In September, We Remember

Recently we commemorated the nineteenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. If you ask a loved one or coworker what they were doing when they heard an airplane had struck the World Trade Center, it is likely they will recall it vividly. If they are of sufficient age, they may also share their […]

Protect Your Picnic!

Picnic food frequently becomes forever associated with the person who provides it, like the signature dishes transported by family and friends to other holiday gatherings: Grandpa Chuck’s almost-burnt-to-a-crisp hot dogs; Aunt Tina’s splendid potato salad; Cousin Cassie’s chocolate chip dessert scones topped with Sister-in-Law Lizzie’s homemade vanilla ice cream. And it all tastes especially wonderful […]

In June, We Focus on the Gents

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you – Ralph Waldo Emerson Data from 2017 analyzed by the Peterson Center on Healthcare/Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that the life expectancy of the American man is five years less than the American woman. Since it’s June and Men’s Health Month, Panhandle Home […]

IT’S MAY: THINK FAST AND PHH

In May 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed Presidential Proclamation 5975 establishing National Stroke Awareness Month. There’s good reason for us to be well-informed about strokes. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), leading causes of stroke are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking, and one in three American adults has at […]

EAT RIGHT, BITE BY BITE

“EAT RIGHT, BITE BY BITE” Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Welcome to March, the month when Panhandle Home Health celebrates National Nutrition Month, established by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics! Panhandle enthusiastically endorses its plain but poetic 2020 theme, which is the title of our article. We think it simplifies a subject for which […]

PANHANDLE HOME HEALTH CAN HELP TO MEND BROKEN HEARTS

What do Saint Valentine, Presidents Lincoln and Washington, Punxsutawney Phil, and your heart all share? February celebrations, of course! At Panhandle Home Health, though, your heart is the focus of our attention. February is American Heart Month, and the week of February 9th through 15th is specifically designated National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week by the American […]