With a grant from Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, violence prevention coordinator Hannah Woggon teamed up with the Consolidated Summer Enrichment Program during the past two summers to provide educational enrichment and activities to more than 100 students in Lexington. “Our grant focuses on creating healthy, safe communities in Lexington,” Woggon said. “With a concentration on […]
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Carotid Artery Disease Warning Signs and Prevention
As a health care provider, one of our main goals is ensuring members of our community receive the best possible medical care. Stroke ranks as number five for cause of death in Kentucky, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With the high percentage of people with risk factors for stroke and heart […]
Serving Our Communities in Challenging Times
This year has been challenging for our communities, our state, our nation and our world. The global pandemic has impacted the way we all live, work, and how our health care system has operated during 2020. However, our call to serve our communities remains our focus and purpose within the ministry of CHI Saint Joseph […]
Preventing Falls Among Older People
Falling down is something that we will all do in life – no matter our age. Parents tend to worry often about their young children falling and injuries they could experience, but falls are dangerous not only for young kids but also for older adults. Falling is one of the leading causes of injury for […]
Nurturing Children Program Teaches Healthier Parenting Skills
For Laurel County parents Dakota Mullins and Brittany Baker Mullins, receiving full custody of their 2-year-old daughter, Reighlee, in the same year they both were released from correctional facilities was a victory. They credit the Nurturing Children Program at Saint Joseph London for their 180-degree change. Since its inception in 2016, the hospital’s Nurturing Children […]
Know Your Risk
When you see your primary care provider, be sure to review your family history, current health concerns and overall lifestyle. This information helps you and your provider understand your risk for certain illnesses, and it gives you both an opportunity to prevent them. “An example may be the way we evaluate someone in their thirties […]
Total Health Roadmap Drives Away Food Insecurity
With a mission to connect patients to community resources and ultimately improve their health outcomes, CHI Saint Joseph Health’s Total Health Roadmap Initiative gives a hand up to the most vulnerable population across central and eastern Kentucky. Through a screening process at four CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group clinics in Lexington, Berea and London, patients […]
Taking the Risks to Heart
COVID-19 poses a serious threat to the heart and lungs. Coronary artery disease, heart failure and high blood pressure are just a few of the long-term health conditions that increase your risk of serious complications due to COVID-19. “COVID-19 can lead to viral cardiomyopathy, which weakens the heart and reduces its ability to pump blood,” said Robert […]
Celebrating Our People – Meet Kathy
Serving patients, mentees, her country and God sums up Kathy Perkins. Kathy, who has been a physical therapist at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling since 2008, said her calling to serve others has always been part of her life. But her journey to become a physical therapist began in her undergraduate years as a chemistry major […]