Health Education

At UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's we don't just provide expert care, we provide resources to help you be an expert in your own care! We want our patients to have the best tools available to be well informed throughout their healthcare process. Depend on us for up-to-date quality information and hands-on health programs.

Emergency Advice

If you have a pressing medical question or need assistance, you can call My UnityPoint Nurse at 712-279-3333. Staffed by registered nurses 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, we're here to help when you're in a pinch.

The Poison Center is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with a poison emergency and find information for poison prevention. Call a poison expert at 1-800-222-1222.

Additional Resources

• Health-Diagnostic Tests

  From the Harvard Medical Schools, this site offers you health information that answers your questions about diagnostic tests and procedures and tells you how to prepare for them.

• MedlinePlus

  MedlinePlus directs you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also contains extensive information about drugs and supplements, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive tutorials, the latest health news, and surgery videos. 
• US HHS
• Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
• Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age
• National Heart Lung Blood Institute
• Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure
• High Blood Cholesterol, What You Need to Know
• CDC Cancer Prevention Download
  • Play It Safe In the Sun
• American Heart Association
  • Numbers That Count for a Healthy Heart
• NDEP
  • Diabetes Education Tool
• CDC Vital Signs Downloads
  • Colorectal & Breast Cancer Screening:
• National Institute of Health