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BCH Gage County/PATCH and Blue
Valley Mental Health Center have again adopted the theme HEALTHY
MINDS/HEALTHY BODIES for the school/community year of 2007-08. This
educational and event oriented campaign will send regular healthy
lifestyle topics to the media, school and work newsletters and on local
websites. Healthy minds and bodies lead to healthy lives.
Wellness: healthy minds and
healthy bodies equal improved performance. When under high levels of
stress, and when feeling poorly, our decision-making skills are not at
their peak. A refreshed and relaxed mind leads to improved concentration,
problem solving, and creativity. This is true for parents at home, people
at worksites, or children at school.
Total well-being is: mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual.
When the four areas are balanced the body will deal with stress more
effectively. To achieve complete well-being: mentally, physically,
emotionally, and spiritually, you must first make your health a priority.
Failure to invest in your own health leads to the body breaking down,
which can result in forgetfulness, headaches, fatigue, and inability to
sleep. After all, improved physical health is a direct result of composed
mental, emotional, and spiritual needs.
For further information, contact:
Sharon Langvardt, MS,
LCMFT
Beatrice Community
Hospital/PATCH 223-3103
slangvardt@bchhc.net
Blue Valley Mental
Health Center 228-3386
slangvardt@bvmhc.net
Website: Beatrice
Community Hospital PATCH
www.beatricene.com/patch
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Our "MISSION"
is to promote coordination and resource sharing in health promotion
and education; and ultimately to enhance the health and health
awareness of Gage County.
Beatrice
Community Hospital/Gage County (NE)
PATCH coalition was initiated in 1986. In coordination with
national health objectives, Beatice Community Hospital/PATCH targets
5 objectives as guidelines in planning toward the year 2010:
1. Improve
nutrition through school and worksite education
2. Reduce
unintentional injuries through safety awareness--seatbelt/carseats
3. Improve
physical activity and fitness by increasing activity
4. Reduces use of
and exposure to tobacco
5. Decrease
alcohol and drug problems |
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