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Physical activity is an important component of overall health. Health experts advise that exercise can increase lean body mass, prevent conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, improve balance, and positively affect mental health/cognition. Exercise also can foster socialization with others, helping people overcome boredom and isolation. As individuals get older, they may not be able to participate in all the activities they enjoyed as youths, but that doesn't mean older adults must...
The next time you have a check-up, do not be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to walk. Yes, this simple activity that you have been doing since you were about a year old is now being touted as "the closest thing we have to a wonder drug," in the words of Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of course, you probably know that any physical activity, including walking, is a boon to your overall health, and according to Harvard...
DAYTON–Columbia County Fire District No. 3 has initiated a new program dubbed the Mobile Integrated Health Care Program which has a goal of taking proactive steps to help local people find resources and eventually reduce the number of calls for service through 9-1-1. "We're asking for people to call us for medical issues that may not be 9-1-1 calls," said Sidney Ayala, a firefighter/EMT with District 3 who is pointing his focus at the program. The program is funded through a $150,000 grant f...
