Community Health Center

Stroke Awareness Month — enacting better protocols can save lives

The reality when it comes to strokes? The closest hospital is not always the best option.

What is a STEMI heart attack?

Knowing how to take action quickly during a heart attack could save a life or help you or a family member avoid permanent disability. That’s especially true in the case of a serious kind of heart attack known as a “STEMI.”Diagnosing a STEMIIn a STEMI heart attack (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction), a coronary artery in the heart is completely (not partially) blocked. The damage is so severe it causes electrical changes on an EKG, which alerts medical teams they must act quickly…

The Medical Assistant's Guide to an EKG Exam and the Cardio System

Did you know that employment for medical assistants is projected to grow 29 percent from 2016 to 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? One of the special skills a medical assistant learns in a medical assisting program is administering a EKG exam. Testing for cardiovascular disorders with electrocardiography (EKG or ECG) is ...

Is Electrochemical Treatment Really Back?

Back in the ‘70s as a psychology major, I remember working in a psych ward with people who had “difficult” personalities or behaviors and had undergone frontal lobotomies and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It was considered barbaric and a desperate attempt to calm patients who were impossible to control. So when I first heard about ECT being used to help severely autistic patients, a red flag went up. My first thoughts took me back to the scene with Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over…

How to Fit in Exercise While You Travel

Traveling, whether for business or pleasure, is no reason to leave your fitness goals behind. Here’s how to get a good workout, on the go.

The Vegetables Most Americans Eat Are Drowning In Salt And Fat

Potatoes and tomatoes are nutritious and delicious. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that Americans tend to consume way too many of them in unhealthy ways, like french fries and pizza.

How to stay fit without exercising

If you build more activity into your day, you might be able to skip the workout

Visualize the costs of your school health center

Do you know how much your health center costs? Use the health center ROI calculator to visualize your costs.

How Good Mental Health Affects Your Overall Health

Mental health can play as big of a roll in your overall health as diet and exercise do.

Blood test could reveal whether or not a child is getting enough sleep

Scientists at the Institute of Food Sciences of the National Research Council in Italy said there were lower levels of certain pieces of genetic material in children who didn't get enough sleep.

Health care or abuse: Which are you receiving?

High-overhead, high-volume offices sacrifice the sacred physicians-patient relationship. This is not health care. It’s abuse.

Teaching Health Centers: when there’s nowhere else to go

Contacting your representative in support of Teaching Health Centers is a crucial step in developing the primary care we need, both now and going forward.

What is human-centered health care and why is it important?

Human-centered health care sees people not as patients defined by illness or impairment but as individuals on the journey of life.

Why are Buffalo's health systems getting into ambulatory surgery centers?

Catholic Health System is closing in on completing its $23.3 million deal to purchase a 77% stake in Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York in Amherst. Catholic Health, Kaleida

Here's What It Means If You Have Ridges on Your Nails

Case Studies: Asthma Environmental Interventions for School-Based Health Centers

Learn how school-based health centers across the country are addressing environmental asthma triggers, and improving community health and wellness.