Health and Wellness

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.

Five Tips for Living Well After a Stroke
Following a stroke, people are forced to accept sudden changes in family roles, logistics, and life expectations and face down the unknown. Occupational therapist Cindi Zipoli, OT/L, helps patients navigate this transition and achieve meaningful recovery.

Amanda and Lynn's Farewell: Heartfelt Thank You to Cheshire's Respiratory Therapy Team
The mother and daughter RRT duo recount the personal experience that inspired their shared career cultivating compassionate care.

Home Away From Home
Reassigned Cheshire nurses rose to meet the moment during the most recent COVID-19 surge. Many loved their new positions: they stayed, or expanded their own.

Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Not All Nurses Wear Scrubs
While Cheshire boasts many scrub-wearing superheroes among our nursing ranks, many nurses report to work wearing “normal” clothes—and all sorts of different hats.

Healing Shoulder Pain in the Weekend Warrior
From playing pickleball to painting a deck, repetitive activities can cause shoulder pain and injuries such as impingement syndrome. Neal Goldenberg, MD, director of Sports Medicine, discusses healing and returning to the activities you love.

Bonnie Blair: Longtime LNA Joins Team Cheshire After Compassionate Care Experience
A friend’s cancer battle brought her back, but Blair stayed for the warm, welcoming environment

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

Healthy Eating on a Budget
Heather Ashcraft, MS, RDN, LDN, a registered dietitian at Cheshire, gives tips for eating on the cheap without losing sight of healthy nutrition.

Cheshire’s Family Medicine Residency Program Receives Accreditation from ACGME
Accreditation gives a green light for a new program that will have far-reaching and long-lasting positive health outcomes for the Monadnock Region.