Wellness/Preventive Care
The American Hospital 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 “fashion show” starring therapy animals, dressed in Taylor Swift-inspired outfits that reflected different periods of Swift’s 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.
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are the single largest complication of pregnancy and childbirth.
What’s better when you’re 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…
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…
The shortage of behavioral health care professionals is a serious public health issue, particularly in rural areas.