UnityPoint Health – Finley Health Foundation is the recipient of two grants from the Dubuque Racing Association (DRA). One grant, in the amount of $10,000, is to provide anti-ligature risk fixtures and furniture for the Behavioral Health Department. The Foundation was also awarded a $5,000 grant for the purchase of educational materials and supplies for the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Maternal Health Program.
The anti-ligature risk fixtures and furniture allows for the treatment of patients with behavioral health challenges in a safer environment. This inpatient unit provides a secure place for families to leave their loved ones during a behavioral health episode, or during a newly diagnosed condition, such as dementia.
The VNA will use their DRA grant to share educational materials and supplies with more than 400 mothers and 400 babies in the Maternal Health program. Educational materials and videos in Spanish and English, breast pumps, and other supplies will support mothers who would like to breastfeed their babies.
