Rutland - Prevention is the key and it s something we believe in at Community Health. Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, so have you asked your primary care provider about colon cancer screening? It s the second deadliest cancer in the U.S., and in Vermont, it s the third most common cancer diagnosed and the third leading cause of cancer death in men and women. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control recommends regular screening beginning at age 45 because screening…. shows the warning signs of colon and rectal cancer helps prevent colorectal cancer by finding precancerous
Rutland – You may have seen lots of red last week, red hearts, red t-shirts, red ribbons and everyone wearing something red to kick off American Heart Month. National Wear Red Day® is celebrated each year on the first Friday in February to bring greater attention to heart disease as a leading cause of death for Americans. It’s the second leading cause of death among Vermonters. At Community Health, heart health is a major focus for all of our primary care providers who use routine exams to determine your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), or heart disease. These routine exams
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Rutland - “Get informed. Get screened. Get vaccinated.” Community Health supports Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is a condition that is preventable and curable. It can be detected by annual screening known as a PAP test. Also, the HPV vaccine, administered before a child is 14 years old, prevents the virus from becoming a cancer producing infection. Cervical cancer screenings and HPV vaccinations are part of routine primary care at Community Health. This highlights the importance of our efforts at Community Health to improve access for our patients, as well as the importance of ensuring that they are both
Rutland - “Taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s is heartbreaking,” said Claudia Courcelle, Community Health Director of Care Management. “Family caregivers often feel awful that they don’t have the patience. It’s the worst feeling of guilt ever.” The general public isn’t aware of the guilt, suffering and struggle paid and unpaid caregivers go through. Courcelle and her team of care managers will hold their first Alzheimer’s support group meeting Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 4pm at Community Health Allen Pond, 71 Allen Street, Rutland, Suite 403. Future meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month. “There isn’t