Health and Wellness

Preteen having a vulnerable conversation with trusted adult

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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A  middle aged woman uses a walker in the kitchen as her teenaged daugter assists her with care.

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.

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Amanda Smith, RRT, and Lynn Strickland, RRT

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.

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Els Dignitti, RN-BC, Jennifer Kelliher, RN and Marielle Drew, BSN, RN

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.

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Angie LeFebvre, MSN, BSN, RN, Deb Chamberlain, MSN, Ellen Loughney, BSN, RN

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.

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Older man on job site clutches his shoulder in pain as he rotates it upward

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.

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Bonnie Blair

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

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Senior man with sweater around his shoulders smiles into the distance as his wife hugs his shoulders and smiles with him.

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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Mother and daughter shop with a basket as a daughter reads the label on a jar

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.

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Architectural renderings of Family and Community Care at Cheshire Medical Center's West Campus.

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.

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