Health and Wellness

Protecting Yourself From Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Learn what you need to know about mosquito-borne illnesses and how to protect yourself and your family.

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.

Run and Read A Marathon Program Helps Kids Blend Intellectual and Physical Exercise
This fun and engaging program excites kids about intellectual and physical agility by incorporating reading with the annual Kid's DeMar Marathon.

Out-of-the-Box Outdoor Activities to Try
Try some different activities to get outside and enjoy the regular physical activity that brings abundant health benefits.

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.