Tag: Wellness
Time to get annual immunization shots
Backpack, lunch box, notebooks, markers, crayons, shots.
Put cancer prevention on school checklist
HPV vaccine can prevent certain cancers and other diseases caused by human papillomavirus.
Start thinking about school immunizations
Is your child up to date with school shots for his/her grade this upcoming school year?
Sun safety as important as ever
Although summer is already well underway, sun safety is still as important as ever.
Put down the screen and pick up the happiness
The sunny summer days are making their way to Sheboygan.
Work your way through stress
We all have it, we deal with it on a daily basis and it can wear us down if we don’t handle it well. It’s stress.
Diabetes Awareness Day highlights disease
Each year, the fourth Tuesday of March is designated as Diabetes Awareness Day. The American Diabetes Association continues to focus our nation’s attention on the seriousness of diabetes and its impact on people affected by this disease. Diabetes is taking a heavy toll on this country’s health. Pay attention to the following risk factors: over the age of 45, overweight or obese, physically inactive, having close family members with diabetes. Women who have had a baby greater than nine pounds or had gestational diabetes, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders have a higher incidence of diabetes.
Colon cancer: Getting tested could save your life
Are you or is someone you care about 50 or older? Then it’s time to have that talk with your health care provider about getting tested for colon cancer.
Get HPV vaccine for children now to prevent cancer later
As parents, you do everything you can to protect your children’s health for now and for the future. Today, there is a strong weapon to prevent several types of cancer in our kids: the HPV vaccine.