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Creative Dissemination: Community-Engaged Mural to Disseminate the PORTRAIT Registry on Peripheral Arterial Disease [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Materials detailed resources for PAD screening, physical activity, and smoking cessation and were distributed through dissemination activities and partners. Results PAD awareness scores increased with exposure to dissemination events. Setting The Paseo Gateway, situated in Jackson County, Kansas City, MO, USA.

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Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

(NEW) TLDR at the bottom* We are looking at your investment in your own well-being with the emphasis this go round on physical health. Lower risks of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Check-In on Exhaustion Distinguish between sleep deprivation/physical fatigue and mental/emotional exhaustion.

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He was a few years shy of middle-age and appeared to be in good physical shape. Even without doing my physical exam, I suspected he might be suffering from a community-acquired pneumonia. Sir," I said, touching his shoulder, "I'm going to perform a physical exam now." Between coughs, he managed to give me a faint smile.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Weight loss programs for older adults also benefit from co-management by an interdisciplinary team that may include a geriatrician, an obesity medicine specialist, an endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, a bone metabolism specialist, a physical therapist and an exercise physiologist.

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Health and Safety During LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

This is a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and allies alike unite to support each other, strengthen the community, and celebrate themselves and others with parades and joyous events. LGBTQ+ health and safety – both physical and mental – is extremely important.

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Patient Violence Travels Cross-Setting: From EMS to ED to Inpatient

Physician's Weekly

violent events per 10 encounter-hours—versus 0.35 According to the study, patients less than 18 years old had the highest rates of verbal and physical violence. Because family or visitors only accounted for 3.6% in the out-of-hospital setting to 1.06 in the ED and 6.37 in non-ED hospital settings. into a third, and 7.5%

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Common Myths About Blood Pressure and Heart Health

Imperial Center Family Medicine

You Don’t Need Blood Pressure Medication If You Exercise And Eat Healthy Making heart-healthy lifestyle changes involving nutrition and physical activity should be the foundation for controlling blood pressure. Imperial Center Family Medicine is here to help support your heart health with personalized blood pressure management guidance.