by Dena Miller Coordinator of Events, Interns, and Volunteers – Family and Community Resources Summer is winding down and students across our community are getting ready to go back to school. A new school year comes with exciting opportunities, in new grades, new classes, new friends, and new relationships. While exciting, these transitions naturally create … More Student Wellness for Back to School
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a national observance calling attention to how vital healthy vision is for a child’s development, learning, and well-being. As kids head back to school and reconnect with friends, this is a great time for families to take proactive steps in protecting young eyes and building lifelong habits. … More Watchful Eyes, Healthy Futures: Observing Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
By Tayla Magerman, MS, RD, LDN Nutrition is an important part of managing diabetes, so here are a few tips to help improve blood sugar control. It is important to first understand which foods have an effect on blood sugar. Carbohydrates, also referred to as carbs, raise our blood sugar. Carbs are the body’s preferred … More Nutrition Tips for Type 2 Diabetes Management
For working families, finding time for medical appointments can feel like solving a puzzle. Between school drop-offs, job responsibilities, after-school activities, and everything else life throws your way, health issues rarely show up when it’s convenient. That’s why Signature Healthcare’s Urgent Care Centers are designed with your busy life in mind. With walk-in availability, evening … More Care that fits your schedule: Signature Healthcare Urgent Care for Busy Families
Summer in Eastern Massachusetts can mean plenty of sundrenched fun, from beach trips to outdoor concerts. It also brings strong UV rays that can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes (CDC, 2024). You or loved one may already have made the mistake of getting burned once this year. But there’s lots of … More Summer Sun Safety: How to Protect Your Skin (Beyond Just SPF)
by: Nicole M. Long, LICSW Disability Pride Month, observed each July, commemorates the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law that extended vital civil rights protections to people with disabilities. The ADA is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. Not all disabilities are visible. The … More Disability Pride Month
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is now open. The hospital closed in February 2023 after an electrical fire. In the months since, the hospital has replaced and upgraded its infrastructure and worked tirelessly to enhance and revamp its facilities including: As it reopens, the following hospital services/programs remain closed: In remarks about reopening, Signature Healthcare President … More Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Reopens Today
By: Marsha Weiner, LICSW, Manager of Behavioral Health Services at Signature Healthcare The term “autumn anxiety” was coined by Welsh therapist, Gillian Scully. After noticing a trend in anticipation, overwhelm, and stress in clients at the end of summer and beginning of fall, she named the condition Autumn Anxiety. The main symptoms of Autumn anxiety are feelings … More AUTUMN Can Be Beautiful!
By: Tanvi Maharaja, PT DPT at Signature Healthcare October is National PT Month, and what better time to celebrate, recognize, and acknowledge the awesome contribution of PT’s to a myriad of health conditions?!! Signature Healthcare leads the way in providing PT services to our local community at four different locations. Meet our outpatient physical therapy teams! 110 … More NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH
By: Tanvi Maharaja, PT DPT at Signature Healthcare WHERE THE BOOKS LIVE: I visit this neighborhood Where the books live All under one roof Portals into another world Charmed spells Magical Mystical The books live here. Some afternoons The kids gather Around the storyteller In the front yard By the quaint fountain He, in his … More A Poem Dedicated to Libraries :
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