About 1 in 6 (17%) children in the United States has obesity. Certain groups of children are more affected than others. National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month provides a chance for…
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights the efforts of Lifecare Family Health & Dental Center to protect patients of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases through…
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, dedicated to making everyone aware that kids get arthritis, too! And while a lot of progress has been made in treating it, there’s still…
Injuries are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44. The good news? Everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries. This June, we encourage you to…
The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives…
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and…
Prevent Blindness America has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month. Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and it is the leading cause of blindness…
May is Mental Health Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “1 in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime.” It’s important…
A stroke is a “brain attack” that happens when blood flow to the brain is cut off and brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When stroke…
Distracted driving is dangerous and has become a serious health problem. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,450 people were killed in 2016 due to distracted drivers. In…
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992. During this annual thirty day period, health care professionals and health promotion experts across the country will join forces to…
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability; signs typically appear during early childhood and affect a person’s ability to communicate, and interact with others. ASD is defined by…
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