Better Hearing and Speech Month
28 Apr 2008
By: Hammond-Henry Hospital
Better Hearing and Speech Month
By Angie Spaulding, CCC, SLP/L

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, the perfect time to communicate some important information about hearing and speech. Since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has celebrated Better Hearing and Speech Month each May to raise public awareness of speech and language disorders that affect 14 million Americans. One in six Americans has a hearing, speech, or language problem—a condition that makes it difficult to communicate with others.

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Occupational Therapy - Skills for the Job of Living
18 Mar 2008
By: Hammond-Henry Hospital
April is National Occupational Therapy month, a time when occupational therapists are encouraged to celebrate and promote their profession. O.T. practitioners provide service to those individuals whose abilities to engage and perform daily living tasks are threatened or impaired by physical injury or illness, natural aging processes, and overall decline in participation in activities of daily living.


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Stroke Awareness by Kurt Kruger
12 Feb 2008
By: Hammond-Henry Hospital
A stroke can happen to anyone at any time. A stroke, also called a "brain attack", occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When either of these things happens, brain cells begin to die and brain damage occurs.

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The Costs of Obesity by Eric Allen,
16 Jan 2008
By: Hammond-Henry Hospital
The costs of obesity are enormous. The increased risks to an individual’s health are substantial, and the cost to society is financially overwhelming. This article is the first in a series outlining the costs of obesity and how each of us can help to defray these costs.

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