locker with a combination.
The first time I’ve taken the bus to school,
and the first time I’ve taken health class. One
of the things we’ve learned about is the food
we eat: proteins, carbohydrates, dairy, fruits,
and vegetables. It’s been fun to learn how
each food group works in our bodies.
My family and I were looking for something to watch
on Netflix recently and we came across the documentary, Fed
Up. It’s about the foods we eat and childhood obesity. With
all my knowledge from health class, I was eager to watch it.
Here are some compelling quotes from the movie:
“This year for the first time in the history of the world,
more people will die from the effects of obesity than from
starvation.”
“There are more and more fat-free, sugar-free and lowcalorie
options now, but the children and adults in America
are getting bigger and bigger each year. “
According to this documentary, to say that exercise will
solve the obesity problem is a myth. “To burn off a 20-ounce
Coke, a child would to have to bike for at least one hour and
15 minutes.” Most people are not going to do that each time
they drink a sugary beverage.
The film dismisses the idea that “A calorie is a calorie,”
meaning that calories taken into your body versus calories
going out via activity or exercise will determine your weight.
“That is a myth,” an expert explains. “A calorie is not a
calorie.” Here is one example why: “Let’s take almonds.
If you consume 160 calories of almonds, because of the
fiber in the almonds, the food is not going to get absorbed
immediately. Your blood sugar will rise over time. Overall it
is going to be a lot lower and for longer.”
Soda is said to be a huge contributor to the obesity crisis
in America – even diet sodas, which may send signals to the
14 June 2015 - QC Family Focus
brain that make us crave
sugar. The more diet soda,
the more cravings. We may
think we are outsmarting
our bodies, but we are not.
Many people believe
they cannot eat healthy
because it’s too expensive.
Experts in the film strongly
suggest the public has not
been properly educated
on all of the options. Junk
food is eaten, craved, and
repurchased quickly. Those
cravings add up to big
bucks spent on poor eating
habits.
The film revealed that
type two diabetes, which used to be an adults-only disease, is
now on the rise among adolescents. One doctor noted, “We
know how to take care of older people with diabetes, but how
do we take care of a 10-year-old for an additional 50, 60, or 70
years with the same condition? We have no idea what this may
mean long-term and it’s very scary.”
In the 1980s, people were encouraged to eat less fat to
lose weight. Food companies responded by re-engineering
foods to have less fat. However, if you take out the fat, the
food does not taste as good, so they add more sugar.
An expert explained: “When you eat too much sugar, it
overloads your liver. When your liver is pushed to the max,
your pancreas is forced to create excess insulin. Insulin’s job
is to turn sugar into fat. High levels of insulin also block your
brain from receiving the signal that you’re full.” Overeating
sugar, according to this film, is very toxic.
“If you go to the grocery store, there are 600,000 items to
choose from in America and 80% of them have added sugar.”
Reading labels carefully is important. Foods you might never
suspect to have sugar in them often do.
This fact is scary: “Sugar is eight times more addictive
than cocaine and we start giving it to our kids months after they
enter the world. It is advertised with children’s favorite cartoon
characters and brightly colored packaging.”
The general theme of this documentary is that calorie
counting and exercise will not solve the obesity problem. It is
what we eat specifically, and how it is processed in our bodies,
that will make the difference. I encourage everyone to watch
this documentary.
Okay, I’m going to eat an apple
now!
Check out my video here, where
I will show you the sugar content
in everyday foods. You might be
surprised!

Dedication
Are You an Entrepreneur?
Tawnya Hambly
Public Relations Director, JA of the Heartland
www.jaheartland.org
Have you ever heard of the word entrepreneur? Do you know what it means? Entrepreneur is a person who uses
resources to start a business. Did you know that more than half of all businesses in the United States are small businesses
started by entrepreneurs? We often don’t realize entrepreneurs are all around us and they provide the products and services
we use every day.
John Deere was a famous entrepreneur from the Quad Cities. He invented the first steel plow to help farmers. Can you
think of other entrepreneurs? Here’s a fun activity to help you. Draw a line from the entrepreneur’s name to the business or
product they created.
Entrepreneur’s Name Business or Product Created
Mark Zuckerberg Harry Potter fantasy books, merchandise, and movies
J.K. Rowling
Owner of Whitey’s Ice Cream. Known as the Quad Cities Favorite Ice Cream Man
Walt Disney
Co-founder of Apple; oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad
Bob Tunberg
Founder of Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor, an American pizza parlor chain based in
Bettendorf, Iowa
Steve Jobs
Co-founded with his brother what is now known as The Walt Disney Company; theme park
designer
Joe Whitty
Rachel Ray
Cookbook and cookware brands; lifestyle magazine; television personality
Founder and CEO of Facebook, which he started in his college dorm room in 2004 with roommates
Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes
Entrepreneurs make a big impact on our lives. The products they create often change how we live. For example the
iPod has changed how we get and listen to music today. The microwave oven changed how we can prepare our food. Can
you think of other inventions that have changed our lives? Write them down here.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Entrepreneurs have all different qualities and talents, but it takes a few special traits to be a successful entrepreneur. A
trait means having a special quality or characteristic. Below are some of the traits of a successful entrepreneur. Circle the
traits you have.
Determined
When I run into a problem, I don’t give up. I get help or solve the problem myself.
Creative
I am creative. Sometimes, I can come up with ideas that no one else around me thought of.
Self-confident
I feel good about myself. When I have to do something I’ve never done before, I think I will
probably be able to do it well.
Ambitious
When there is something that needs to be done, I take care of it. I don’t wait until someone else
makes me do it.
People-person
I get along well with people.
Experienced
I have run my own lemonade stand or other business.
At your young age you may not have all the traits circled. That’s okay. The good news is you can always work on
acquiring these traits in the future. _Have you ever thought about becoming an entrepreneur? What ideas do you have about
creating a new product or service? Write them down here.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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All it takes is one small idea to start you on your path to becoming an entrepreneur!
QC Family Focus - June 2015 15

Avoid Summer Slump at the Putnam Museum and Science Center!
Nichole Myles
Chief Education and Experience Officer
Putnam Museum and Science Center
Summer can be a daunting time for parents. At my
house, days spent trying to avoid the “summer slump” and
refrains of “I’m bored” often used to result in a breakdown of
good guidance and typical household rules and instead became,
“You’ve been playing that video game for how long???”
Maybe we should get out and try
something new…
For youth who attend our
summer camp programs, new is
the thing to do! Every week at
the Putnam Museum from the
first week of June until the last
week of July, there’s an exciting,
hands-on, fully engaging summer
camp. From the indomitable
Harry Potter camp (where we use
static electricity to re-create our own “wingardium leviosa”) to
Putnamology to No Boys Allowed – Science for Girls, there’s
a theme that will get your kids talking, moving and thinking
about much more than where you hid that game controller.
One of our most popular camps is a day-long program
we offer in partnership with Iowa State University and the
Quad City Engineering and Science Council called Engineering
Kids Day Camp. Now in its seventh year, this camp has grown
more than 500% since we first debuted it back in 2009. This
year the camp is back –
with more options for
parents and campers – and
a champion line-up of great
experiences. At $40 for the
day, which includes both a
t-shirt and lunch, it’s also
a pretty excellent value.
Add in experiences in Lego
Robotics, activities in our
new FabLab and a giant
screen film about ROBOTS and this is one year not to miss.
Engineering Kids is being offered July 27-31. July 27
and July 28 are for students entering 4th through 6th grades
while July 29 is for students entering 2nd or 3rd grades. Back
by popular demand is “Girls Only” day for girls entering 4th
through 8th grades and in answer to the many requests we’ve
received, we’ll also have a middle school camp returning July
31 for students entering 7th and 8th grades.
The camp experience is amazing – but don’t take my
word for it, here’s what one camper said about her experience
at Engineering Kids Camp. “Camp made a light go on in my
head...I enjoyed every minute even though I didn’t think I
wanted to be an engineer. I have a brand new ambition,” –
Engineering Kids Camper.
Bet she doesn’t have a video game that can do that!
Register now or learn more at www.putnam.org/Education/
Resources-for-Parents/Camps.
16 June 2015 - QC Family Focus

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Caramel Pecan Peach Crumble Bars
3/4 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
pinch of salt
1 c. flour
1 large egg white 2 T. flour
1 T. brown sugar 1 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped pecans
3-4 large peaches or 5-6 small peaches, pitted and thinly sliced
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 baking pan and set aside.
For the crust and topping combine 3/4 c. brown sugar, butter and pinch of
salt until creamy. Add flour and mix until combined. Reserve 1 cup of this
mixture. Press the remaining into the bottom of the pan. Bake until lightly
browned around 13-15 minutes. Allow crust to cool.
For the filling combine 2 T. flour, 1 T. brown sugar and
cinnamon. Add peaches and toss to coat. Pour slices over the cooled crust, layer on
pecans and crumble the reserved topping over the peaches. Put egg white into a dish
and stir with a fork until frothy. Brush egg white over the crumbed topping. Bake until
lightly browned, around 45 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate to chill. Keep
chilled until ready to serve.
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QC Family Focus - June 2015 17

Travis Meier
Mickle Communications
Genesis Offers High-Caliber
Athletic Training
For NFL followers, Hawkeye fans, and
Bettendorf natives, Pat Angerer is a household
name. Just two years ago, you may have seen his
name and number 51 flash across your TV screen in
the Colts’ classic white and blue. After announcing
his retirement from the NFL last October, Angerer
returned home to Bettendorf.
Pat Angerer grew up a native of Bettendorf.
His talent and hard work were quickly recognized on
the Bulldog football field, and he was asked to play
for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. After leading
the Hawkeyes in tackles in his junior and senior
years, he was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts in
the second round of the NFL draft (Hawk Central).
Angerer’s time in the NFL was short-lived.
While he started in most of the games his first year,
NBC Sports reports that various foot and knee
injuries limited his playing time the next three. After
only four years, Angerer decided to step down.
While the NFL may have lost a top-tier athlete,
the Quad Cities’ sports programs and this area’s
budding athletes can expect to gain an unexpected
boost in quality training.
Through a mutual friend, Angerer was
introduced to Matt Rokes, a physical therapist
specializing in sports medicine. Rokes works with
strength and conditioning as the Coordinator of
Power Sports Performance with Genesis Health
System. His clients have ranged from middle-school
students to Olympic competitors, and he currently
works closely with Augustana College athletics.
Together, these two local powerhouses are
teaming up to bring high-caliber training to young
local athletes, from middle school through high
school.
Rokes and Angerer share a common belief:
training should be measured in quality, not quantity.
“A lot of times, young athletes don’t know what
they’re doing incorrectly,” said Rokes. This can lead
to poor practice habits.
Angerer elaborated on what their summer
program will offer, saying, “There will be a lot of
functional movement, a lot of doing things right. The
18 June 2015 - QC Family Focus
Pat Angerer, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Matt Rokes, Genesis Physical Therapy
‘prehabilitation’ part, to me, is the most important
part of strength and conditioning.”
The two also spoke about young athletes
specializing in sports. According to Rokes, studies
find that a deeper commitment to one sport sets up
athletes for more injuries. “Just saying I’m going
to be in one sport doesn’t necessary help you and
doesn’t make you a better athlete,” he said.
Angerer compared what many parents and
athletes see in youth sports to school. “If you’re good
at math, you don’t take math classes for the rest of
your life,” he said. “You want them to be the most
well-rounded they can be, so why don’t we do that
for sports?”
Rokes is excited about their future at Genesis.
“With Genesis and the sports clinic, we’re always
looking for that next opportunity,” he said. Rokes
anticipates further connectivity with athletes.
The powerful pair is starting the summer with
high expectations to help young Quad City athletes
achieve their goals and succeed in sports.
Related Links:
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/
sports/college/iowa/football/2014/10/14/
former-hawkeye-pat-angerer-retires-fromnfl/17246775/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.
com/2014/10/14/pat-angerer-announceshis-retirement/
http://www.genesishealth.com/caretreatment/phys_med/psp/staff/

Summer Strength & Performance
Train with former NFL player Pat Angerer
All athletes will be put through a Functional Movement Screen (FMS) to
assess mobility and possible injury risks. Athletes will be given an individual
sport specific plan to improve strength, mobility, speed, and agility.
Middle School Grade 7-9
The goal of this program will be to focus on injury prevention, proper
strength training technique, and neuromuscular development.
LOCATION Carver Athletic Center, Augustana College
TWO 5-WEEK SESSIONS 3 days per week Monday/Wednesday/Friday
• June 1- July 1
• July 6- August 5
TIME 8:15am - 9:15am | COST $250/session
A 25 athlete limit will be placed for each session.
Athletes will receive an Under Armour T-shirt.
Grade 10-College/Professional
The programming will take athletes through rigorous workouts with injury
prevention and coaching cues to improve technique.
LOCATION Carver Athletic Center, Augustana College
ONE SESSION 4 days per week Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday
• June 1 - August 21
TIME Women 6am - 7:15am | Men 7am - 8:15am
COST
Augustana athletes: $50/per month
Non-Augustana athletes: $75/per month
Athletes will receive an Under Armour T-Shirt.
Coaches
Pat Angerer
Coach Angerer has
returned to the Quad
Cities following a
productive career
both in the NFL and
at the Unviersity of
Iowa. Coach Angerer
brings a wealth of
knowledge in the realm of strength
and conditioning. He has learned
from arguably the best strength and
conditioning coaches in the business at
the University of Iowa in Chris Doyle.
Coach Angerer will also impart on
the athletes his work ethic, drive, and
confidence to improve performance.
Matt Rokes, DPT, ATC/L, CSCS
Coach Rokes is a
physical therapist
with Genesis Physical
Rehabilitation
specializing in sports
medicine. He currently
is the supervisor
at LeClaire and
Augustana College
treating athletes of
all ages. Along with physical therapy,
he oversees strength and conditioning
for 7 varsity sports at Augustana. These
sports have seen decreased injury
rates and improvements in all facets of
performance.
Sign-up by May 28th by email RokesMathew@genesishealth.com or call 563-320-4251
QC Family Focus - June 2015 19

This Summer, Young People Can Explore Career Ideas
Kirk Marske
Director, Career Cruising Quad Cities
Another school year has ended and a season of free
time and flexible schedules is starting for students. This
annual transition period has parents asking the question,
“How can my child productively spend their time this
summer?”
While sports and part-time jobs are popular choices,
a parent can also help their student explore potential career
ambitions through a variety of events and activities in the
Quad City area. These events and activities offer opportunities
for students to develop areas of
interest that could blossom into
career pursuits.
Many Career Cruising
Quad Cities (CCQC) business
partners offer programming that
could nurture career interests.
These activities and events
include:
Health Careers
Adventure Camp, July 13-17 at
St. Ambrose University: Students
entering 7th or 8th grade this fall
will get an up-close look at a
variety of healthcare professions
through hands-on learning
sessions guided by SAU faculty
and QC healthcare professionals.
For more information, visit www.SAU.edu/chhs.
Rock Camp USA and Youth Open Mic Nights at River
Music Experience: River Music Experience offers aspiring musicians,
singers, and songwriters opportunities to hone their skills with Rock
Camp in July and Youth Open Mic Nights every Wednesday at 4:30
p.m. Rock Camp USA musicians learn how to form a band, maximize
their rehearsal time, and improve their skills. The camp experience
culminates with a live performance in the Redstone Room! For more
information, visit www.rivermusicexperience.org.
Engineering Kids Camp at the Putnam Museum: On
July 31 at the Putnam Museum, Iowa State students and Quad
Cities engineering professionals team
up to help students entering 7th and 8th
grade to learn about engineering careers.
Students will explore robotics, test their
engineering problem-solving, and see
a film on the giant screen. Find more
information at www.putnam.org.
Whether it’s healthcare, zoo animals,
music, engineering, or other interests,
the Quad Cities offers engaging career
exploration opportunities all summer
long!
Career Cruising Quad Cities is a
web-based career exploration program
administered by Junior Achievement of
the Heartland in partnership with The
Moline Foundation. To learn more, visit
www.CareerCruisingQuadCities.org.
20 June 2015 - QC Family Focus

A Life-Lesson Learned in the Rainforest
Sydney Hinton
Walking in the rainforest and
into the living I-Spy book, I had
no idea what to expect.
We met a man named
Pancho who lived there and has
dedicated his life to preserving
the rainforest, one art project
at a time. Everything from the
house he lives in within a tree,
to the cement hut designed to
look like a tree for his bathing,
to the retaining walls made out
of tires, Pancho made everything
around him from raw materials
and garbage. If I were to ask you
to think of something made out
of recycled materials or garbage, you may think of a chintzy art
project made with little to no thought. However, Pancho made you
think in a whole new light.
He invited us to take a look into his home where we saw his
collections of things he reused for different purposes: jars of beads,
seashells, intricate bug carcasses, seeds, ancient ceramic artifacts
he found on his property, and various other things that most
people would classify as “junk”. From all of the odds and ends of his
collections, he made beautiful musical instruments and brought a
new outlook on life.
Pancho explained to us his philosophy of life
and how the world was created for all for us, but over the
centuries, human beings tainted the earth slowly. As he talked,
he walked us through his Eden he built from all the seeds he had
collected over the years. The way he spoke about his plants and his
garden was like a proud parent would speak about their children.
Some of the plants he introduced to us we had never heard of
before, because of how rare they are. Pancho also explained how
his goal was to keep cultivating them to bring
their numbers up in the world.
When someone uses the phrase “Playing
God” it usually has a bad connotation. But this
was the only phrase that came to mind when I
thought of Pancho, and only in the best context
possible. His optimism and creativity for the
ordinary was something to be smiled upon and
made a great impact on everyone he spoke to.
From the whole experience I took away a
few things. First, be kind to all those around you,
including the earth. Second, recycle as much as
you can, and to the fullest extent that you can.
And lastly, find something you are passionate
about and try to build your life around it. If not
that, then at least take some time every day to
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James Zahara
Storm Team 8, Chief Meteorologist
WQAD HD News 8
On my many visits to schools or
camps around the Quad Cities, I will
get a question that may be obvious to
the average meteorologist, but not so
to the average person. For example, a
student asked me about the sun and what
it was made of. Okay, no problem. She
then followed that question with this:
“Does the sun have an atmosphere with
layers like our planet?” Great question!
Actually, it does! In this case, it’s
based on the amount of energy. Let’s
breakdown why the sun is the most powerful energy source that we
know today.
The sun’s light is produced by the same basic thermonuclear
Amazing Facts
About The Sun
process that lies at the heart of the hydrogen bomb. In this case,
atomic fusion. Fusion is what powers the sun and the stars. What
we see as light or what we feel as warmth is the result of a fusion
reaction. This releases a tremendous amount of energy in the process.
The sun is composed of 73 percent hydrogen, 25 percent helium
and much smaller amounts of most other elements. The continuous
fusion of hydrogen and helium going on in the center of the sun
keeps it cooking at 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The surface of
the sun, also known as the photosphere, is comparatively cool at
10,000 degrees. The sun’s lower atmosphere, the chromosphere,
is a few thousand miles thick, and its base is only 7,800 degrees.
But the temperature rises with altitude to the corona, the sun’s outer
atmospheric layer, which has a temperature of around – get this – 1.8
million degrees!
The sun has been cooking away for about 4.5 billion years,
and will likely cook for another 5 billion years before it exhausts all
its fuel. Once that happens, the star will cool and expand into a red
giant star. The outer surface will probably expand beyond the orbit
of the Earth.
I then threw a question at the student: “Do you know what
the color of the sun really is if you take away our atmosphere?”
Its actually white. The sun emits light evenly in the entire visible
spectrum. In this case, red, blue, yellow and green. When you mix
all those colors together, you come up with white. So, if we were up
in space, we would see the sun as a white star.
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HEALTHY HABITS FOR
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Living A Healthier Life
Through Better Nutrition
NutritionWorks Wellness Center
Jenna Crookshanks, a 22-year-old cafe manager, used
to have problems with her weight and general health. Dieting
didn’t seem to work for her. She would lose some weight, then
gain it back before long. In time, she started having pains in her
stomach after eating. “I used to wonder, why can’t I eat the same
things that my skinny friends eat?” she said.
To make matters worse, she stopped having monthly
cycles. In February 2014, her doctor gave her a diagnosis of
polycystic ovary syndrome, an endocrine
system disorder common among women
of reproductive age. She continued to
experience weight, digestive, and hormonal
issues – and her doctor didn’t have an
answer for her.
“I didn’t feel well and didn’t want to
live that way,” Jenna said. So she searched
for other options. A friend referred her
to Lori Sullivan, R.N., a Natural Health
Practitioner and Advanced Clinician
Before
of Nutrition Response Testing SM at
NutritionWorks Wellness Center. Jenna
began working with Lori last June.
Lori performed a full evaluation
and kidney and stomach issues emerged
through the testing. Jenna had needed
kidney surgery at age 15, and her kidneys
weren’t functioning as well as they should.
Plus, her food selections needed to be
reined in. “Lori didn’t put me on a diet,”
Jenna said. “It was more of a lifestyle
change, making one decision at a time, like
After
‘How can we make your breakfast a healthy
breakfast?’”
Lori suggested lower carbs, healthy fats, and proteins.
The first goal was for Jenna to reduce her carbs to under 300
grams a day. Eventually her carbs were reduced to 70 grams of
net carbs a day, figuring the total carbs minus the grams of fiber.
Each week, they refined Jenna’s goals.
“The program is at your own pace,” Jenna said. “There
is also accountability. Lori suggests nutritional supplements,
but you can’t pile supplements on fast food and expect optimal
results.”
Jenna’s relationship with food is now better than it has
ever been. “I take time to put thought into what I eat,” she said.
“In the time I’ve been working with Lori, I’ve lost 40 pounds.”
Plus, Jenna’s monthly cycles are now coming monthly.
It can be hard to keep one’s weight down when working
in a food industry, but Jenna now does so. She integrates healthy
choices into the cuisine served at her business, the Hummingbird
Cafe, located within El Rio Spa and Wellness in LeClaire, Iowa.
“I’m thankful for the guidance Lori Sullivan provides,” Jenna
said. “It has made a real difference in my life.”
Lori Sullivan invites you to schedule a visit to
NutritionWorks Wellness Center, located at 1900 State Street,
Suite 4, Bettendorf, Iowa. She looks forward to helping you to
discover a natural, safe way to bring wellness into your life. For
more information on NutritionWorks Wellness Center, call
(563) 355-4864 or visit NutritionWorksWellness.com.
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Heal Your Body Naturally
– Through Nutrition!
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?
NutritionWorks Wellness Center can help! NutritionWorks
Wellness Center is dedicated to improving and maintaining
health through a nutritional approach to care. We offer
Nutrition Response Testing SM which is a safe, non-invasive
system of analysis that uses the body’s own reflexes to test
a clients organs, joints, muscles and glands to address the
underlying cause of stress or ill health. We then design
personalized whole food clinical nutrition programs, and
most importantly, dietary changes, to help the body heal.
Nutrition Response Testing SM
can help with:
– Fatigue
– Sleep Problems
– Weight Concerns
– Digestive Disorders
– Menopause
– Hormonal Issues
– Joint Discomfort
– Skin Conditions
– Muscle Aches
– Blood Sugar Issues
– And More!
From left to right: Kelly Peterson, Client Advocate, Lori Sullivan, RN, Owner
and Practitioner and Jessica Harris, Front Desk Manager
(563) 355-4864
1900 State Street, Suite 4, Bettendorf, IA
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Be in Control of Your Health
Bob Illingworth, D.C., D.A.C.O.,
Faculty Clinician, Palmer Chiropractic Clinics
The majority of people will
experience back pain, especially in
the low back, at some point in their
lives. There are many simple ways
to help alleviate the problem, and a
number of them may help your overall
health, too. You may experience some
mild soreness in the muscles, but that
should fade. If there is an increase
in pain intensity or radiation of pain
down the leg(s) is experienced, a health
professional should be sought out.
Some ways to help your fitness:
• When starting out with a walking program, go in concentric
circles around your neighborhood. Then if discomfort becomes
too great, you’re not too far away from home. If you walk on
a bike path, go for shorter distances out-and-back, and then
out-and-back the other way, so as not to be too far from your
starting point.
• When having to stand for long periods without movement, if
possible, place one foot up on short box. Alternate which foot
is on the box.
• When brushing your teeth, applying make-up, shaving, etc.,
press a knee against the vanity to gain a little support and be
aware of your slumped posture.
• Put water in milk jugs, water bottles, etc., for use as dumbbells.
The amount of water can vary to give different weights.
• Exercise balls are inexpensive and can help develop and
maintain core strength, which is crucial for low back stability.
You can even watch TV or work on the computer when using
them.
Upper back pain may sometimes be caused by a
forward head carriage, which, in turn causes tight pectoralis
muscles. If your pecs are very tender to pressure and your head
feels like it is positioned in front of your chest, doing pectoralis
stretching can help. Many of us have a forward head-carriage/
slouching when working on computers, driving, reading, etc.
Watching your posture when doing these activities can help
also (as I straighten up when typing this).
Back braces can help support weak muscles when
you’re active or performing tasks, but they shouldn’t be
worn when sleeping or when you’re idle for long periods.
The muscles can rely on the braces too much and become
weakened.
The following things help blood flow and can help
chronically tight muscles:
• Drinking plenty of water
• Gentle stretching
• Heat
• Ice
Chiropractors are some of the best health professionals
for treating back pain. Your doctor at the Palmer Clinics can
recommend, guide and follow-up with any exercise and
stretching advice given. Additionally, there are many websites
that show exercises and other ideas for alleviating back pain.
Getting your spine checked by a chiropractor and following
these simple tips can help you be in control of your spinal
health.
Achieve your full potential!
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(open Mon. – Fri.)
(309) 764-4901
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In Synch:
Moline Brothers and Musicians Cope
with Casts, Concerts and Chaos.
Ahouse with two teen-aged
musicians is busy enough. But when
two brothers are wearing casts at the
same time (one for an injured wrist
and the other, a broken arm) then
you experience what Moline mother,
Michele Sapp, calls “comedy and
controlled chaos.”
Conor Sapp, 16, is a junior at
Moline High School who not only
plays the bass for orchestra, but also
enjoys new challenges. “I was really
looking forward to my first national
Boy Scout Jamboree,” he recalls.
“They had all these cool events we
could try, so I thought skateboarding
would be fun! I fell about half way
through my first run and injured my
right wrist.” As he was among boy
scouts, everyone was prepared: Conor
received immediate first aid and a
splint and went whitewater rafting the
next day.
However, when Conor returned
home, ORA Orthopedics’ hand
surgeon, Dr. Thomas VonGillern, said
Conor had suffered torn ligaments
that required surgery. “I performed
a wrist arthroscopy to repair his torn
ligaments in order to give him the best
chance of playing the bass again.”
Adds Conor, “I like the double bass.
It makes a big sound, but it also takes
really strong hands. The width of the
strings is so much larger, so it takes a
lot of force to play it well. I had a cast
for about eight weeks and a splint for
another month, but I can play it now
without any pain or problems.”
While Conor was recovering from
his treatment at ORA Orthopedics, his
mother Michele Sapp, was attending a
football game when her younger son,
Ian, broke his arm. “I had just been
to ORA with Conor earlier the same
day, and all I thought was ‘AGAIN?’”
For her 14-year Moline middle school
student and trumpet player, the injury
sent him to the ER. “I had just started
jazz band and broke my wrist on the
same day,” Ian adds. “I went to make
a tackle, when an offensive lineman
Moline brothers, Conor Sapp (left) and Ian Sapp (right), are back in
sync after sustaining arm and wrist injuries at the same time.
came and stepped on my arm.”
ORA Orthopedics’ surgeon, Dr.
J.C. Clark, treated Ian and says his
biggest concern about Ian’s wrist
fracture was that it occurred through
the growth plate of his right radius.
“Fractures that affect the growth
plate are tricky, because if the break
doesn’t heal properly, the growth
plates can prematurely close off and
his arm could quit growing — the
result can mean multiple surgeries to
get his arm to lengthen properly. In
Ian’s case, I was able to adequately
realign the broken bones with careful
reduction maneuvers and a splint.”
Weekly follow-up X-rays showed
that the splint was holding the bones
in position, keeping the growth plate
open.
As the area’s leading sports
medicine orthopedic practice, Dr.
Clark says ORA treats a lot of broken
bones in young athletes. “I always
tell parents, that if there’s swelling,
deformity or if the pain lasts more than
Dr. J.C. Clark
ORA Orthopedics
Dr. Thomas VonGillern
ORA Orthopedics
24-48 hours, get an X-ray and a professional exam.
As a parent of three active boys who also experience
their share of bumps and bruises, it can be difficult
to know if an injury is serious. My rule of thumb:
if they are still complaining of pain after a day or
two, it’s better to see an orthopedic physician.” Dr.
VonGillern agrees, adding that in cases like Conor’s
wrist, one cannot always determine the extent of
damage, and treatment can require specialized
training to restore both movement and function.
As for the Sapp brothers, life has settled
back into a routine, now that their casts are off
and they’ve resumed their favorite sports and
musical activities. “There for a while, it was
pretty chaotic coordinating showers, tying their
shoes, and shuttling them to appointments!” says
Michele Sapp. “But, they have been great sports
about the craziness, and I was grateful for the
care they received. ORA was very attentive and
very efficient. The boys were comfortable and we
weren’t worried.”
For more information, go to www.qcora.com
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Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing: Good for Health
Kim Mills
Community Health Consultant-Tobacco
Scott County Health Department
The ability to live in a smoke-free home is a choice
everyone should have. Unfortunately, for those who live in
multi-unit housing, such as apartments and condominiums,
breathing secondhand smoke from neighboring units has
become a real health problem. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), secondhand smoke
affects about 44 million Americans who live in multi-unit
housing each year.
Across the United States, smoke-free housing has
become the natural next step to improving health in cities
and rural communities. Because people spend so much time
in their homes, making multi-unit housing smoke-free plays
an important role in reducing tenant’s exposure to dangerous
substances. There are over 7,000 chemicals in tobacco
smoke, including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that
can cause cancer.
Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of
preventable death in the United States. It can cause severe
harm to young children by triggering ear infections, frequent
asthma attacks, respiratory symptoms, and a risk for sudden
infant death syndrome, the leading cause of death in healthy
infants.
Secondhand smoke in multi-unit housing is never
isolated: it can come in through cracks in walls and floors,
and air ducts. It settles in paint, carpets, and on furnishings.
Secondhand smoke can come from cigarettes, cigars, and
pipes. At this time, the FDA does not recognize electronic
cigarettes as being a safer substitute to traditional cigarettes.
Smoke-free policies are a winning idea for multi-unit housing
residents, owners, and property managers. While residents
can prohibit smoking in their own units, adopting a smokefree
policy for multi-unit housing or property will ensure that
secondhand smoke does not threaten the lives and health of all
residents. These policies also benefit property managers and
owners by lowering the risk of fires, the associated insurance
premiums, and by reducing the amount of maintenance
required before a new tenant moves in. A smoke-free policy
is even a selling feature since many people prefer smoke-free
property options when searching for housing.
Thankfully, many landlords and property management
companies are becoming more responsive to the majority of
their tenants who want to live in a home that is free from
secondhand smoke exposure. Many types of rental housing are
adopting smoke-free policies to not only protect the health of
the tenants, but also to save money by reducing maintenance
and turnover costs, as well as the risk of fire.
Smoking is a powerful addiction and people who
smoke need help to quit. They can get assistance by calling
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669/TTY 1-800-332-8615).
If you are looking for housing, you can find a list of
smoke-free apartment buildings by visiting the Iowa Smoke
Free Home Registry at http://smoke-freehomes.iowa.gov/.
Everyone deserves the right to breathe clean air and while
there may be challenges along the way, everyone will benefit
from smoke-free multi-unit housing!
28 June 2015 - QC Family Focus

Laser Refractive Surgery:
Eliminate or Reduce Your Need for Glasses and Contacts
Richard Phinney, M.D.
Eye Surgeons Associates
Laser refractive surgery is the
term given to a number of procedures
designed to change the focusing
properties of the eye. The clear curved
cornea is modified by the application of
laser energy in such a way that images
are more accurately focused on the
retina, reducing or eliminating the need
for glasses or contacts.
Photo refractive keratectomy or PRK is a procedure
first approved by the FDA in 1996 to correct nearsightedness
and astigmatism. The excimer laser energy is placed directly
on the surface of the cornea to reshape it in such a way that
the images of distant objects are more accurately focused on
the retina. It works well for people with thin corneas who have
low to moderate amounts of myopia and astigmatism. Because
PRK is performed on the corneal surface, there is typically
more discomfort than with LASIK and may limit activities for
a few days to a few weeks, but results are as good as LASIK.
Advances in the microkeratome instrument in the
late 1990s made the procedure known as LASIK (laserassisted
intrastromal keratomileusis) commonplace. LASIK
surgery employs the same excimer laser used in PRK, but the
application to the cornea is below the surface. A thin corneal
flap (much like a contact lens on a hinge) is first formed by a
microkeratome, or more recently, another type of laser. The
microkeratome was a mechanical device which used a blade
to cut the flap, whereas the femtosecond laser (IntraLase or
iLASIK) FDA approved in 2001, creates the flap by accurate
application of energy within the cornea.
With its excellent safety profile and visual outcomes,
the IntraLase Laser Technology is the most advanced refractive
surgical technique. It takes less than a half minute per eye to
perform. This flap is retracted on the hinge prior to application
of the laser energy on the cornea’s center. The flap is then laid
back in place and adheres by natural means. Distance vision
is usually good enough for people to return to work and drive
without glasses within 24 hours. Eye drops are used for a few
days after LASIK and for several weeks after PRK.
Middle-aged people who require a bifocal
segment in glasses to assist reading will still need reading
glasses or may opt for something known as monovision.
In this situation, one eye is corrected for distance while
the other is made somewhat nearsighted for reading.
People are able to see at distance with the fully corrected
eye and at near with the other. Many people easily adapt
to this condition which admittedly, sounds somewhat
bizarre. If this option is elected and later the patient finds
that they can’t adapt, it is possible to convert the near
eye to a distance eye. Reading glasses can then be used.
Today’s laser technology has provided millions
of people worldwide with freedom from glasses and
contact lenses. The risk of surgical complications
exists with all operations, and imperfect vision may be
the consequence of laser refractive surgery. National
studies indicate that mild uncorrectable vision loss (two
lines on the eye chart) occurs in 1 to 2% of patients
following conventional laser application. Advances in
the programming of laser application with information
gathered from the unique imperfections of the eye by
a device known as an aberrometer give a more precise
and personalized “custom” treatment. These custom
applications have improved visual outcomes and reduced
the risk of vision loss. Not all lasers are approved for this
type of treatment.
The laser vision correction marketplace can
be confusing for patients. There are differences in the
capabilities of FDA-approved lasers, differences in
surgeon experience, and differences in post-operative
care. Sometimes people get caught up in the hype
of advertising and forget this is surgery that demands
pre- and post-operative attention to details by an easily
accessed, experienced eye doctor.
Dr. Richard Phinney is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
and by the American Board of Eye Surgeons in LASIK surgery. Dr. Phinney received
subspecialty credentials in diseases and surgery of the cornea at UCLA’s prestigious
Jules Stein Eye Institute. For more information, visit us online at www.esaeyecare.com.
The material contained in this article is for informational purposes only and
is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider.
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Thursday,
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It’s Rhubarb Season
Here at Hein Manor!
Dawn Smith
Manager, Hein Manor
One of the many nice
things about managing our
assisted-living retirement
home here in Durant, Iowa, is
that we have plenty of room
to sit and chat in our spacious
building, plenty of room for
our residents to walk around
outside, and plenty of room
for plants in our gardens. Our
rhubarb patch is especially
popular with our residents
who love the tasty desserts
we prepare from the fresh
rhubarb. Some of our most
popular rhubarb recipes,
along with our world famous
Hein Manor Potato Chip
Cookies recipe, are featured
in this article for you to try.
Rhubarb Custard Pie
3 cups cut rhubarb 1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs 2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 nutmeg
3 oz. heavy cream 1 unbaked pie shell
Mix all ingredients well and pour into a unbaked pie
shell. Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees then reduce heat to
375 degrees for an additional 60 minutes until done.
Rhubarb Pudding Cake
1 cake mix (strawberry, yellow, white or orange)
2 cups of rhubarb chunks
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
Boil rhubarb, water and sugar for 5 minutes. Make
the cake mix according to the directions and pour into a
greased 9x13 pan. Spoon rhubarb over the cake batter and
bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the cake is springy to the
touch. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
World Famous Hein Manor Potato Chip Cookies
1 cup shortening 1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup white sugar 1-1/2 cups crushed potato chips
2 eggs 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups flour
Mix together. Place teaspoonful on parchment paper
for each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
For more information on Hein Manor, be sure to call
(563) 785-4709 or visit www.heinmanor.com.
30 June 2015 - QC Family Focus
All The Comforts Of Home
Join The Hein Manor Family
Hein Manor is an assisted living retirement home featuring
13 studio apartments and a one-bedroom apartment. We
are located in Durant, Iowa – a close-knit farming town and
a bedroom community for Iowa City, Quad-Cities, Muscatine
and Cedar Rapids. We provide a homelike setting, complete
with home-cooked, family-style dining. Hein Manor
is like a family – the owners, Robert and Dawn Smith, live
here along with the residents! Call (563) 785-4709 today to
schedule a visit and see what we have to offer.
Hein Manor
807 3rd St., Durant, IA 52747
(563) 785-4709 • www.heinmanor.com

Good Samaritan Society Services@Home:
Helping the Elderly to Enjoy Life
Jennifer Green
Services@Home Manager, Good Samaritan Society
Recently, a woman called Good Samaritan Society Services@
Home for assistance. Her grandfather, John, wanted to attend his
granddaughter’s wedding in Clinton, Iowa, but needed someone to
assist him when he arrived.
The Good Samaritan Services@Home office promptly mailed
the paperwork to the family so it could be completed beforehand.
When John arrived, our Services@Home caregiver met him at the
hotel, provided assistance to John for the wedding, and accompanied
him to the ceremony and reception. When John was ready to return to
the hotel, our caregiver provided the necessary assistance to him until
his family could return. His family was able to continue their evening
without worry, and John did not have to miss his granddaughter’s big
day.
The mission of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan
Society is “to share God’s love in word and deed by providing shelter
and supportive services to older person and others in need, believing
that ‘In Christ’s Love, Everyone Is Someone.’”
Good Samaritan has more than 240 facilities nationwide,
including the Quad Cities and surrounding areas. In addition to home
care, Good Samaritan offers skilled nursing, inpatient and outpatient
rehabilitation services, assisted living, senior living, affordable housing,
home health, hospice, and memory care services throughout Iowa.
The goal of Good Samaritan Society Services@Home is to
provide a variety of care solutions that will enable an elderly person to
maintain a sense of independence and to remain in familiar, common
surroundings, keeping their enthusiasm for life. This
contributes greatly toward a feeling of well-being, self-worth,
and fulfillment. In addition to providing the highest degree of
independence possible for a person, our services are designed to
reduce the family’s burden and stress of caregiving, so that the time
spent together is quality time.
Our dependable, compassionate caregivers are CNAs,
homemakers, and trained companions, available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. They are extensively screened/experienced and given
complete background checks. They are fully bonded and insured,
and required to attend initial eight hours of training and mandatory
quarterly trainings.
Good Samaritan Society Services@Home provides:
- Respite or relief care for family members or caregivers
- Post hospital care: assistance during recuperation from injury or
illness
- Total personal care - Transportation
- Medication set-up and reminders - Meal preparation
- Grocery shopping, errands - Travel companions
- Exercising/walking assistance - Pet care for our clients
- Dementia/Alzheimer’s care
- Domestic services, housekeeping, and laundry
- We work with hospice workers and visiting nurses to provide shift
care
The comprehensive coverage of these services is what makes
Good Samaritan Society Services@Home remarkable among home
health providers. To learn more, please call (844) 359-4446 or visit
www.good-sam.com/quadcityhome.
H elp to keep you
living at home.
To learn more about our
services in Iowa and Illinois
call (844) 359-4446.
All faiths or beliefs are welcome.
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Creating
Find peace of mind with Friendship
Manor’s new memory care apartments,
New Friendships. Individual living
spaces focus on the safety of your loved
one. Interactions with staff celebrate
each resident’s moments of grace,
while tenderly upholding dignity.
Join us at our
Open House on Tuesday,
June 16 th from 3 to 5 p.m.
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friendshipmanor.org
(309) 786-9667
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Friendship Manor: Creating New Friendships
Pam Myers, CASP - CMP
Director of Marketing, Friendship Manor
Medical advances are
helping people live longer than
ever before – but with this good
news comes a healthcare concern.
People are living well into their
eighties and beyond, but 80%
of those over age 80 experience
some form of memory impairment. As more seniors develop
such problems, the need to care for these problems must also
be addressed.
Friendship Manor, a 5-Star Continuing Care
Retirement Community (CCRC), has been working to create
an optimal living environment for residents with memory
impairment. After consulting leading experts in the field,
we have developed and opened New Friendships Memory
Care. These individualized apartment homes focus on the
comfort, convenience, safety and security of your loved one.
Located at 1209 21st Ave., Rock Island, IL,
Friendship Manor is situated on fourteen acres and includes
four interconnected apartment buildings, plus the nationally
acclaimed Silver Cross Health and Rehabilitation Pavilion
and our convenient, indoor “Main Street.” Assisted and
Independent Living apartment homes may be leased for a
monthly rental fee.
New Friendships is managed by Latoya McMillin,
LPN, Memory Care Manager and Certified Memory Care
Specialist. Team members who have been instrumental in
the development of New Friendships include Ted Pappas,
Jr., Chief Executive Officer/President; Lori Steiner, Director
of Nursing; and Jeff Condit, Director of Development/
Strategic Planning. Every member of our staff is enthusiastic
about our eighth service division and is deeply devoted to its
success.
Residents of New Friendships are individuals who
are experiencing memory-related issues but are still quite
ambulatory, although all will need help with different
activities of daily living, such as eating, bathing, dressing,
continence, grooming, and ambulation/transfers. Our goal is
to help each resident enjoy their life longer while providing
a stimulating environment to maintain their mental status as
long as possible.
“This project has been evolving since the new
millennium,” said Ted, “when we first considered how to
integrate memory care into our continuum. Four years ago,
we engaged the services of behavioral architect Dr. Margaret
Calkins. She helped us prioritize how to go forward with
memory care. She spent time with key staff members and
provided a number of recommendations.” Margaret, or
Maggie as she is known to colleagues, is an architect and
gerontologist with a background in psychology.
Pappas noted that Lori Steiner suggested looking
at providing memory care in one of our current assisted
living buildings. Thanks to that recommendation, the first
floor of Building B is now New Friendships Memory Care.
Friendship Manor’s extensive continuum of care makes us
a Continuing Care Retirement Community,
capable of serving residents with a wide range
of needs. “We’re the only CCRC in Illinois Quad-
Cities,” Ted said. “New Friendships is our eighth service
division.”
The Daily Routine in New Friendships
New Friendships features 15 apartment homes and
outside of each resident’s quarters, by the door, is a locking
memory box, in which special mementos and pictures of the
resident can be kept. Residents enjoy a big-screen TV, an
aquarium, a fireplace, a multi-stimulation craft room, and a
beauty salon/barber shop. Comfort and safety are built into
the unit: even the flooring, which looks like regular wood,
is actually made from a softer, cushioned material with a
gentle ‘give’ to it.
New Friendships staff are specifically trained to
provide dementia care. This specialized training utilizes
the practices that promote the principles of person-centered
care. “We provide a trained director manager and trained
staff,” Ted said. “We are proud to say that all our residents
will have a place here, should they need memory care. If
their life takes that path, we will be ready for them and they
will not have to go elsewhere.”
Therapy for the residents of New Friendships is
designed to help slow down memory loss. “We use art,
music, and even aroma to stimulate their mental processes,”
Latoya said. Residents interact with a recreation therapist
and engage in a wide variety of activities, from cooking to
getting the mail to using electronic tablets.
Residents in New Friendships are encouraged to
make decisions and engage in activities. At meal-time, the
residents dine family-style in Café MJ’s. Servers present
them with selections and residents choose what they want.
Residents also enjoy a variety of outdoor activities
in Friendship Courtyard, which features several fountains
and a garden of forget-me-nots. “We are grateful to more
than two-hundred donors who helped to make New
Friendships a reality,” said Jeff. “The donations for the
courtyard totaled $100,000. Plus, an additional halfmillion
dollars of donated equity was provided for New
Friendships, enabling the $2.5 million project to become a
reality.”
Friendship Manor is a faith-based, non-profit,
501(c)(3), charitable Continuing Care Retirement
Community founded by The International Order of The
King’s Daughters and Sons, Illinois Branch. For more
information, call (309) 786-9667 or
visit www.friendshipmanor.org.
To go inside Friendship
Manor click on the following link
to see the video produced by Mickle
Communications.
https://vimeo.com/128155490.
Or scan the QR code to watch on
your smart phone.
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What Should I Look For In A Hearing Aid?
Tara K. Hartman, Au.D. CCC-A
Audiologist, Audiology Consultants, P.C.
Have you ever picked up a brochure on
hearing aids? Have you seen ads for them on TV
or in magazines? There are many shapes and sizes
of hearing aids out there – so what are the differences
between all those styles and how do you know which one
might work best for you? While there are always exceptions,
there are three main types of hearing aids: custom, behind-theear,
and receiver-in-canal.
The first style is a custom hearing aid. This style is
a single piece, formed from an impression of the ear. Custom
hearing aids come in four main sizes. Invisible-in-canal, or IIC,
is the smallest. It is worn deep in the ear canal and is not visible
when viewing the ear. Only a small percentage of people qualify
for this hearing aid because the ear canal is often too small.
Slightly larger is the completely-in-canal (CIC) hearing aid.
Typically this style is hard to spot but in some cases, a portion
of the hearing aid can be seen. The next size up is the in-thecanal
(ITC), or Half-Shell, hearing aid. Most of the hearing aid
fills up the ear canal, as well as the bottom portion of the bowl
of the ear, so it is more easily seen. The largest custom mold
is the in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid, or Full Shell. It is easily
seen and fills up the whole bowl of the ear. Smaller hearing
aids are more cosmetically appealing but can lack in comfort
and features. Larger hearing aids tend to have more power,
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Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids have two parts
that attach together to make up the hearing aid. The hearing aid
itself sits on top of the ear and is connected with a thin tube to
an earmold or preformed tip. BTEs come in a variety of sizes.
Larger hearing aids are usually more powerful and easier to
handle. They have larger batteries and more optional controls
than smaller BTE styles.
Receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing aids are part
behind the ear and part in the ear. The receiver or speaker is
housed deep in the ear canal, while the main electronics and
microphone are behind the ear. RIC hearing aids fit a large
range of hearing losses but are best suited for people with highfrequency
hearing loss. The housing behind the ear can be very
tiny and difficult to see and a thin, nearly transparent wire runs
down into the ear canal and attaches to the speaker. They have
grown popular due to their discreetness and versatility.
Which one is best for you? This is where an audiologist
can help. Based on a variety of factors, the audiologist can
help direct you towards the best fit. No one hearing aid is
right for everybody and selecting the right one from the start
will prevent a lot of hassle in the future. Before you can talk
hearing aids though, you need to start with a good diagnostic
hearing test. Contact your audiologist to set up an appointment
and you will be on the right track to selecting the best hearing
aid for you.
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Senior Star at Elmore Place Hosts National Speaker
and Author of “Creating Moments of Joy” …
Senior Star at Elmore Place
Senior Star at Elmore Place is pleased to host
national speaker and author, Jolene Brackey at 7 p.m. on
June 30 and 11:30 a.m. on July 1 on its campus at 4500
Elmore Avenue.
Brackey’s enlightening presentation, “Creating
Moments of Joy,” is one that is designed to help navigate
the journey and challenges of all those who are in an
Alzheimer’s caregiving role. Eager to share her practical
solutions and insights, she established the business,
Enhanced Moments, to help guide people through
the Alzheimer’s journey. Her message of hope and
encouragement, along with generous helpings of humor,
is warmly embraced by family members and professional
caregivers alike. In her presentation, attendees will be
sure to catch the vision … a vision of looking beyond
the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and focusing more
energy on creating moments of joy.
Brackey’s presentation parallels Senior Star’s
trademarked Purposeful Moments® philosophy, which
is inherent in their mission of providing a community
lifestyle that inspires people to embrace senior living.
“Our residents are here because we are more than
caregivers, we are caregivers to the human spirit,”
said Marc Strohschein, executive director of Senior
Star at Elmore Place. “Assisting our residents in
fulfilling their desire for a sense of purpose influences
everything we do. We create Purposeful Moments® for
our residents by personally getting to know them and
taking opportunities to engage them in activities that
bring a sense of success, contentment, joy and purpose.”
Quad City community members are encouraged
to attend this enlightening presentation that will lift the
spirit! Not only will Brackey bring practical advice on
how to create moments of joy in times of challenge,
but Senior Star’s associates will also be available for
personal discussions with anyone who wants to see
how the community is designed to create Purposeful
Moments® in daily life for its residents.
Refreshments will be provided at the June 30
presentation and lunch will be provided at the July 1
presentation. Please call 563.359.0100 no later than
June 28 to reserve your spot today, and indicate which
presentation you would like to attend.
ATTENTION CAREGIVERS:
JOLENE BRACKEY AT ELMORE PLACE
June 30 at 7:00 p.m. • July 1 at 11:30 a.m.
Brackey’s inspiring presentation Creating Moments of Joy
is designed to help navigate the journey and challenges of
those who are in an Alzheimer’s caregiving role. Join us to
hear this message of hope and encouragement paired with
practical solutions and insights.
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www.WeertsFH.com
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Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa…what is Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa?
Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa strives to ensure that “Every child beginning at birth will be
healthy and successful.”
How does Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa ensure that “Every child beginning at birth
will be healthy and successful” in Scott County?
Through community involvement community priorities are established. The Scott County Kids Early
Childhood board may contract with a community agency to provide a completely unique service or an
already existing service may be modified or enhanced to meet a particular need. Often the limited
funding Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa has is utilized to meet identified community need; other
times, needs can be met through facilitating communication with the early childhood service providers.
Our community is fortunate to have a vast array of caring early childhood professionals.
What is the Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa Board?
The Scott County Kids Early Childhood Board is comprised of community leaders in the areas of education,
health, human services, faith, business and of course parents.
How does Scott County Kids Early Childhood Iowa get the funding they disperse?
From the Early Childhood Iowa state board. The state departments supporting Early Childhood Iowa are;
the Department of Education, Department of Human Services and Department of Health. Funding must
be for services for children prenatal through age 5.
How does Scott County Kids decide how to spend funding?
Through evaluation of community forum information and community data assessments the Scott County
Kids Early Childhood Board has established community priorities. These community priorities drive
funding decisions. The priorities are as follows:
1. Advance healthy physical and mental development for all children, with a
priority to at-risk children.
2. Increase access to affordable quality learning environments for all
children.
3. Increase awareness regarding the importance of the early years.
4. Increase positive relationships between children and parents.
5. Increase the number of center and home based providers meeting quality standards.
Are the same services always funded?
Not always. In addition to funding decisions meeting community priorities, funding decisions adjust to
community resources as well. For instance if a funding source becomes available in our community to
provide a service that Scott County Kids has traditionally funded, Scott County Kids would adjust or
reduce funding accordingly. Any unobligated funding would then be contracted to another community
priority.
…and it’s not all about funding! We strive to enrich the early childhood system of Scott County.
The system is made up of many private and public service providers – all working to better the
lives of children.
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