Advance care plans can comfort your loved ones
Mary Abrahams, outreach coordinator for RiverStone Health Home Care and Hospice, explains how creating an advance directive gives you control over your healthcare decisions. It provides information to your healthcare team if you are unable to communicate and guides decisions about your healthcare. An advance healthcare directive provides comfort to your family, preventing them from guessing what it is you would want. To learn more, please attend our free presentation at 2 p.m. on Jan. 24 in the Billings Public Library Community Room or call Mary at 406-651-6500.
Resolve to get preventive cancer screenings in 2023
If you have put off getting recommended cancer screenings, make 2023 the year you take better care of your health, says Sheri Pope, RiverStone Health cancer prevention specialist.
Sheri’s column offers reminders of the screenings recommended for men and women. For women who don’t have health insurance to cover breast and cervical cancer screening, RiverStone Health may be able to help.
Please call 406.247.3215 or email sheri.pop@riverstonehealth.org.
Home workouts don’t require special equipment
You don’t need a bunch of fancy equipment to get a great home workout, says Ryan Braley, manager of the Live Well Center at RiverStone Health Clinic. By using the tools and technology available in your home, you can always find something that will get you moving. The Live Well Center is available to RiverStone Health Clinic patients. Call 406.247.3350 to learn more.
‘You are worth it’: Get treatment for depression
Depression is treatable. In this article, Dr. Julie Kelso, psychiatrist at RiverStone Health Clinic, explains the types of care that help people recover from depression.
How to reduce risks of childhood obesity
Healthy family habits will help your children avoid overweight and obesity and the serious health consequences of those conditions. Dr. Grace Rose of RiverStone Health offers suggestions for healthy kids in this Billings Gazette column. RiverStone Health Clinic cares for children of all ages. To schedule an appointment, please call 406.247.3350.
What happens to your pets if you smoke or vape?
Secondhand smoke from cigarettes and vapor from e-cigarettes puts our pets’ health at risk. Dogs exposed to secondhand smoke have more eye infections, allergies, and respiratory issues like lung cancer. Alli Kieckbusch, a prevention health specialist at RiverStone Health, reminds us the best way to keep our pets safe from these dangers is quitting tobacco usage. If you need help quitting smoking or vaping, visit QuitNowMontana.com or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) for free counseling.
Give yourself healthier holiday habits
End-of-year holidays can bring a lot of stress as well as opportunities to start healthy habits. Dr. Douglas Burns of RiverStone Health Clinics offers some tips on stress relief and self-care in this Billings Gazette column. For an appointment at RiverStone Health Clinics, call 406.247.3350.
Dementia patients benefit from hospice care
If your family is struggling with the changes that come at the end of Alzheimer’s disease, hospice can help. Kim Brown, RN case manager for RiverStone Health Hospice, explains how the professional hospice team can assist dementia patients and their family/friend caregivers. To learn more, please call hospice at 406.651.6500.
Sign up for 2023 ACA insurance started Nov. 1
Now is the time to sign up for affordable, comprehensive health health insurance coverage that will start Jan. 1. RiverStone Health Clinic Certified Application Counselors are available to assist you with Federal Marketplace enrollment. Please call 406-651-6540 with questions or to schedule an in-person appointment. In this column, RiverStone Health’s Scooter Gates explains how Marketplace plans can help Montanans.
10 tips for parenting toddlers
The words you speak to your child often become their inner voice. What they believe, they will become. How can you help your child have a positive internal dialogue? Kaylee Stark, Program Coordinator/Educator for RiverStone Health Family Health Services, offers 10 tips for parenting toddlers. Kaylee can be reached at 406-694-4830.
