As a team that spends much of their time helping others navigate their healthcare journeys, we’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. Handling your health can be something of an obstacle course, whether you’re generally well or require more serious medical care. That’s why health literacy is so important, starting with these four healthcare hacks to know.
Finding time to exercise and socialize should be a part of every person’s day, just as working and having a schedule is. It’s fun, inexpensive, and feels good.
As life picks up steam in September, explore some yoga to support you on your journey.
The beginning of fall can feel chaotic, especially as we settle back into our routines. We created a quick health checkup list so you can find the top-of-mind info you need, when you need it.
It makes sense that National Immunization Awareness Month is August, as students of all ages head back to school. Keeping up with routine vaccinations is important for public health, and of course for the wellbeing of students themselves. Vaccines are especially divisive right now, but it’s important to remember why they exist: to keep kids and adults safe from dangerous diseases that
We have all heard the advice of not waiting until the last minute, but do not always know where or when to start. Here are a few tips to help you ease into the back-to-school process.
On the heels of our administration declaring Monkeypox a public health emergency, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the virus.
During these hot months, a range of fruits and veggies are ripe for the picking, which make eating healthy easier, less expensive and even more delicious.
Juvenile arthritis is an umbrella term for multiple types of autoimmune and auto inflammatory diseases that impact about 300,000 children in the United States.
Illness-causing ticks can be found in all 50 states, making awareness important for everyone in the U.S.
Not making time to do things you love doesn’t only lead to a pretty unfulfilling and unhappy life but also makes you more susceptible to illness.
There are plenty of ways to help boost the planet’s health, and in turn, yours. Here are a few resources to inspire you.
March is Sleep Awareness Month, but for anyone that has trouble sleeping, we hardly need a pseudo-holiday to remind us. Consider this: The National Sleep Foundation’s 2020 Sleep in America poll discovered that Americans feel sleepy on an average of three days a week – with participants reporting that lack of sleep impacts their mood, mental acuity, and productivity.
If you’ve got that February feeling, you’re not alone. With January being the longest month ever (it’s basically a scientific fact) and winter weather still going strong – not to mention the ol’ pandemic – we wanted to do a quick mental health check. For many, this month feels especially hard to manage seasonal depression and overall winter blues.
February is American Heart Health Month, but considering that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the US, cardiovascular health should be top of mind year-round. The stats are sobering: according to the CDC, one person dies every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease in the United States.
October is Health Literacy Month, which serves as an important reminder that every individual’s well-being should be in their hands. While that may not be the case today, we advocate for giving patients their power back, which starts with education and support. Read on for a little health literacy 101, plus key questions to ask yourself (or your organization) about
I have worked with everyone from family and friends to referrals and strangers, and I have always fought for them from the perspective of the patient. Three weeks ago, however, I was brazenly reminded of how much harder it is to do the same for a loved one when I became a caretaker.
My name is Clare. I am the founder and CEO of Cancer Sherpa, and this is my twenty-sixth year of going to sleep away camp.
Follow this checklist to stay safe and healthy during all your favorite summer activities.
