Stroke Awareness Month might be one of the most important. Every minute shaved off of response time makes a difference. And educating people on stroke avoidance is just as important.
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Stroke Awareness Is More Than Think FAST or BE FAST
May is Stroke Awareness month, but don’t just remind people to think F.A.S.T., give them a way to understand their personal risk of stroke.
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Time for Alcohol and Mental Health Awareness
The pandemic has increased depression, anxiety and alcohol dependency. Learn what you can do to help your patients.
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National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. In the pandemic, immunization rates have declined dramatically. As people get their children ready to return to school and as we face the challenge of the upcoming flu season, educating the public about keeping up to date with recommended vaccination schedules is more important than ever.
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Where Are All the ER Patients?
ER patients are down nearly 50% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, morbidity and mortality have increased accordingly.
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PTSD Awareness Month: COVID-19 and Stress
PTSD is a serious condition. It is important for hospitals to understand its signs and provide resources to help employees cope and possibly prevent PTSD.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
As we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we do so during unprecedented and stressful times. For many people jobs and caregiving are happening at the same time, and so they feel they are “on the job” 24/7 and are stuck in an unending cycle of stress.
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Women’s Health HRAs and the Conditions You Market
In our ongoing quest to identify the needs of clients, Medicom Health takes time to constantly explore new HRA developments. In 2019, a common theme shared by clients was a need for a tool to touch on “women’s health.”
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Rethink Pink
Fall is almost here and so is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but that doesn’t mean healthcare systems are relegated to the same-old “Think Pink” promotions of years past. Now is the time to consider marketing to the average woman coming in for first-time mammograms.
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September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: A Perfect Time to Increase Public Understanding
Would it surprise you to learn that cancer experts say identifying men at high risk for prostate cancer would benefit the most from screening and treatment? Those same experts also agree that improved diagnostic techniques along with a personalized risk assessment are great ways to improve the patient’s decision-making process.
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