" Winter: when snow days become synonymous for fun with your family! As a parent, you shouldn’t be worrying or over-stressed about keeping the family safe and healthy when the temperature drops to perfect snowman-making weather. When you’re out enjoying the day with the kids at the sledding hill, on the ski slopes, or just warming up inside, there are many quick health and safety tips that can keep your family safe for the ...
" Injuries and illnesses happen without warning and can drastically impact your life. When they eventually do happen, it is important to know when it is best use either an emergency room (ER) or an urgent care center. The difference between an urgent care center and an ER is that an urgent care center is an independent facility that specializes in community care. Usually, an urgent care center provides faster and cheaper healthcare services than an ...
" Holiday gift wrapping is one of the many joys of the season for some, for others, it’s a chore that they dread. Regardless of which side you fall on, it’s essential to follow certain precautions while you wrap your gifts. Choose the Right Surface Many people wrap their gifts on the floor, but the awkward positioning is terrible for your back. Bending over, reaching, and getting in awkward positions as you wrap your ...
" Don’t know the difference between a cold and the flu? Here are a few questions you may have that can help you spot the differences! Q. I woke up with a sore throat and a runny nose. Is it a cold or the flu? A. While you could possibly have the flu, colds showcase much milder symptoms. The flu will give you more severe symptoms such as body aches, a dry cough, and excessive ...
" Occupational Health refers to the many disciplines devoted to the safety and well-being of employees in the workplace, often concentrating on injury prevention. Even with solid practices in place, accidents do occur, and having an experienced occupational healthcare provider you trust can make all the difference. Workplace injuries can result in lost time, indemnity costs, and lower productivity for an employer. Studies have shown that the same workplace injury can have catastrophic consequences to the ...
" Should the bruise on your leg following your soccer game send you to the emergency room, or to an urgent care center? Often times, when we we’re faced with a sudden injury, it can be difficult to know where to go for the care you need. Life-threatening emergencies, such as a stroke, heart attack, or serious head injury will usually warrant a visit to the emergency department, also known as the emergency room. An ...
" Did you know that the family is the most important social influence for physical activity? Research shows that children of active parents are 5.8 times more likely to engage in physical activity on a regular basis. Today, most children do not meet the recommended amount of daily exercise, which is crucial to healthy growth and development. To get your kids moving, it’s important that you’re moving too! Here are a few fun ...
" You want to send your child off to school in good health, from their nutritional breakfast to their school lunches. You also want to make sure they won’t get injured while they’re on school grounds. But one essential item every student needs might lead to an jury. A necessity for any student, backpacks hold your essentials such as textbooks, notebooks and supplies that you’ll need for a successful school day. Even though ...
" It’s a no brainer that you understand the importance of getting proper nutrition and rest, flossing your teeth, and wearing a seatbelt, but do you understand the importance of receiving necessary and recommended vaccinations? When vaccinations became available some 50 years ago, they have proven to prevent common diseases such as mumps, measles, Hepatitis A & B, and polio that have once killed millions. While some diseases are non-existent, without vaccination, you and those around ...
" Being involved in sports, working out, or other forms of physical activity not only keep your body strong and healthy, but can prevent injuries, too. Injuries have both short-term and long-term consequences, which can put the fun of participation and the health benefits of exercise on hold until fully recovered. One of the best ways to prevent getting injured while being physically active is to keep your body in shape, but unfortunately, you may not ...
" School is back in session, and we know that can mean (organized) chaos! It may be difficult to get your child fed and out the door in time, but it is crucial for development, both mentally and physically, that children receive proper nutrition throughout the school day. Breakfast keeps your child energized, full and ready to absorb knowledge. Mornings can be a time crunch, but that is no excuse to let your child miss breakfast ...
" Summertime brings many opportunities for outdoor activities. From camping and hiking to playing tag in the backyard, kids and adults alike can enjoy the warm weather. Make sure your family takes the following precautions to avoid missing outdoor fun due to mosquito and tick bites. Before you go outside: Use bug repellent on your skin and clothing. The CDC recommends wearing an EPA-registered insect repellent that contains active ingredients such as DEET or picaridin. Wear ...
" Poison ivy is the most common allergy in the United States, affecting about 50 million people every year. The rash from poison ivy is caused by an allergic reaction to urushiol, an oily substance in the leaves, stems and roots of poison ivy, through direct contact. Urushiol is also found in poison oak and poison sumac, which means the rash can be contracted by interacting with any of the three plants. Other than direct contact ...
" When it comes to treating your seasonal allergies with home remedies, there’s usually more fiction than fact. There are healing claims about everything from apple cider vinegar to local bee pollen. The doctors at American Family Care understand that not everyone wants to grab a drug off of the pharmacy counter, but people want to be able to breathe too! So are there any proven natural remedies that the doctors here at AFC can ...
" Life might be easier if kids came with an instruction book. Most parents usually have enough questions to fill one and it can be extra difficult when your child is looking to you for answers and you don’t have any. That is especially true when they don’t feel good. All they want is for you to “fix it and make it better” but that’s hard to do when you aren’t so ...
" Many allergy sufferers feel they are waging a battle with the great outdoors this spring season, trying to keep watery eyes, runny noses and itchy throats from keeping them down. But the truth is, allergies can be triggered just as much by allergens hiding inside your home as they can by the ones outdoors. Before you lock yourself indoors to avoid the spring allergy season, the team at American Family Care wants to make you ...
" When you have that miserable, stuffy, sneezy, stopped-up feeling from allergies, all you really feel like doing is climbing into bed or relaxing on the couch and taking whatever your doctor has prescribed. Probably the last thing on your mind is exercising! How can you run when you can’t breathe? How do you stretch when you’re sneezing all the time? The experts at American Family Care say a mix of the traditional and ...
" With allergy season upon us, it can be tempting to schedule a visit with your primary care physician to find some relief. Unfortunately, trying to set up a doctor’s visit can result in a logistical nightmare as you struggle to schedule a timely appointment that fits in your busy schedule. It can take days or sometimes weeks to book an appointment with your primary care physician; for many allergy sufferers, that’s far too ...
" Spring cleaning is typically meant to help us remove the dust and dirt we’ve accumulated over the course of a cold winter inside. For seasonal allergy sufferers, spring cleaning can be like medicine. How, you might ask? By getting rid of the allergens that causes seasonal allergy suffering. If your seasonal allergies are kicking up, try these cleaning tips from AFC Urgent Care to get some relief. Use High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters High-Efficiency Particulate ...
" March is National Nutrition Month! The focus of this campaign is to bring attention to the importance of making healthy choices and developing wide-ranging and physical activity habits. This year’s theme is, “Go Further with Food.” As mentioned by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, “whether it’s starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast or fueling before an athletic event, the foods you choose can make a real difference. Preparing your ...
