Prediabetes: Fear of Finding Out
Don’t Let FOFO (Fear of Finding Out) Keep You From Better Health! “There’s a phrase that I use when I talk about why people don’t want to find out if they have prediabetes,” says [...]
Caring For Your Mental Health During a Pandemic
How do I stay healthy, when stress and anxiety are overwhelming? I’m tired of the pandemic, how do I take a mental break? How can I stay informed, but take care of myself? This [...]
LGBTQ+ youth are not alone
LGBTQ+ youth often face discrimination at school or in their communities. During their critical adolescent years, they feel isolated and misunderstood, lacking the resources they need to maintain their mental health. With pandemic-related social [...]
Tips for managing money this holiday season
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be behind us, but the holiday spending season is in full swing. If you’re on a budget managing money this holiday season, hello overwhelm. There's the stocking stuffers, [...]
HIV/AIDS: A Story of Resiliency
In June 1981, the CDC published the first case report describing what is now known as an AIDS related illness. It described five gay men with a type of pneumonia only seen when someone’s [...]
Help Eliminate the Stigma Attached to Mental Health Services
Mental health is not something that affects some people; it affects all people. We all have a brain and emotions, which means we all have varying mental health needs and those needs change as [...]
Fresh, Clean Winter Air
Just as wildfires pollute the air in summer, wood stoves have a huge effect on air quality and health during the winter months. Wood smoke contains a complex mixture of gases and microscopic particles which [...]
Here is another side of tobacco often overlooked…
Tobacco use is harmful to the environment causing deforestation, soil degradation, and increased use of pesticides. On top of that, the dangers from smoking don’t stop once a cigarette is stubbed out. Cigarette filters/butts are [...]
Great Grocery Deals!
Town & Country Foods [Prices valid Thursday, September 28 – Wednesday, October 4] Bartlett Pears - $.79/lb Gala Apples - $.79/lb Winter Squash – 2 lbs for $1 Yellow Onions – 4 lbs for $1 [...]
The Big Latch On!
Every year, women and their families participate in The Big Latch On; a designated day and time where women gather to breastfeed, raise awareness, and offer peer support. On the same day, all around the [...]