Previous posts have given you tips on steps to take to prevent falls and also fall-proofing your home to prevent falls. These are just some of the tools available to you to help prevent loved ones from falling and potentially seriously injuring themselves. Statewide there are events happening for Falls Prevention Awareness Month. Since Falls …
With flu season around the corner (traditionally cases pop-up from October through early Spring with a peak occurring in January/February), it's time to prepare. While it is recommended that everyone 6 months of age and older receives a vaccination against the flu, it is especially important for individuals 65 and older, those with chronic health …
With temperatures across much of Missouri being in the mid-upper 70s for the high tomorrow, Saturday, September 14, and scattered rain holding off until the early part of next week, it's the perfect weather for walking! Watch the video below from Everybody Walk! to find out great reasons for finding a space to walk (indoors …
If you or someone you know has arthritis, you may know all too well the impact that pain can have. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the main focuses of treating or managing arthritis is in fact to control that pain. While there are many different forms of treatment …
Adults with arthritis may respond to this question that their social life is limited. If you are trying to think about how you would respond to this question, there are several things you may want to think about. When friends or family invite you to attend a gathering, are you able to attend? Do you …
Many people who suffer from chronic long term conditions like arthritis have symptoms like pain and weakness, and may one day experience disability. People with long-term health conditions are alsolikely to suffer from depression and anxiety. For anyone who has been diagnosed with these conditions this may come as no surprise. Research shows there may be …
Sonya Hodges, of the Douglas County Health Department, Ava, Missouri, has been involved in chronic disease self-management education programs for a few years now. Hodges has been a leader for CDSMP programs for five years and is also trained in the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program. Hodges, Suzanne Cooney and Angie Fletcher, held the CDSMP course …
June isn't just the month of Father's Day, it's also a month to bring awareness to issues of health for all boys and men. National Men's Health Month, started as part of a Congressional health education program in 1994, encourages us all to pay extra attention to the health of important men in our lives. …
“This is your opportunity to learn how to do this. You get to be in charge now.” Marcia Rippe of St. Joseph, Missouri, Buchanan County, shares her experiences as a leader of self-management programs. Rippe works for the Heartland Health (St. Joseph) Arthritis Community Services office. Rippe has served as a nurse educator for at …
"I don’t know if I can do this.” Sheila Murphy, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, wanted to regain her independence and also to take care of herself after the loss of her sister whom she had cared for over 12 years. (Image: Sheila Murphy, when she first came to the Independent Living Center of Southeast …