Dec. 5 through Dec. 9 is National Influenza Vaccination Week. This week serves as a critical opportunity to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to protect yourselves and your loved ones from flu this flu season by getting your annual flu vaccine. Each year in the United States on average, an estimated 5-20 percent of the … Read More
New Resource in Community Outreach and Enrollment Specialist Keri Brewster
Community Outreach and Enrollment Specialist Keri Brewster is not a new face to Fordland Clinic. Previously serving as a community health worker, Keri is applying her knowledge base to her passion for educating individuals on the importance of healthcare. Keri is well versed in providing healthcare coverage education and compassion to those in need. As the face of the Fordland … Read More
Fordland Clinic: Prioritizing women’s health needs
At the Fordland Clinic, we prioritize the health needs of the women in our communities. We offer a variety of services that can help women feel their best. We offer free or low-cost birth control to those who need it through The Right Time program, which is a six-year initiative that is based on the simple belief that everyone should … Read More
Spooky Little Halloween Candy
From Trick-or-treating, harvest festivals, and school parties, Halloween events revolve around candy most of the time. It seems almost impossible to keep your kids away from candy bowl during the holiday season. Limiting candy consumption will help prevent tummy aches and tooth decay that could possibly ruin your kids Halloween fun. What Halloween candy is better than others? Any candy … Read More
Fall is Here and so are Allergies
Fall is officially here and it’s not just the pumpkin flavored treats that have arrived. Seasonal allergies are in full swing. You may hear more about allergies during the spring when many suffer with tree pollen allergies. But many people will suffer with fall allergies as well. One of the most popular is the ragweed plant. Ragweed starts pollinating in … Read More
Dental Care During COVID
One of the reasons why COVID has impacted personal wellness is due to the fact that patients have delayed many of their visits to medical and dental professionals due to fear of contracting the virus. Some patients struggled to get a dental appointment for themselves and their children when the pandemic first began. Keeping your teeth and gums healthy requires … Read More
Getting ‘BACK TO NORMAL’ is Going to Take ALL of Our Tools
If we use all the tools we have, we stand the best chance of getting our families, communities, schools, and workplaces “back to normal” sooner. Stay 6 ft. apart Wear a Mask … Read More
Is It The Right Time For You?
One of the biggest decisions for women is when to have children. Most women must decide at some point during their life about birth control. Which birth control method to use is often hinged on evaluating a number of things including convenience, cost, and side effects. Today woman have a variety of birth control methods to choose from. Fordland Clinic … Read More
YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH
By Terri Griffith, LPC, Behavioral Health Consultant at Fordland Clinic Whether we realize it or not we are constantly talking to ourselves, telling ourselves we have done good or bad throughout our day. One of the most important things you can do is to begin to identify your self-talk, what is your inner voice saying to you? If you are … Read More
Arrival of the COVID VACCINE
Getting vaccinated is one of many steps you can take to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Protection from COVID-19 is critically important because for some people it can cause severe illness or death. Stopping a pandemic requires using all the tools available. Vaccines work with your immune system so your body will be ready to fight the virus if … Read More