Healthy Tips & Tools from Cheshire Medical Center for February 2022
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At Cheshire Medical Center, the health and wellness of every member of our community is at the heart of our mission.
In this issue, Cheshire's providers offer meal planning strategies and address Substance Abuse Disorders worsened by the pandemic; Dartmouth-Hitchcock shares tips to optimize your exercise routine and manage your blood pressure; and Jose R. Mercado, MD, addresses recent COVID-19 myths.
Plus, Cheshire Medical Center's "Top Docs" and articles about our Medical Center in the news.
6 Tips: Meal Planning Made Easy
Ruth Goldstein, MS, RD, an outpatient registered dietitian at Cheshire, offers her top tips with resources to help you create simple routines that take the stress out of healthy eating at home.
Couch Potato or Weekend Warrior: What is the Right Amount of Exercise?
Gregory A. Dadekian, MD, describes the right amount of exercise and offers advice on how to build an exercise routine that works for you.
Managing Your Blood Pressure
Merle L. Myerson, MD, PhD, offers important information about blood pressure and how to manage it to support your heart and overall health.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Combats COVID-19 Misinformation
From people catching COVID-19 on purpose to inaccurate testing data, Jose R. Mercado, MD, D-HH’s COVID-19 Response Leader addresses the most common recent misconceptions.
The Center for Population Health
The Added Stress of COVID-19 and Its Effects on Substance Use Disorders
The disconnection and added stress brought on by this pandemic can lead people to misuse substances. Get help from The Doorway on Railroad Street in Keene.
Cheshire Medical Center News
Cheshire's 2022 Top Doctors
Congratulations to the seventeen Cheshire Medical Center physicians named by their peers as "Top Doctors" in New Hampshire Magazine’s 2022 publication.
Marlborough man on the cusp of homecoming after severe case of COVID-19 - Keene Sentinel 2/22
Cheshire Medical Center leaders urge people not to abandon masks - Keene Sentinel 2/22
Cheshire Medical Center receives prestigious Baby-Friendly re-designation - Cheshire News
Peterborough Town Library offers reading marathon - Ledger-Transcript 2/21
NH COVID cases, hospitalizations continue steep drop - Keene Sentinel 2/18
Elective procedures resume at Cheshire Medical Center - Keene Sentinel 2/15
City Council rescinds Keene mask mandate, as Hansel casts tie-breaking vote - Keene Sentinel 2/17
Cheshire Medical loosens visitor restrictions for non-COVID patients - Keene Sentinel 2/4
Two years into pandemic, hospital leaders reflect on early days, what lies ahead - WMUR 2/3
32-year-old swiftly taken by COVID-19 is sorely missed - Keene Sentinel 1/24
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