The Friends of the Cadillac Wexford Public Library are teaming up with Northern Lakes CMH to present a Lunch, Listen and Learn program to recognize the 2013-2014 Great Michigan Read, Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret, by journalist and Detroit native Steve Luxenberg. Annie’s Ghosts is about a son who learns after his […]
February is the month of love and Valentine’s… also Wear Red Day on honor of Women’s Heart Health, and a great time to try something new. In this month’s Our Journey Feb issue, you’ll find some ideas for using frozen veggies, the upcoming mini-conference, Action Group, and some health insurance information, all ways to pamper […]
There is a new application for applying for healthcare coverage in Michigan – including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), private health insurance plans that offer comprehensive coverage, and a tax credit that can help pay your premiums for health coverage. You can apply on line or in paper form. Check it out at […]
What Is Depression? Let this animation from the World Health Organization shed light on it. It is a good video on recognizing and managing depression.
Over the last 50 years, more than 20 million Americans have died from smoking. Today’s report, The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General, comes a half century after the historic 1964 Surgeon General’s report, which concluded that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer. Over the last 50 years tobacco […]
There was great discussion, as usual, at this month’s Action Group meeting. People attending said their favorite parts of the meeting were sharing ideas on how to deal with stress, and learning about “reframing,” where you look at a problem from a different angle. For more details, see the January 2014 Action Group Minutes. Action […]