Right at Home, an international leader providing in-home companionship, personal care assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently, is continually monitoring issues that impact our clients and their families from an emotional, physical and financial perspective.
Each year, more than 17 million people die from cardiovascular disease, mainly heart disease and stroke, making it the world’s leading cause of death. Many of these deaths are preventable.
September 26th marks the 10 year anniversary of World Heart Day. The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and other leading agencies have partnered for the past decade to raise global awareness on the dangers of heart disease, strokes and heart attacks.
The theme for this year’s World Heart Day is “Workplace Wellness: Take Responsibility for Your Own Heart Health.”
Heart disease has long been a leading killer in the United States, but is become an increasingly large health problem around the world. There are simple steps that people can take to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke; healthier diet, regular exercise and avoiding tobacco consumption. World Heart Day is about educating people around the world on the dangers of heart disease, and what they can do to have healthier hearts.
The World Health Organization offers some simple tips on avoiding heart attacks and strokes here.
The World Heart Foundation, organizer of World Heart Day, each year publishes a comprehensive “State of the Heart Cardiovascular Disease Report.” This report outlines key challenges and achievements in cardiovascular health and research, and serves as a guiding resource in the global effort to promote better heart health.
Since this year’s World Heart Day theme is centered on workplace wellness, the Centers for Disease Control offers a number of tips and resources designed to help employers make their workplaces more heart healthy.
Right at Home encourages you to participate in World Heart Day 2010. Think about your diet. Do get enough regular exercise? Are there bad habits you can cut out that might help improve your heart health? Don’t wait until it’s too late! Take positive corrective action now and you might greatly reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companion and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Right at Home directly employs all care-giving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. All ongoing care is monitored and supervised by more than 185 local independent franchises. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, as well as in the U.K. For more information on Right at Home High Point, contact Greg Brewer or visit www.rightathome.net. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, please go to www.caringnews.com.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month
Right at Home, an international leader providing in-home companionship, personal care assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently, is continually monitoring issues that impact our clients and their families from an emotional, physical and financial perspective.
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, over 65 million Americans are affected by high blood cholesterol. It should come as no surprise that heart disease is a leading killer in this country when fully 1/5 of its population is affected by high levels of “bad” cholesterol. There are many factors that affect cholesterol levels; diet, exercise and genetics all play a key role in a person’s overall heart health.
This National Cholesterol Awareness Month, Right at Home encourages you to have your blood cholesterol levels checked. If your cholesterol is high, make a plan with your doctor to take corrective action.
Since this is a problem that affects so many Americans, there are a number of resources available to people looking to learn more about cholesterol, understand the risks at hand and take steps to improve their cholesterol levels.
The American Heart Association has a great compilation of preventions and treatments for high Cholesterol.
WebMd offers a comprehensive overview of the problem
The Mayo Clinic offers an interesting look at nutritional supplements that can help lower cholesterol levels without the use of prescription medication.
How healthy do you think YOUR cholesterol levels are? Are you at increased risk of heart attack? Have your doctor issue a blood cholesterol test during your next visit.
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companion and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Right at Home directly employs all care-giving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. All ongoing care is monitored and supervised by more than 185 local independent franchises. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, as well as in the U.K.. For more information on Right at Home High Point, contact Greg Brewer or visit www.rightathome.net. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, please go to www.caringnews.com.
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, over 65 million Americans are affected by high blood cholesterol. It should come as no surprise that heart disease is a leading killer in this country when fully 1/5 of its population is affected by high levels of “bad” cholesterol. There are many factors that affect cholesterol levels; diet, exercise and genetics all play a key role in a person’s overall heart health.
This National Cholesterol Awareness Month, Right at Home encourages you to have your blood cholesterol levels checked. If your cholesterol is high, make a plan with your doctor to take corrective action.
Since this is a problem that affects so many Americans, there are a number of resources available to people looking to learn more about cholesterol, understand the risks at hand and take steps to improve their cholesterol levels.
The American Heart Association has a great compilation of preventions and treatments for high Cholesterol.
WebMd offers a comprehensive overview of the problem
The Mayo Clinic offers an interesting look at nutritional supplements that can help lower cholesterol levels without the use of prescription medication.
How healthy do you think YOUR cholesterol levels are? Are you at increased risk of heart attack? Have your doctor issue a blood cholesterol test during your next visit.
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companion and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Right at Home directly employs all care-giving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. All ongoing care is monitored and supervised by more than 185 local independent franchises. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, as well as in the U.K.. For more information on Right at Home High Point, contact Greg Brewer or visit www.rightathome.net. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, please go to www.caringnews.com.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
September is National Preparedness Month
Right at Home, an international leader providing in-home companionship, personal care assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently, is continually monitoring issues that impact our clients and their families from an emotional, physical and financial perspective.
September 2010 is National Preparedness Month, and events across the globe over the past few months reinforce the importance of adequate emergency preparation. Devastating flooding in Pakistan and China, massive wildfires in Russia, crushing earthquakes in Haiti and Peru and an increasingly active Atlantic hurricane season serve as powerful reminders to us all that disaster can strike at any time.
The goal of National Preparedness Month is to educate Americans on ways they can prepare their families to best deal with emergency situations should the worst of circumstances arise. Two critical steps in getting prepared to deal with disaster include creating a Family Emergency Plan and creating an Emergency Supply Kit.
Emergency situations rarely occur at convenient times, so you should consider it a strong possibility that your entire family will not be together when a potential crisis occurs. Taking the time to lay out a sensible Family Emergency Plan can go a long way towards keeping your loved ones safe during times of duress. Ready.gov offers a useful online Emergency Plan tool that will help you evaluate your family's needs. When making a family emergency plan, don't forget to account for elderly relatives, neighbors and friends who might need extra assistance dealing with emergency situations; put some thought into who you know that might not have anyone else to assist them in a time of crisis.
Given the resources the United States has at its disposal, it's easy to assume that should a disaster strike, assistance will not be far behind. As Ready.Gov notes, however:
Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation regarding National Preparedness Month 2010. Take a moment to read his statement, and familiarize yourself with the glaring need for better individual emergency planning in the U.S.
If you are interested in learning more about Emergency Preparation and National Preparedness Month 2010, check out this calendar of NPM 2010 events, which is sortable by state. In addition to potentially life-saving information, you might find a new way to help your community be prepared should danger arise.
Right at Home is a national company that exists due to its commitment to establishing and maintaining strong roots in the hundreds of communities it serves. We hope that you will review some of this information, and discuss emergency preparation with your family this month. Make a Family Emergency Plan, begin assembling an Emergency Supply Kit and learn more about the emergency response resources in your area; it could wind up being time well spent!
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companion and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Right at Home directly employs all care-giving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. All ongoing care is monitored and supervised by more than 185 local independent franchises. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, as well as in the U.K.. For more information on Right at Home High Point, contact Greg Brewer or visit www.rightathome.net. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, please go to www.caringnews.com.
September 2010 is National Preparedness Month, and events across the globe over the past few months reinforce the importance of adequate emergency preparation. Devastating flooding in Pakistan and China, massive wildfires in Russia, crushing earthquakes in Haiti and Peru and an increasingly active Atlantic hurricane season serve as powerful reminders to us all that disaster can strike at any time.
The goal of National Preparedness Month is to educate Americans on ways they can prepare their families to best deal with emergency situations should the worst of circumstances arise. Two critical steps in getting prepared to deal with disaster include creating a Family Emergency Plan and creating an Emergency Supply Kit.
Emergency situations rarely occur at convenient times, so you should consider it a strong possibility that your entire family will not be together when a potential crisis occurs. Taking the time to lay out a sensible Family Emergency Plan can go a long way towards keeping your loved ones safe during times of duress. Ready.gov offers a useful online Emergency Plan tool that will help you evaluate your family's needs. When making a family emergency plan, don't forget to account for elderly relatives, neighbors and friends who might need extra assistance dealing with emergency situations; put some thought into who you know that might not have anyone else to assist them in a time of crisis.
Given the resources the United States has at its disposal, it's easy to assume that should a disaster strike, assistance will not be far behind. As Ready.Gov notes, however:
- "You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least three days. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours, or it might take days. In addition, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment, and telephones may be cut off for days, or even a week or longer"
Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation regarding National Preparedness Month 2010. Take a moment to read his statement, and familiarize yourself with the glaring need for better individual emergency planning in the U.S.
If you are interested in learning more about Emergency Preparation and National Preparedness Month 2010, check out this calendar of NPM 2010 events, which is sortable by state. In addition to potentially life-saving information, you might find a new way to help your community be prepared should danger arise.
Right at Home is a national company that exists due to its commitment to establishing and maintaining strong roots in the hundreds of communities it serves. We hope that you will review some of this information, and discuss emergency preparation with your family this month. Make a Family Emergency Plan, begin assembling an Emergency Supply Kit and learn more about the emergency response resources in your area; it could wind up being time well spent!
Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companion and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Right at Home directly employs all care-giving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. All ongoing care is monitored and supervised by more than 185 local independent franchises. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, as well as in the U.K.. For more information on Right at Home High Point, contact Greg Brewer or visit www.rightathome.net. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, please go to www.caringnews.com.
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