Have a "Greener" Holiday Season
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 4.4 pounds of garbage a day, or a total of 29 pounds per week. Reducing and reusing is therefore one of the key things we all can do to improve the health of our environment. The holidays present one of the best times of year to put this into practice because seasonal parties and gift giving typically generate a lot of trash. You don't have to be a "green" Grinch to have a more environmentally friendly holiday season this year. Here are 10 simple tips to get started.
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Make Exercise Your Fountain of Youth
After decades of alarms clocks, timesheets, deadlines and all-too-short vacations, it's finally time to retire. But days of leisure and relaxation also free up time for fitness and physical activity. "The golden years of retirement should not equate with a sedentary life," said Minerva Navarro, M.D., a geriatrician at PAMF's Mountain View Center. "I tell my older patients that it's never too late to reap the benefits of regular exercise. No matter how long it has been since someone has exercised or how old that person is, there is some sort of appropriate exercise that can boost fitness, energy and overall well-being." Read more about benefits of low impact exercise for seniors.
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Unwanted or Expired Medication? Drop It Off!
Every day, people flush medications down sink drains and toilets, and these medications make their way into local waterways. In fact, 80 percent of U.S. waterways tested by the U.S. Geological Survey were found to have at least one pharmaceutical component present, which contributes to pollution and harms fish and other wildlife. Now, patients, employees and neighbors of the Mountain View Center can safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription and/or over-the-counter medications in a special pharmaceutical container located in the Center's Pharmacy Department. Learn more about accepted and unaccepted items for disposal at the Mountain View Center.
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Combined e-newsletter Launches in January
Beginning January 2009, you will notice a new name on this e-newsletter masthead – "e-HealthNews." Now that Camino Medical Group has merged with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and the Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, the patient e-newsletters will be combined to offer you greater access to PAMF news, feature articles, class and event listings, and more. We look forward to continuing to serve you with the same content and monthly e-newsletter you have always enjoyed, while also introducing you to more of the services, conveniences and programs that PAMF offers.
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Upcoming Classes and Lectures
LIFESTEPS® Weight Management - New Enhanced Program
This 14-week group weight management program teaches how to make lasting lifestyle changes through goal setting, low fat meal planning and adding activity to your daily routine. To enhance the class, the cost now includes a high quality pedometer and four maintenance sessions.
Begins Tuesday, January 13
6 - 7:15 p.m.
Mountain View Center
701 E. El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
Fee: $300
Read more about the program and register online, or call 650-934-7373 for information.
Managing Your Blood Pressure
Free blood pressure (hypertension) screenings are available to patients and the community at PAMF's Mountain View Center (Tuesdays) and the Sunnyvale Clinic (Wednesdays). No appointment is necessary. Simply stop in to help keep your blood pressure in check.
Tuesdays
8 - 10 a.m.
Mountain View Center
701 E. El Camino Real
Level 3, Health Resource Center
Mountain View, CA 94040
Wednesdays
8 - 10 a.m.
Sunnyvale Center
201 Old San Francisco Road
(Downstairs in main lobby)
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Read more about managing your blood pressure. Call 650-934-7380 for more information on the free blood pressure screening program.
View a complete list of classes and lectures at PAMF:
For Dublin, Fremont and Palo Alto, click here.
For Mountain View and Sunnyvale, click here.
For Santa Cruz, click here.
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