Interior Health praises Vernon for work on supportive housing, complex care – Vernon News

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IH heaps praise on Vernon

Interior Health is praising Vernon for its leadership on supportive housing.

A letter from IH CEO Susan Brown to mayor Victor Cumming expresses “heartfelt gratitude to you and the council for your unwavering advocacy and dedication to fostering community partnerships.”

The letter is included in the agenda package for Monday’s council meeting.

In it, Brown says Vernon’s efforts “have been instrumental in developing safe and supportive housing for community members in Vernon and its surrounding areas.”

Brown notes the mission at Interior Health “is

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Which Diet (way of eating) Is Best for Health and Longevity?

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Proper diet undoubtedly promotes healthier aging and longevity. But what’s the right diet? A meta-analysis of diet studies proposes an answer. or more accurately, answers, based on diet-related biomarkers linked to disease and aging. Half of the studies were done in Europe, the rest from North America and Asia. The February, 2023, article was published in Nutrients. You can read the entire article online.

“….the main goal of this systematic review was to perceive the quantity and quality of different diets or aspects in nutrition, how they could modulate biomarkers and prevent aging-related diseases, in order to enlighten

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Newport News expands mental health partnership amid ‘significant’ rise in emergency calls

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Newport News’ dispatch center managers said they have seen a serious rise in mental health-related calls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News 911 dispatchers are the first line of response with each phone call ringing into their center.

Lately, they said they’ve seen a lot more calls from both the 911 and 988 lines over the past couple of years regarding mental health.

“We’ve had about 1,000 calls for service last ear for our cares team where they actually went out and responded to triage to the citizens,” Newport News 911 Manager Laura

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Health insurance coverage and postpartum health

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Health insurance coverage and postpartum health | Image Credit: © grooveriderz – © grooveriderz – stock.adobe.com.

According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Openmore comprehensive health insurance increases the prevalence of postpartum visit attendance.

A significant increase in maternal morbidity and mortality has been observed in the United States. In 2020, the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialized countries was reported, at 23.8 per 100,000 live births.

Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths have been estimated as preventable, and over 65% in the United States have been reported within 1 year after giving birth. Factors such as racism,

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A closer look at Mecklenburg County’s community resource centers

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The centers will provide health care, food assistance, legal services, workforce development, and more services to impoverished areas.

CHARLOTTE, NC — Mecklenburg County is building more community resource centers to seek solutions regarding the lack of health care in its underserved, impoverished areas.

Areas deemed “corridors of opportunity” in Charlotte, like Beatties Ford Road and Sugar Creek Road, struggling with food deserts, violence, and lack of resources.

“Your zip code does matter as it relates to your ability to maintain your health in Mecklenburg County,” CEO of Care Ring Tchernavia Montgomery said.

Care Ring is a nonprofit that provides health

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Top 5 Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan

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We often hear many reasons why people do not have an estate plan or why they are putting off creating their estate plan.

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Here are the top five reasons why people don’t have an estate plan (and why these reasons shouldn’t prevent you from doing your estate plan today):

  1. I don’t have enough money, property, etc. Estate planning is not just about assets. Estate planning is a way to protect
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Chris Hemsworth Says Claim He Was Retiring for Health Reasons ‘Just Isn’t the Case’

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The actor says reports of his acting break amid his health news made it seem “like I was potentially retiring because of this thing, which just isn’t the case”

<p>Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty</p>

Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty

Chris Hemsworth has no plans of retirement despite reports that his acting break was connected to his recent health discoveries.

The Australian Extraction 2 actor, 39, told Entertainment Weekly in a new cover story that the reason for his brief hiatus from work was because he was “exhausted, and I wanted to be home with my family.”

Hemsworth — who shares India, 11, and twins Sasha and

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Mercy Health announces potential split from major insurance company Anthem | News

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PADUCAH — Finger pointing, confusion and conflicting answers were seen Wednesday between a large local medical provider and a health insurance company many of you use. Mercy Health, which operates Paducah’s Lourdes Hospital and several other west Kentucky medical facilities, announced the potential of a split with health insurance provider Anthem, now known as Elevance Health.

Mercy says currently, only patients with Anthem’s Managed Medicaid plan in Ohio could be impacted by negotiations. That contract ends at the end of the month. Mercy says all other patients with Anthem are not impacted right now, but may be soon. Mercy didn’t

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