Advocacy groups say ‘Healthy Illinois 2028’ is missing key areas of focus By Dilpreet RajuCapitol News Illinoisdraju@capitolnewsillinois.com A new state health report pinpoints racism as a public health crisis while also noting Illinois needs to improve in the areas of maternal and infant health, mental health and substance use disorders.
November 25, 2023Dear editor; I appreciated reading Barb Nadeau’s article on Medicare in a recent issue of The Voice. My wife and I have used a SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program) advisor the past couple of years and we’re glad we did. Fortunately, we have also steered clear of the
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their “Make a Goal to Fight Diabetes” fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. The Club members, along with their family and friends, were treated to an exciting hockey game, watching the Chicago
By Hannah Meisel As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the State agency in charge of licensing for those and more than 100 other industries has struggled to keep up. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has failed to meet its goals to
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley were enlightened with an informative presentation by Terri Olson, B.S.N., R.N., community health services director, from the Kendall County Health Department, 811 W. John Street, in Yorkville. Olson, is a graduate of Aurora University and has spent her entire
It is Medicare open enrollment time through December 7, to give you the opportunity to review and bring up to date your Medicare coverage. Choices of coverage can be very confusing, and it is valuable to schedule an appointment with an experienced and trained Senior Health Insurance Program, or SHIP,
Last of two partsReprinted from The Voice September 21, 2017. The more we learn about cooking and eating healthy the more we become aware of the wonderful herbs and spices that are available to enhance flavors and even our health. The following article was printed in the Food Revolution Network
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold its November membership meeting Thursday, Nov. 2, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, in Montgomery. Meetings are held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m.
Julia was leaving Rome on a fast train to visit Saturnia and its thermal spring baths. She had been 10 days in the Eternal City and wished to luxuriate in the water and its healing powers. The temperature was said to be 99.5 F. The Medieval legend has it that
The world of health has been turned upside down over the past few decades. Doctors had been derided for not prescribing enough pain-relief medicine back in the 1980s. Pain control had become so important that the world of health even saw fit to add a fifth indicator of health. The
First of two partsReprinted from The Voice September 21, 2017. The more we learn about cooking and eating healthy the more we become aware of the wonderful herbs and spices that are available to enhance flavors and even our health. The following article was printed in the Food Revolution Network
By Russ George November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, an important month for the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley. One of the Club’s main goals is to bring about an awareness of diabetes, a life threatening disease. The members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley want to remind everyone
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) celebrated its first full year of service to the Fox Valley area Thursday, Oct. 12, at the regularly-scheduled monthly meeting, with 25 members and guests in attendance. Following dinner, the Club’s meeting was opened with a silent prayer, the Pledge
Aurorans Susan Voigt, left, and Tom Voigt examine a girl’s vision at a September Aurora Lions Club clinic.
Did you know that nationwide one in four women does not have access to menstrual products? Menstrual equity is emerging as a public health movement across the globe. Advocates, including State representatives in Aurora, are fighting period poverty by authorizing public acts that secure access to menstrual products for lower-income
The Fort Hill Wellness Series will address the topic of weight training for women, featuring the expertise of personal trainers Anna Aquino and Heather Grier, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct, 24 at Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive. “Weight training has many benefits for women, yet according to
Reprint from September 24, 2020Third of four parts Hospitals in the United States are considering a concept known as “hospital at home.” It is according to an article by Nate Berg, published in FastCompany, magazine and online journal. “That’s the basis of another hospital-at-home startup, Dispatch Health. Based in Denver,
Plainfield resident and Type 1 diabetes patient Ella Parker, 10, second from right, receives a $3,000 check from Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora officials for a diabetic alert dog.
By Peter Hancock The State has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, instructing health care providers to refund any such payments they have already collected. Omar Shaker, the interim chief of administrative rules at the Department
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley just completed its first annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing Friday, Sept. 1, at Fox Bend Golf Course, in Oswego. The Golf Outing was such a success that we have booked next year’s “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf
