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November
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Regular
Checkups
Part
of living well
with diabetes
means getting
regular checkups.
There
is no time like
the present to
review the tests
you should be
given and how
best to manage
your condition
with your health
care professional.
How often you
need to see members
of your health
care team depends
on your overall
health, your
blood glucose
goals, and any
changes that
need to be made
in your diabetes
care plan, says
the American
Diabetes Association.
Your check up
should provide
your health care
team with all
of the following
information:
your height,
weight blood
pressure, pulse,
eyes, mouth,
gums and teeth,
neck, heart,
abdomen, kidneys,
hands, feet,
skin and nervous
system.
Learn to better
manage your diabetes
by attending
the mini health
fair and lecture
on November 13.
Details regarding
the Winter Haven
Hospital Health
Fair will be
forthcoming.
See Lecture
information on
page 7
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Know
the symptoms
of diabetes!
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- frequent
urination
- thirst
- extreme
hunger
- unexplained
weight loss
- extreme
fatigue
-
irritability
- recurrent
skin, gum,
vaginal or
bladder infections
- blurred
vision
- tingling
or numbness
in the hands
or feet
- cuts
or bruises
that are slow
to heal
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Depression
affects over
17 million Americans
each year according
to the National
Institute of
Mental Health.
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October
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Winter
Haven Hospital's
Behavioral
Health Division
will
offer FREE
depression
screenings
on
October
11, 2001 as
part of the
10th Annual
National Depression
Screening Day
Call the
Winter Haven
Hospital Health
Connection
at (863) 291-6705
to schedule
an appointment.f
For more information
on depression,
contact Winter
Haven Hospital's
ACCESS LINE
1 (800) 723-3248.
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October
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American
Cancer Society
recommendations
for the early
detection of
breast cancer:
Breast self exam:
for women ages
20 and over,
every month
Clinical breast
exam: for women
ages 20-40, every
3 years and for
women ages 40
plus, every year
Mammography:
for women over
40, every year
Low cost mammograms
available Monday
through Friday
and Saturday,
October 20
Call (863) 297-1885
to schedule an
appointment.
Speakers are
also available
to provide information
on breast health
for your club
or organization
through our Speakers
Bureau.
Call 291-6705
or 1-800-416-6705.
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August
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FUN,
FOOD, HEALTH,
AND
SAFETY
INFORMATION
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Aug
4
Chain
of Lakes Recreation
Complex
210 Cypress Gardens
Blvd.,
Winter
Haven
- 9:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
- School Physicals
by appointment
- ONLY $10
Immunizations
provided by the
Polk County Health
Department. Required
immunizations
are FREE to children
18 years or younger.
(Participants
must bring all
previous shot
records)
Plan now to attend
and call the
Winter Haven
Hospital Health
Connection at
(863) 291-6705
or 1 (800) 416-6705
to schedule your
appointment today.
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September
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Sept
8
Winter Haven Hospital
8:00 AM - 11:00
AM
Sept 22
FirstCare, 500
1st St. N.E., Winter
Haven 8:00 AM -
10:00 AM
Sept 28
Lake Wales Medical
Centers 8:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
Sept 29
Family Health Center
- Bartow 8:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
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Digital
rectal exams
(DRE) and prostate
specific antigen
(PSA) testing
for ONLY $15.00,
also FREE blood
pressure screenings.
Your best defense
against prostate
cancer is an
annual prostate
exam. Early detection
is the key to
survival, since
there is no known
direct cause
for prostate
cancer.
Call
Winter Haven
Hospital Health
Connection
at 291-6705 or
1-800-416-6705
for more information.
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