Spring officially starts Thursday and while the weather is still sometimes in winter mode, temperatures are inching higher while snow piles slowly melt, making it easier for everyone to come out of hibernation. This past week, several participants in the Pedometer Challenge sponsored by ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care saw their numbers increase.
Stepping On is a free seven-week workshop using adult education to develop the knowledge and skills needed to help older adults prevent falls. In conjunction with the THRIVES (“Teaming for Health & Resiliency Improvement via Education and Support”), Stepping On will be offered starting March 18 at Riverside Medical Center (RMC).
It has been just over two years since traumatic brain injury (TBI) crashed into the lives of the DeGroot family. While downhill skiing at Nordic Mountain on January 13, 2012, 13-year-old avid skier Jacob DeGroot tried to avoid other skiers who had fallen. To avoid injuring these people in his path, he veered off and ended up airborne, striking his head against a tree in the woods head-on at a high speed and suffering a depressed skull fracture and underlying brain bleed.
Effective April 1, 2014, new income limits go into effect for Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus health insurance for low-income residents. Adults with family income over the federal poverty level will no longer qualify for this plan. If their employer does not offer health insurance they must enroll in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov in order to continue coverage.
A Wine and Cheese Tasting will benefit the Rural Health Initiative in Waupaca County. The third annual event will be from 7-10 p.m. Fri., April 25, at Crystal Falls Banquet Hall in New London. The Wine and Cheese Tasting will feature 40 kinds of wine, seven beers from Pigeon River Brewing and 40 types of cheese. Uptown will provide the evening’s entertainment.
Are you prepared to have “the talk” with your teenage daughter? If you are the mother of a teenage girl, this presentation may be helpful for you. Dr. Post of Women’s Care of Wisconsin will speak about new guidelines for pap smears, HPV vaccinations, birth control options and more. This is a hard time for both mother and daughter; being better educated on these topics may help make this transition period a little easier.
Sibling rivalry can make you do a lot of things…and in the case of three Green Bay sisters, it might even get you to exercise more.
While making it through our lengthy winter, summer and next fall may be the farthest things from your mind. But now is the time to think about those times of the school year and make sure your children are medically prepared for their activities.
When Beth Malchetske takes on her new role as Director of Business Integration for ThedaCare and Community Health Network (CHN), bridging the new affiliation between the two health care systems, it will be like coming home.
Studies continue to show the damage stress can have on a person’s mental and physical health. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, a ThedaCare class offered at Riverside Medical Center (RMC), continues to show participants how to recognize, reduce and respond to stress.
Students at New London High School’s Biomedical Sciences classes get a peek at a medical career path.
Getting in 10,000 steps a day is not easy. Just ask the participants in the Pedometer Challenge sponsored by ThedaCare and ThedaCare Orthopedic Care. Once participants began tracking their daily steps and realized just how sedentary they are – especially with this winter’s weather making going for a walk around the neighborhood a challenge – many began making small changes to bump up their daily total.
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