Health and Wellness
A Healthy Start for Mother and Baby—In Life and Recovery
In 2016, Cheshire Medical Center launched Mothers in Recovery (MIR), a program offering expectant mothers with opioid use disorder a combination of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and comprehensive prenatal through post-partum care.
Heads Up: Facts About Brain Injury and Concussion
Even a minor bump to the head can cause serious problems with thinking, memory, movement and emotional health. The effects of a brain injury can last for a few days or months—or for a lifetime.
Advance Care Planning: It’s Not Too Soon
Having an advance care plan in place, such as an advance directive, is a way in which we can plan and prepare ourselves and loved ones for another of life’s major events.
Filling Our Own Tanks When We Are Taking Care Of Others
The word “should” can dominate the day for many caregivers. And although our “shoulds” may include self-care, sometimes our attitudes and habits can marginalize its importance and become roadblocks.