Emotional and Mental Wellbeing

Naloxone

What to Know About Naloxone Nasal Spray

Cheshire Medical Center experts share how to properly use and administer naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids.

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Pet Therapy Program is Just What the Dog-Tor Ordered

Therapy dogs and their humans work as a team to visit every department of the hospital to provide comfort and support to patients and staff.

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What to Know About Maternal Mental Health

In honor of World Maternal Mental Health Day, Rose Hitchings, PsyD, an integrative behavioral health psychologist at Cheshire Medical Center, draws attention to the issue.

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How Volunteering at Cheshire Helped Me Fight Loneliness

After George Scholl retired from Electronic Imaging Materials, Inc. in Keene, he started looking for ways to stay active. Five years ago, he decided to volunteer at Cheshire Medical Center — and it changed his life.

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Top Tips to Manage Stress and Boost Your Immunity

Ongoing stress adversely affects your immunity and long-term health. Psychologist, Catherine Schuman, PhD, of Family & Community Care, offers advice for dealing with life's challenges.

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How To Help Prevent Teen Suicide

A leading cause of preventable death, teens are at especially high risk for suicide. Rose Hitchings, PsyD, gives practical advice for parents, family members, or anyone in a position to impact a teen’s life.

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What to Know About Gynecological Care

Carlye Atkinson, MSN, CNM, discusses preventative OB/GYN care, insurance for annual visits, and symptoms you should address immediately.

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Can the Monadnock Region Become a Trauma-Informed Community?

Trauma significantly impacts people's health and our community, recently the Healthy Monadnock Alliance's Behavioral Health Working Group received a grant to help change that.

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Navigating Memory Loss: Six Tips to Support Your Quality of Life

Addressing a major concern in Cheshire County, Melissa Grenier, LCSW, of New Hampshire's Alzheimer's Association Chapter, shares advice for families navigating early-stage memory loss

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Rethinking Regular Drinking: Tips and Tools to Improve Your Well-Being

Each day is an opportunity to begin again. Tricia Zahn, MPH, shares resources to help you assess how alcohol affects your life, understand your patterns with compassion, and make conscious choices for your health.

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