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Family Medical Center Expands Services In Lenawee County
http://www.lenconnect.com/newsnow/x1651172414/Low-cost-clinic-looks-to-expand-in-Lenawee-County
National Meeting
The CEO of Family Medical Center of MI was invited to attend the "fly-in" to Washington DC to meet with key legislators to discuss issues related to Medicaid and and potential changes in funding for Community Health Centers due to the deliberations by 12 congressman to cut the federal budget. The fly-in was attended by selected community health leaders who were tasked to meet with influential congressional leaders. We met with several White House staffers to voice concern about the potential reductions in funding to CHCs.
Behavioral Health/Primary Health Integration and Expansion
The Behavioral Health/Primary Health Integrated care project expanded at Family Medical Center of MI's clinics and is now operating at all FMC clinics. With the assistance of the Monroe County Mental Health Authority and the Lenawee County Mental Health Authority, case workers, peer support specialists and a part-time psychiatrist will work with Family Medical Center of MI's primary care providers to extend behavioral health services to the Center's patient's.
New Providers
Dr.Neha Desai has joined the team of healthcare providers at Family Medical Center and will work out of our Temperance and Adrian Centers. Dr.Desai is a welcome addition to the caring staff here at Family Medical Center of MI.
No Jokers Here, Family Medical Center of MI Hopes to Expand Services With Raffle
Family Medical Center of Michigan, Inc., a not-for-profit, 501c3 company, in partnership with the Bedford Business Association, is currently hosting a "Jack of Spades" raffle at Quimby's Food & Spirits, 3536Sterns Rd., Lambertville, MI 48144. Drawings are held every MOnday night for the next 12 months. Tickets are available daily, for $1.00, from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm and can be purchased at Quimby's. Raffle winners will receive 70% of the jackpot, while the remaining 30% of the proceeds will benefit the building funds of the BBA and FMC.
Distinguished Service Award Presented to FMC Staff Member October 2011
At the Michigan Primary Care Association’s 32st Annual Awards ceremony held September October, 2011, Miriam Andrade, Front Desk Receptionist for Family Medical Center of Michigan, was awarded for her distinguished service. The MPCA Distinguished Service Award honors commitment, dedication and outstanding service on behalf of patients of Michigan Community Health Centers. "Miriam Andrade serves as a shining star for Family Medical Center of Michigan. She is caring, resourceful and committed to the mission of Community Health Centers," said Ed Larkins, CEO/ Executive Director, Family Medical Center of Michigan.
Family Medical Center Grants
Family Medical Center received $35,000 from HRSA to help it work on developing the patient center home concept.
Family Medical Center received approval to participate in the three year HRSA Demonstration designed to evaluate the effect of the advanced primary care practice model, commonly referred to as the patient-centered medical home, in improving care, promoting health, and reducing the cost of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries served by FQHCs.
VITAL SIGNS; NUTRITION: Study Finds Eating Nuts Helps Cholesterol
By RONI CARYN RABIN –New York Times
Published: May 18, 2010
Eating about two and a half airplane snacks' worth of nuts every day helps lower total cholesterol and ''bad'' LDL cholesterol, and improves the ratio of total cholesterol to ''good'' HDL cholesterol, a study reports.
Researchers pooled the results of 25 clinical trials that involved 583 participants over all. The study reported that eating just 2.4 ounces of nuts of any kind was associated with declines of 10.2 milligrams per deciliter in bad cholesterol, a drop of about 7.4 percent, and 10.9 milligrams in total cholesterol, or 5.1 percent. The study, which appeared in the May 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, was partly financed by a nut-industry foundation, and two of the authors receive research money from other organizations representing the nut and peanut industries.
But the authors noted that some of the trials they analyzed had no corporate financing, yet came to similar conclusions.
''Nuts are rich in unsaturated fats, and that is a main driver in lowering cholesterol,'' said the lead author, Dr. Joan Sabaté, a professor of nutrition at the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University in California. ''They are the richest source of protein in the plant kingdom, and they also contain fiber and phytosterols, which compete with cholesterol to be absorbed. All these nutrients have been demonstrated to lower cholesterol.''
The effect was most pronounced among people with higher LDL cholesterol to begin with and among those who were not obese. The more nuts they ate, the greater the effect.
Doctors Focus on Kids' Blood Pressure
By Ron Winslow
The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2010
Early Start - Protecting the heart begins at a young age. Here are ways to help maintain healthy blood pressure.
• Get regular blood-pressure tests beginning at age three.
• Build active play time or sports into daily activities.
• Limit sedentary TV and computer time.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables.
• Eat less salt.
Source: WSJ reporting
Worried About A Moody Teen?
By Elizabeth Bernstein
The Wall Street Journal –June 29, 2010
Physicians often use the mnemonic “SIGECAPS” for the checklist of symptoms, says Mark Goldstein, chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He cautions that parents should not try to diagnose their children, but bring the child to a pediatrician. A teen may have a problem if four or more of these signs persist for two weeks or longer.
SLEEP
Is your teen’s sleep impaired? Is he or she sleeping too much? Not enough? Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep?
INTEREST
Has your teen lost interest in once-enjoyable activities? These could include school, sports or extracurriculars, friends, even eating.
GUILT
Does your teen have excessive guilt? Or, is the child feeling worthless or devalued?
ENERGY
Does your teen feel a loss of energy? Is he or she unusually tired or exhausted?
CONCENTRATION
Does your teen have a diminished ability to think and concentrate? An increased indecisiveness?
APPETITE
Has your teen’s appetite changed? Either decreased or increased? Some teens lose weight with depression. Others gain it.
PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
Are your teen’s physical movements speeding up or slowing down? This one may be hard for parents to determine. But look for sluggishness-or, alternately, restlessness or the jitters.
SUICIDE
Is your teen thinking about death? Doctors ask teens: Have you had thoughts about death repeatedly? Have you thought about suicide? Do you have a plan?
Slight rise in blood pressure holds risk
New York Times, October, 29 2011
Recent studies have shown that young and middle aged people with slightly elevated blood pressure and prehypertension are at a greater risk for stroke than those in a normal stage. Prehypertension is defined as a systolic pressure (the top number) of 120 to 139 millimeters of mercury or a diastolic pressure (the bottom number) of 80 to 89 millimeters of mercury. Any reading greater or equal to 140/90 is known as hypertension. It was found that people under age 65 with prehypertension had a 68 percent increase in stroke when compared to those people who had regular readings. In order to combat risks, people should modify their lifestyle, maintain an ideal weight, and lower their sodium intake.
Low-cost clinic moves to larger location
From the Daily Telegram, Adrian, MI
Family Medical at National Association of Community Health Centers Policy and Issue Forum
In February, Family Medical Center’s Board of Directors President, Dave Brown and Ed Larkins, CEO/Executive Director attended the National Association of Community Health Centers Policy Issue Forum in Washington D.C. During the meeting, Mr. Brown and Mr. Larkins had the opportunity to meet with key political officials from Michigan, including Senators Levin and Stabenow. The senators spoke about their support of federally qualified community health centers and the impact of federal health reform legislation on centers like Family Medical Center.