If you have #noticed significant #changes in your mood and behavior when the #seasons change, you may be experiencing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Rethink Mental Illness

In most cases, SAD symptoms start in the late fall or early winter and go away during the spring and summer, known as winter SAD or winter depression. Other people experience depressive symptoms during the spring and summer months, known as summer-pattern SAD or summer depression

Foremost Family Health Centers wish you and your family a very #MerryChristmas! #Happy Holiday

Please note that our Holiday Hours at MLK and BS sites from now through January 19, 2024 are: Monday 8 am - 5 pm Tuesday 8 am - 5 pm Wednesday 8 am - 7 pm Thursday 8 am - 5 pm We are closed on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. #HappyHolidays2023

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Hand, foot and mouth #disease is an infectious disease that’s highly contagious. #Common in children, it spreads #quickly at day care centers and #schools. Here is some of what you need to know about #hand, #foot and #mouth disease, its symptoms, causes, stages and treatment.

What is hand, foot and mouth disease? Hand, foot and mouth #disease is an illness caused by a very contagious #virus that can be #passed along before a #person is aware he or she is infected. World Health Organization (WHO) Priscila

Hand, foot, and mouth can be #easily spread through: Droplets from an infected #person coughing or sneezing. Direct #contact with blisters. Shared items, like #utensils, towels, #clothing, surfaces and toys. Through feces (stool, or poop).

Most #people get this virus through the #mouth. It is common among day care #centers and preschools as small #children need frequent #diaper changes and tend to put their fingers in their mouths. #Washyourhandsregularly

Symptoms of hand, foot and mouth include: Fever #Eating or drinking less Sore throat Feeling unwell Rash on the palms of the #hands, soles of the feet, and even buttocks, arms and legs Blisters on bottom of #feet or hands Sores in #mouth and throat

Many #men admit they put off going to the #doctor as long as possible, sometimes even when they’re #experiencing life-threatening symptoms A new survey highlights the negative #attitude many men have about seeking #medical care

Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they #avoid going to the #doctor as long as possible, and 37 percent said they withhold #information from their doctors.Experts say this is an #issue that keeps doctors from detecting issues early, resulting in # health dangers.

72 percent of respondents said they would #rather be doing #household chores, like cleaning #toilets, than going to the #doctor. 65 percent of respondents said they avoid going to the doctor as #long as possible.

Feces (poop) from people or #animals is an #important source of germs like Salmonella, E. coli O157, and norovirus that cause diarrhea, and it can #spread some respiratory infections like adenovirus and #hand-foot-mouth #disease.