Monthly Archive: November 2017

Keeping Your Gut Healthy

Fight Off Colds and Flu By Keeping Your Gut Healthy

In this article originally published by The Seattle Times, learn about how keeping your gut healthy can help you stay well this winter.

Aimee Sharp
Open Enrollment

Help Squad: Health Insurance and Open Enrollment – What You Need To Know

In this article originally published by the Chicago Tribune, find the essential tips you'll need this open enrollment season to get your health insurance.

Aimee Sharp
Lose Health Insurance

Congress Has Two Months to Act Or 75,000 Kids And Pregnant Women In Colorado Will Lose Health Insurance

In this article originally published by The Denver Post, learn about the Children’s Health Insurance Program and why some may lose health insurance.

Aimee Sharp
Older Patients

How Older Patients Can Dodge Pitfalls Entrenched In Health Care System

By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News Being old and sick in America frequently means a doctor won’t ask you about troublesome concerns you deal with day to day — difficulty walking, dizziness, a leaky bladder, sleep disturbances, memory lapses and more. It means that if you’re hospitalized, you have a good chance of being treated… Continue reading How Older Patients Can Dodge Pitfalls Entrenched In Health Care System

Aimee Sharp
Child’s Ostomy Surgery

Video: How to Prepare for Your Child’s Ostomy Surgery

In this video, our Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist, Laura Cox, gives tips about how to prepare for your child's ostomy surgery.

Aimee Sharp
Concurso Nacional de Cuidadores

Shield HealthCare anuncia el Concurso Nacional de Cuidadores

Valencia, CA, 1 de noviembre de 2017 – Shield HealthCare, proveedor líder de insumos médicos en el hogar está llevando a cabo su 16° Concurso de Cuidadores, con la pregunta: “¿Qué consejo le daría a otro cuidador?” Para celebrar el decimosexto aniversario del concurso, Shield HealthCare anuncia el nuevo formato del mismo; este año solicita… Continue reading Shield HealthCare anuncia el Concurso Nacional de Cuidadores

Aimee Sharp
Chicago Abilities Expo

Video: Aaron Baker at the Chicago Abilities Expo

In this video, watch our Spinal Cord Injury Lifestyle Specialist, along with our Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist, visit the Chicago Abilities Expo.

Aimee Sharp
tube feeding at school

Tube Feeding at School: 8 Tips to Prepare Your Child and School Staff

There's a lot to think about to ensure safe tube feeding at school. Plan ahead to ensure that your child gets the most out of each school day.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
Consejos de dieta en eventos y fiestas

Consejos de dieta en eventos y fiestas para personas con ostomía

Consejos de dieta en eventos especiales y fiestas navideñas para personas con ostomía.

Laura Cox, LPC
teenager with disability

Navigating Special Needs Parenting with Older Kids: My Teenager with Disability

Alex is now a teenager with disability, and we're discussing his transition into adulthood. Once again, I feel entirely out of my league as a parent.

Aimee Sharp
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