Here are a few upcoming health- and wellness-related events in the Lawrence area — plus one that’s a bit beyond city limits — that may be of interest. Healthy Native Children Workshop scheduled Tuesday in Mayetta A workshop for Native American parents of young children aims to “help ...
This year’s Douglas County Health Champions, Mitchell Tegtmeier, Dee Boeck and Gene Wee, have all incorporated their passions for fitness into efforts to help local youth begin a path to lifelong health. And LMH Health has contributed in various ways to supporting the Douglas County Community ...
Nancy Cruzan’s parents never thought their world would turn upside down as it did in 1983. Their daughter, Nancy, had been injured in a one-car accident, leaving her without cognitive brain function. So the family faced two heartbreaking options: keep their daughter in a facility on life ...
In a quick motion on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners approved a program that will place behavioral health peer specialists in the emergency department at LMH Health. The Douglas County Peer Fellows Program will train peer specialists and provide them with professional development, ...
A behavioral health program that would place several peer specialists in the LMH Health emergency department will come up for a vote at Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting. As the Journal-World reported on March 11, the Douglas County Peer Fellows Program would train peer ...
High school athletic trainers are located all over the Lawrence community. These athletic trainers provide their knowledge and skills to student athletes on a day-to-day basis, giving the students, coaches and parents peace of mind for their athletes’ safety. March is Athletic Training ...
It might not be long before the bubble around Douglas County employees’ “extremely low deductible” health insurance plan bursts. As county commissioners begin to wade into their 2020 budget process, the insurance concern looms on a slightly less distant horizon than the decisions that ...
After dipping out of the top 10 for the first time — to 23rd in 2018 — Douglas County has climbed back to the 17th healthiest county in Kansas this year. Since the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps began in 2011, Douglas County had never ranked below ninth prior to its drop in 2018. ...
I already know what you’re thinking — either you saw this one coming, or you think I’ve lost my marbles. If you’ve ever read this column, you’ve probably seen mention of some app or device or trick or nifty online service. After all, I’ve written about fitness trackers, apps for ...
Spring! Oh, glorious spring! It officially arrives on Wednesday. Because winter weather finally is in our rearview mirrors, it’s time to turn our thoughts to warmer, sunnier weather. So we’ve checked in with three members of the LMH Health family for some advice about getting more mobile, ...
The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 1/2 eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater the risk. The chances of dying early ...
A Lawrence woman is the new volunteer president of AARP Kansas, the organization has announced. Judy Bellome will serve as the volunteer leader for the state’s 318,000 AARP members and hundreds of volunteers across Kansas, according to a news release from the organization. Bellome ...
Bill Reilly got a bit emotional as he shared his story with Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday. He told the commission that he “entered the system” as a 2-year-old kid. Over the decades since, he’s been a foster child, a patient in rehab and mental hospitals, and he’s survived ...
I have a somewhat irrational fear of falling to my death on snow and ice, so I basically haven’t left home unless it was completely necessary since November-ish. At some point midwinter, I woke briefly from my hibernation to purchase an Echo Dot from Amazon so that I could turn off the ...
Lawrence residents will have a chance to sample several fitness classes next week, prior to the start of most of the local Parks and Recreation Department’s spring classes on March 18. The department will host free demonstration classes at Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, and ...
Dr. Stuart Thomas, with Lawrence GI Consultants, is passionate about people being aware of colorectal cancer. “Now more than ever, it is easy to get screened for colon cancer, and the screening tests are proven to be very effective,” said Thomas, whose practice is at 330 Arkansas St., ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — An unvaccinated 6-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for two months for tetanus and almost died of the bacterial illness after getting a deep laceration on his forehead while playing on a farm, according to a case study published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
NEW YORK — There's a strong chance this flu season has peaked, but health officials are watching a recent wave of illnesses from a nastier flu strain. Flu was reported to be widespread in 48 states last week, down from 49 the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...
A free program to help pregnant women stop smoking is now available through the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department. SCRIPT, or Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment, is designed to help pregnant women stop smoking in seven to 10 days, said Nicole Parker, public health ...
Even though no one wants to experience pain, it is an essential part of life, according to LMH Health physical therapist Debbie Rico. “People have the perception that pain is bad,” Rico said. “You have to have some sort of pain to survive. People want all pain to be gone and, actually, ...