Let Your Heart Be Light: Taking Care of Yourself During the Busy Holiday Season
December is often called the most wonderful time of the year – and for good reason. Visits with family and friends, exchanging gifts, sharing delicious meals and giving back to charitable causes are all great [...]
DIABETES: What You Should Know
DIABETES: What You Should Know If you aren’t living with diabetes, there’s a good chance that at least one of the friends or loved ones who you’ll see this upcoming holiday season is affected by [...]
Health Insurance Marketplace
Are You Covered? Health Insurance Marketplace Now Open Through December 15 November 1 marked the beginning of open enrollment for 2020 health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Since debuting in 2013, the Health [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness
The Fight Doesn’t End October 31 Moving beyond awareness and into peace-of-mind with annual mammograms October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time set aside each year to review our knowledge of this disease, shine [...]
Suicide Awareness
Suicide: What You Should Know by Jonathan Rutherford, BA, BSN, RN, Director of Behavior Health, Canyon Vista Medical Center The issue of suicide is a very difficult and concerning topic to address – and, unfortunately, [...]
Lowering Your Cholesterol
Lower Your Cholesterol, Lower Your Risk “Cholesterol” is probably one of the most common words you hear when it comes to heart disease, what and what not to eat, and general health and well-being. And [...]
The National Opioid Crisis: How Did We Get Here
The nation's opioid crisis reached new proportions in 2017, with provisional data revealing that there were 17 percent more deaths from drug overdoses between May 2016 and May 2017, compared to the previous year. Though [...]
Immunization Awareness
Getting in the Immunization Routine: Regular vaccinations support individual and community health With summer drawing to a close, it will soon be time to focus on getting back into more “normal” routines. After-school practices, homework, [...]
Annual Physicals and Back to School
Healthy Habits to Ensure a Successful School Year for Kids When the days get shorter, it’s a good sign that another school year is just around the corner. As you begin to tackle your back-to-school [...]
Cookout Caution
Keeping Food Safety in Focus This Summer by Chelsea Sanders, RD Clinical Dietitian Summer offers plentiful opportunities to gather outdoors with family and friends. Whether it’s the Fourth of July, Labor Day, an afternoon on [...]