Wellness/Preventive Care

The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) provides resources for hospitals and health systems to improve wellness for individuals and communities through preventive health care.

On Aug. 8, UCLA Santa Monica hosted a lunchtime 鈥渇ashion show鈥 starring therapy animals, dressed in Taylor Swift-inspired outfits that reflected different periods of Swift鈥檚 music.
Sutter Health, based out of Sacramento, Calif., is partnering with Twin Rivers Unified School District, the Neighborhood Wellness Foundation, and the Sacramento Native American Health Center to make mental and physical health resources more accessible for local teens.
Who helps the helpers? At Wake Forest University School of Medicine, special training gave health care workers guidance on how to care for one another.
What鈥檚 better when you鈥檙e feeling scared than a visit from a canine friend? Many hospitals and health systems are embracing trained emotional support dogs to support staff, patients and their families during difficult times.
As proposed by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended a single dose of the GSK or Pfizer Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine for people aged 60 and older who decide with their health care provider that the vaccine would鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday released a report on evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity among older adults in community, health care and home settings, noting that less than 15% of adults aged 65 and older meet the aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity鈥
The shortage of behavioral health care professionals is a serious public health issue, particularly in rural areas.
UCSF patients will have a full prom experience, from dressing up to hitting the dance floor, even as they recover from serious health problems.