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LiveSmart: Protecting Our Children – Teach Them Accurate Names for Their Private Parts

April 7, 2021

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. There is one simple way you can help protect your own children – teach them the anatomically correct names for their body parts. [...]

LiveSmart: Love Shouldn’t Hurt on Valentine’s Day or Any Day

February 14, 2019

If you or a loved one is in an unhealthy or abusive relationship, there is help. [...]

LiveSmart: Support Services Crucial for Survivors of Sexual Violence

April 26, 2018

One in three women and one in six men in the United States report they have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives. There is little doubt sexual violence is a staggering problem in our communities and support services for those victims/survivors are critical. [...]

LiveSmart: The Essentials of Survivorship for Breast Cancer

October 11, 2017

It wasn’t that long ago the term “Breast Cancer Survivor” was reserved only for women who were fortunate enough to receive a status of remission from their oncologist. Today, the cancer care community believes that “survivorship” begins at diagnosis. [...]

LiveSmart: Breast Cancer — The Essentials of Survivorship

October 13, 2016

With advancements in healthy living and medical technology, more patients are surviving cancer and returning to active, productive lives. Research shows that patients who participate in a prehabilitation, rehabilitation and surveillance program have better treatment outcomes. [...]