Season’s Greetings! Be Safe! And be Grateful!

Tis’ the season to be jolly, celebratory, peaceful, giving, and appreciative.  Tis’ the season to also watch out for one another. This includes covering our mouths when we cough or sneeze, wearing masks when necessary, and engaging in other practices to minimize the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, influenza, and, for children, respiratory syncytial …

The Good Ol’ Board Game: A Stay-at-home Pastime

Shutterstock How have you spent quality time at home with your family during the COVID-19 crisis? Watching movies? Eating more meals together? Joyfully working as a team to complete chores (tongue in cheek)? More specifically, has the recommendation (or mandate) to shelter in place together for more than two months impinged upon opportunities to do …

Commemorating Our Fallen Heroes in a New Normal

This Memorial Day weekend, many people will be attempting to experience as much normalcy as possible as they fire up the grill or venture out to the beach. This is to be expected. The weather is becoming warmer and communities around the globe are gradually reducing COVID-19 restrictions. Yet, this doesn’t change the fact that …

A Heartfelt Thanks to All Nurses!

In honor of National Nurses Day and National Nurses Week, let’s applaud these caring and courageous healthcare professionals. Enough couldn’t be said of their admirable dedication to the patients they encounter day in and day out, on many fronts. And of the many memorable images that many of us will come away with when the …

Remember to Remain Socially Connected

Flynt © – Dreamstime.com While the practice of social distancing is one of several, vital public-health recommendations intended to minimize the spread of infection from the coronavirus, it is equally vital to remain socially connected with family and friends. Communicating by phone or video chatting (if you are able to access this form of communication) …

Coping with COVID-19 in a Health-promoting Manner

In a matter of days, the lives of many in the United States (and around the world) have changed amid reports of a growing number of individuals becoming infected with COVID-19. With many restrictions recommended or mandated to minimize the spread of the virus, people are rearranging their life in an effort to avoid infection …