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National Nutrition Month: Five Tips to Help You Fuel for the Future
March 8, 2023
March is National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign driven by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that focuses on the importance of making informed food choices, developing sound eating habits and maintaining regular physical activity. This year’s theme is “Fuel for the Future” – a great reminder that the food...
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Is It Your Time for a Colonoscopy?
March 1, 2023
The 80s and 90s were a legendary time for cinema, with the release of some of the most well-known movies to date, including Thelma & Louise, Forrest Gump, Clueless, Space Jam, Titanic and the list goes on. But if these renowned pieces of pop culture were introduced to the big...
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National Heart Month: Four Easy Ways to Show Your Heart Some Love
February 7, 2023
We often associate the month of February with hearts because of Valentine’s Day. However, there is another reason we should think of hearts in February – it’s American Heart Month, a designated time to advocate for cardiovascular health and raise awareness about heart disease. According to the Centers for Disease...
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New Year, New You: Four Tips for a Healthy Start to 2023
January 3, 2023
The beginning of a new year symbolizes a fresh start and, for many of us, it provides a renewed focus on our overall health and wellbeing. That’s why so many of us set New Year’s resolutions intended to improve our wellness. Turning the page on the calendar gives us a...
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Flu Season is Here: Step One? Getting Vaccinated
November 3, 2022
by Della Sennett, Scott Memorial Health Chief Nursing Officer Flu season has arrived. Lasting from late autumn to as late as May – and peaking between December and February – the season typically brings millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths. This 2022-23 flu...
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DIABETES: What You Need to Know
November 2, 2022
By Palwasha Kamal, MD, Family Medicine and Endocrinologist Diabetes is a chronic health condition that impacts how your body turns food into energy and causes blood sugar levels to rise to abnormally high levels. As the seventh leading cause of death, diabetes is one of the most common – and dangerous –...
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Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
October 6, 2022
By: Jackie Roberts, FNP, Scott Primary Care Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and provide education on the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer,...
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Suicide Prevention: Knowing the Signs & Getting Help
September 30, 2022
Suicide is a complex and alarming public health issue that causes pain to hundreds of thousands of people each year. Suicide continues to be one of the fastest-growing epidemics around the world and is a leading cause of death in the U.S. In fact, the U.S. suicide rate in 2020...
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SCOTT MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED LIFEPOINT HEALTH NATIONAL QUALITY LEADER
September 28, 2022
Scott Memorial Health today announced that it has been named a LifePoint Health National Quality Leader. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance...
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What is Food Insecurity & How Do We Overcome It?
September 13, 2022
by Jackie Roberts, APRN, Scott Primary Care Food insecurity is having a lack of regular access to healthy and nutritious food that is necessary for normal growth and development. In 2020, an estimated one in eight Americans were food insecure, equating to over 38 million Americans, including almost 12 million children....
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