All posts with subject: health-programs
Monday, August 31, 2009
Welcome to the new Kaiser Permanente thrive Web site
It’s all new. All inclusive. And all about what it takes to thrive.
Here you will find the latest tools, information, and daily posts required to help you live a better, healthier life.
There are six sections to the new site:
Healthy kids – The latest on kids’ health conditions, growth and [...]
Read full storyfiled in: About Thrive
subjects: community-health, health-programs, health-technology, healthy-habits
Monday, July 27, 2009
Program slashes heart attack risks in people with diabetes
When Christy Rosenberg, director of the San Diego Council of Community Clinics Health Network, found the clinic’s simple three-drug protocol known as ALL could reduce the chances of high-risk patients developing a heart attack or stroke by 50 percent, she had tne reaction: “Let’s jump on it.”
Rosenberg recruited Ken Morris, [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: diabetes, disease-prevention, health-programs, heart-attack
Monday, July 27, 2009
Reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes with simple medications
Many health issues that affect our communities are complicated. But that doesn’t mean the solutions need to be.
A simple treatment involving only three medications is helping people with diabetes reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and blindness. Doctors with Kaiser Permanente found that treating them with ALL (short for aspirin, lovastatin, [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: diabetes, disease-prevention, health-programs, heart-attack, prevention, stroke
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Weight vs. height: Know your body mass
Calculating your body mass index (BMI) is a quick way to learn whether or not you’re at a healthy weight for your height. Maintaining your weight within a healthy range will help you avoid serious health problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Calculate your BMI.
Read full storyfiled in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: bmi, diabetes, health-programs, heart-attack, high-blood-pressure
