Paulding County Hospital announces construction will begin on a Regional Health Center serving the surrounding area of western Paulding County including Antwerp, Hicksville, Payne, and Woodburn. The facility will be located near the US 24 and SR 49 interchange in Antwerp. The center will include twice the space of the current Antwerp facility with 6…
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Hens for Hospice
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The CHP Sewing for Hospice group, along with the Van Wert Neighborhood Group (part of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild) is working with KAM Manufacturing/Stephanie Dawn to make “Hens for Hospice.” These quilted hot pad holders are designed and cut out by KAM then passed on to the group to sew,…
Don’t Let Six More Weeks Of Winter Get You Down On The Ground
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Both Punxsutawney Phil and Buckeye Chuck saw their shadows February 2nd, predicting a late arrival for spring weather. While temperatures this winter have been warmer than average, forecasters and groundhogs alike warn that snow and ice are likely before this winter is over. Slippery conditions can lead to a fall which, for many older…
Natural Posture For Pain Free Living Discussed At Cooper Community Library
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The Cooper Community Library Branch, of the Paulding County Carnegie Library, will be hosting an adult class on Monday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. Phil Sherry will discuss Kathleen Porter’s book “Natural Posture for Pain Free Living”. Life runs smoother if we pay attention to the way we walk, sit, sleep and stand, skeletal speaking.…
Public Safety Day
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On Saturday, October 1st, there will be a public safety day at the Payne Village Park. There is to be an assortment of public safety related presentations going on. These include: Paulding Putnam Line Safety Norfolk Southern Crossing Safety Paulding County Sheriff Dept. DARE K9 Demo Paulding County Hospital Blood Pressure Checks, etc Ohio State Patrol…
CMH provides Antwerp High School with CPR kits
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Thank you to Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) for sponsoring Antwerp Local School and providing the district with two CPR in-school kits, which include 10 manikins each. In addition to the kits, CMH donated 10 infant manikins. The district’s health teachers will use these supplies to teach CPR to all health students, as well as to…
Nutrition for Dummies: Food Groups
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By: Angel Steiner I am currently in my third year at Kaplan University studying nutrition. This does not make me an expert, but I am simply a wife, mother and woman who wants to share some much needed information with those around me. This week I want to discuss the food groups. Simple, right? Over…
Life Lessons From a Dying Man Explored at Lifetree Café
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Observations and lessons learned from a terminally ill man will be discussed at Lifetree Café on Thursday, August 11 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. The program, titled “Facing a Terminal Illness: Insight’s From a Dying Man,” features a filmed interview with Richie Bertoletti – a cancer patient who chronicled his last days through artwork and…
NEW vein Finding EQUIPMENT OBTAINED AT CMH
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If you are a patient with hard to find veins, the last thing you want to hear when getting your blood taken is that the medical professional missed the vein and you have to be stuck again. Due to an anonymous donor, Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, now has an ingenious device that can take…
Recreational Public Health Advisory
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A recreational public health advisory remains in place for the Maumee River in Paulding County. Swimming and wading in the Maumee River is not recommended for children, pregnant or nursing women, those with certain medical conditions and pets. If you have been in contact with water from the Maumee River, rinse your skin immediately. Symptoms…
Cooper Farms Celebrates New Health And Wellness Clinics
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Cooper Farms celebrated their new health and wellness clinics with ribbon cutting events at both locations, St. Henry and Van Wert. The clinics, along with a third in Defiance that was previously operational, are a new team member benefit provided by the farm and food company. The clinics provide primary care services, physicals, health coaching,…
Mercy Defiance Clinic Announces Changes Podiatry Department
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Patients of Mercy Defiance Clinic’s podiatry department will see a new, yet familiar, face beginning this month. Dr. Jonathan Rohdy, long-time physician in the department, is taking over for Dr. Finerty who recently retired. Dr. Rohdy has been with the department since 2004 and is happy to continue the care of Dr. Finerty’s patients. Dr.…
Local Preschool Awarded State Healthy Program Designation
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Ann’s Bright Beginnings proudly announces their recent award as an Ohio Healthy Program! Ohio Healthy Programs is an OCCRRA (Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association) program funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This designation is a state earned honor. Ohio Healthy Programs was created in response to the growing concern surrounding childhood obesity,…
