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As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15




Good Sleep Habits Necessary for Optimal Health
Improve your sleep habits

Osteoporosis: The Silent Thief
Eighty percent affected by osteoporosis are women

Causes and Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Blood clots can possibly lead to death

Take Action to Sooth Dry Eyes
Causes and symptoms of dry eye

Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Skin cancer is a largely preventable disease.

Stroke: Awareness and Prevention
When a person has a stroke, it is crucial that he or she receive immediate medical attention.

How to Prevent Diabetes
Pre-diabetes condition often precedes diabetes

Don’t Take Your Spine for Granted
Simple steps will go a long way to improving your spine health

Is It a Cold or the Flu?
How to tell the difference

Stop Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer can be prevented.

Taking the Next Step
Intensive outpatient therapy program helps patients get the most out of life

Improve Your Heart Health
Do you want to live your best life possible? Make it a habit!

Prevent Heart Disease
These lifestyle changes might save your life.

Facts About Heart Disease
The facts that you need to know.

Risks and Signs of Heart Disease
Talk with your physician about your risk for heart disease and learn the warning signs of a heart attack.

MRSA Is Serious, But Preventable and Treatable
Simple good hygiene can prevent this potentially deadly infection

MRSA Fast Facts
MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria that is resistant to some antibiotics.

Dangers of Smoking
Nicotine is an addictive drug

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
Find out how to “fight the bite”

Health Department Works to Control TB
Facts about TB

Diabetes Fast Facts
Diabetes is widely recognized as one of the leading causes of death and disability

Prevent Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Each year more than 500 people in the United States die of accidental CO poisoning

Want To Quit Smoking?
There are places to go for help.

The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Damaging health effects may linger in the home for years

Men: Take Charge Against Prostate Cancer
More than 1.8 million men in the United States are prostate cancer survivors

The Dog Days of Summer
Keep cool while keeping fit

Prevent Heat-related Illness in Athletes
Heat injuries are among the leading causes of sports deaths among young athlete

Protect Yourself Against West Nile Virus This Summer
Those ever-present mosquitoes on balmy summer nights

Take Action Against Arthritis
Exercise can help alleviate pain, improve health

What’s the Difference Between Emergency and Urgent Care?
How to know whether an emergency room or a physician’s office or urgent care center is best

Flu Prevention
When the flu shot is not an option

Stay Home With The Flu
Don’t be a work hero

Emergency Room–Off-Peak Hours
Knowing when to go to the ER could shorten your waiting time

What Is Triage?
The ER system that saves lives

ER Overcrowding
A national epidemic



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