Wellness
LiveSmart: Make the Holidays Merry, Bright and Safe!
Before buying a toy or allowing your child to play with a toy that he has received as a gift, it is important to keep some safety precautions in mind.
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Inside SPHP
Eddy SeniorCare Helps Needy Through Compassion in Action Scarf Project
Kudos to Eddy SeniorCare participants and staff who made and donated handmade scarves which they tied around Veteran’s Park in Schenectady to help those in need this winter season!
Inside SPHP
Fall into Fashion ALS Event Raises $3,000
The fourth annual “The Fall into Fashion For ALS” event raised more than $3,000 to support the St. Peter’s Hospital ALS Regional Center! Money raised this year will go toward the purchase of a new patient lift, which the center will loan out – free of charge – to patients in need.
Inside SPHP
Albany Memorial Nursing Students Collect Coats for Needy
Kudos to the students from the Albany Memorial Student Nurse Association which held their annual coat drive, collecting 50 coats for adults and children in need this season!
SPHP in the News
NewsChannel 13: Ensure Proper Car Seat Fit, Placement for Safe Travel
Dr. Diane Tenenbaum from St. Peter’s Family Health Center was interviewed for a segment on WNYT-NewsChannel 13, offering advice to ensure your child and his or her car seat are ready for holiday travel.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Holiday Break Survival Guide – Keep the Kids Happy & Healthy
Bored kids are a given during the school break — Pediatrician Dr. Diane Tenenebaum offers some tips to help keep those kids occupied and happy.
Inside SPHP
SPHPMA Providers Discuss “The Impact of Robotic Surgery on the Community”
SPHPMA providers Dr. Elizabeth Germinder and Dr. Christina Sanders, of Troy Surgical Associates, recently held an educational session to discuss the latest advancements in minimally invasive surgery and robotic general surgery.
Upcoming Events
Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care Offers Weight Management Workshop on Resolutions
Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care will offer an educational weight management workshop, “2017 Resolution for Weight Loss: What Really Works?,” Tuesday, Jan. 3, 5 – 6 p.m., 63 Shaker Rd., Suite 204, Albany.
SPHP in the News
Times Union: The Care Mobile – Ten Years of Smiles
The Times Union published an article on December 2 about the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a mobile dental clinic for children in underserved areas in the community.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Understanding Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Nearly everyone experiences the occasional stomachache, or GI tract upset. But for the approximately 1.3 million Americans living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, there is little to no rest from these uncomfortable, embarrassing, and often life-disrupting symptoms.