Posts Tagged ‘family’
The Importance of Gathering Family Health History This Thanksgiving
Discover how to start the conversation this Thanksgiving to learn about your family health history and improve your experience in the ER. Family history plays a crucial role in medical care. Whenever we visit a healthcare facility, whether it’s for a routine check-up or an emergency room visit, we’re often asked to provide information about…
Read MoreFamily Health and Fitness Day!
It’s time to get up and get active for National Family Health and Fitness Day on June 8th! The National Recreation and Park Association has created this day to encourage families to participate in healthy physical activity and to help promote the importance of parks and recreation in keeping communities active and healthy. Looking for…
Read MoreHow Your Family Health History Can Help You
Your genes are what make you uniquely yourself, but they also carry certain similarities through your family. For example, the genes your parents passed down are responsible for your eye color, height, hair type, and sometimes, unfortunately, health issues. Typically, at least one type of chronic disease will affect a family, such as cancer, heart…
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