Facebook Instagram LinkedIn The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) celebrates November 7, 2021 to November 13, 2021 as the National Nurse Practitioner Week. The AANP describes this week to “celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice to nurse practitioners (NPs) will be
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Month 2021
FacebookInstagramLinkedIn Alzheimer’s is defined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as “a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment”. Even with over 6.2 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, there are still quite a few people who do
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Healthcare Panel With Mount Saint Mary College
FacebookInstagramLinkedInCross Valley Health & Medicine’s Christian J. Plaza, MBA, MSN, FNP-C (Clinical & Business Director) and Kyle Russo, MBA (Practice Manager) attended a healthcare panel sponsored by Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) School of Business on Wednesday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m. The healthcare panel was held both in-person and virtually through Zoom.The healthcare panel
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Quit Smoking 2021 | Cross Valley Health & Medicine
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn We all know that smoking is bad for your health. Did you know, according for the Center for Disease Control (CDC), that “in 2019, nearly 14 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (14.0%) currently smoked cigarettes. This means an estimated 34.1 million adults in the United States currently
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Healthy Lung Month 2021
FacebookInstagramLinkedInOur lungs give us life and sometimes we often take them for granted. We rarely think about breathing until we have trouble doing so. That’s why many organizations across America joined together to dedicate every October to raising awareness of just how important our lungs can be. Each day, we breathe in many different chemicals,
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National ADHD Awareness Month 2021
FacebookInstagramLinkedIn October is the annual celebration for how far people have come with understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Prior to 2004, ADHD awareness was only celebrated on one calendar day. Now, the whole month of October is dedicated to raising awareness for this condition. Raising awareness for this condition is critical because according to
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Each October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place to raise awareness for the signs of breast cancer to support and provide life-saving screenings for women in need. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among American women; the need to detect breast cancer early can
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Where Can I Buy Medical Marijuana Near Me?
FacebookInstagramLinkedInMedical marijuana is a relatively new form of treatment for a wide variety of qualifying medical conditions. Since marijuana is federally illegal to possess and use, many states across the county have started a medical marijuana program to allow for certain individuals to access and use medically-grown marijuana to treat their condition(s). One state, in
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Chronic Pain Management | Cross Valley
FacebookInstagramLinkedInAlmost everyone has experienced some sort of pain or tingling feeling in their lives at one point or another. This pain is usually brought on by sustaining some sort of injury to an area of your body, like stubbing your toe or getting a paper cut. Once the injury heals, the pain usually goes away.
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National Recovery Month Sept 2021
Facebook Instagram LinkedIn The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) observes each September as the National Recovery Month. SAMHSA explained that this month “is a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of
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