Wellness
LiveSmart: Set Taste Buds for Adventure! Getting Kids to Try New Foods
If you are trying to teach your kids about eating a variety of foods, start by inviting them into the kitchen to discover and prepare new foods alongside you.
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Wellness
LiveSmart: Access to Community Resources, Services Makes for Healthier Families
Residents of Rensselaer County have access to a free program that can change the lives of children and their families for the better.
Inside SPHP
Elvis Visits Eddy DayBreak in Rensselaer
On Monday, April 9, Participants of Eddy DayBreak Adult Day Services in Rensselaer received a visit from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. DayBreak participants and staff enjoyed the entertainment and sang right along.
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13 Kids Who Care: Brodey Flynn
Meet Brodey Flynn, an 8th grader at Hackett Middle School in the Albany City School District, and a member of the 2018 class of “13 Kids Who Care.”
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St. Peter’s Gynecology Welcomes Physician Assistant Barbara Poetzsch
Barbara Poetzsch, PA, has joined St. Peter’s Gynecology in Green Island, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Poetzsch will practice outpatient gynecological care.
Upcoming Events
Children to Plant Pinwheels for Prevention in Honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Children to plant a pinwheel garden of hope at Samaritan-Rensselaer Children’s Center on Tuesday, April 24th. The event is part of the nationwide movement, Pinwheels for Prevention, in honor of National Childhood Abuse Prevention Month.
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NewsChannel 13: Nurse’s Compassion Can Mean the World to Her Patients
Judy DeLong-Broda, a case manager for St. Peter’s Health Partners at Troy Internal Medicine, is featured on WNYT’s Today’s Women report. Judy is being recognized for coming to the aid of others at their most vulnerable time.
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St. Peter’s Health Partners Joins Coalition to Fight Opioid Addiction
St. Peter’s Health Partners has joined a new coalition to help fight opioid addiction. As part of the effort, SPHP has teamed up with WNYT for a special one-hour program on the epidemic. The program will air at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13.
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Daily Gazette: Hospital Billboards Tout Speedy Service
The Daily Gazette published an article featuring Skip the Wait, a new tool to check wait times at St. Peter’s Health Partners five Urgent Care locations.
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Times Union: Capital Region Coalition Forms to Fight Growing Opioid Epidemic
The Times Union published a story about a new region-wide consortium launching this week aimed at addressing the growing opioid epidemic. St. Peter’s Health Partners is proud to be a part of the “Prescription for Progress: United Against Opioid addiction” coalition.