When working through the tough stuff, I remember my fourth-grade parochial school teacher saying, “God provides the wind, but you must raise the sails.” So it is in healthcare, too, where some miracles also require a little earthly intervention.
A group of New London community and business leaders are teaming up to encourage area employers to participate in a new Workplace Wellness Initiative.
People who love to run can attend a free ThedaCare session, “How to Run More Efficiently & Prevent Common Injuries,” to learn how to run more efficiently and to help prevent injury, especially as they transition from winter to spring/summer running.
A local school and a park will get new fitness equipment aimed at helping residents live healthier lives. ThedaCare recently made donations to both Huntley Elementary School in Appleton and the Town of Menasha to purchase new outdoor equipment.
ThedaCare announced today it will contribute $50,000 toward the construction of five new hoop houses at Riverview Gardens in support of the non-profit’s ServiceWorks job training program. Riverview Gardens was established in 2011 as a collaborative transformation of a 70-acre private golf course in downtown Appleton, into an urban farm, park and job-training program.
A free resource is available for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other diseases like asthma that affect breathing. The Air It Up Better Breathers Support Group meets monthly at Shawano Medical Center to provide information and support to people who have breathing problems.
Last fall, I came up with a project to change that – I wanted to get to know the members of the media who cover ThedaCare a little bit better and have them get to know me, too. And if I could help them improve their health a little bit – that was a bonus!
Twelve-year-old Jack Goerlinger recently received a wish through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. While he is extremely grateful, Jack said with uncanny honesty, “My real wish is that this never happened to me.” Jack has microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). The annual incidence of MPA is 3 cases per 1 million people.
The Riverside Health Foundation seeks applicants for the Boudry Memorial Scholarship, the Nancy Salan Memorial Nursing Scholarship, and the Isabelle Rowe Nursing Scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded in May 2012.
A 9-year-old Appleton girl took her family’s heartache and did something positive to help other children dealing with a sibling’s death.
During February, known as National Heart Health month, health and wellness patients can participate in “Matters of the Heart,” a month-long art project at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca.
Mothers who are prepared to have “the talk” with their teenage daughter can attend a free ThedaCare session, “From Mother to Daughter.” Amber Post, MD, of Women’s Care of Wisconsin will speak about new guidelines for pap smears, HPV vaccinations, birth control options and more.
We rely on our feet every day. Sometimes we forget how much they do for us until they start telling us how much they hurt.
For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.
