Myers Health Cabinet
Healthy Together: Body, Mind, & Soul
Say to him: ‘Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!’
1 Samuel 25:6
Give the Gift of Life!
Wednesday, June 26
10a to 3p
All successful donors will receive a cool summer T-shirt and a $20 gift card as a Thank You gift!!
Lace up your shoes and let’s get moving! The Myers Health Cabinet is excited to offer you this opportunity to walk together! The goal is fitness and fellowship on the first Saturday of each month at 9am and the locations will vary. This group is open to all ages! If you are interested, please contact Allison Evanoff. Allison will contact you with any last minute details and let you know where the next month’s hike will be located!
May: Daniel Stowe Trailhead Store
June: Goat Island
July: No Walking
WBTV reports on Vaxathon with footage at Myers Memorial UMC
The Hope4NC Helpline (1-855-587-3463) connects North Carolinians to additional mental health and resilience supports that help them cope and build resilience during times of crisis. As part of the state’s recent hurricane recovery efforts it served over 4,400 people in the most impacted counties, and now it is being made available to everyone in North Carolina’s 100 counties during the COVID-19 crisis. This initiative is in partnership with all seven of the state’s LME/MCOs and REAL Crisis Intervention Inc. in Greenville. Hope4NC is now available 24 hours per day, seven days a week to speak to a live person.
AED
February is Heart Health Awareness Month so our topic this month is about the benefits of an Automated External Defibrillator. What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)? The following information has been adapted from the American Heart Association.
An AED is a lightweight portable device that sends an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can potentially stop a fatal heart rhythm and allow a normal rhythm to occur in t
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Vitamin D Basics
Bob McCullen, MD
Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal mineralization of bone and to prevent low calcium muscle contractions called tetany. It is also needed for bone growth.
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Genetic Testing for Ovarian and Breast Cancer
Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Who should be tested?
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Immunization Awareness Month
Immunization Awareness Month
Contributed by Lou Foltz
The month of August is always an annual observance to highlight the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages. Immunizations, also called vaccines or shots, help prevent dangerous illnesses and potentially harmful diseases.
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Total Knee Replacement
Dr. Bob McCullen, Myers Health Cabinet Member
This is a topic close to my heart since I broke my right knee twice and my mom just got her total knee last year. Approximately 767,000 Total Knee Replacements (TKRs) are done each year.
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