Your Health Matters

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Know Your Sickle Cell Trait Status? Simple Quick & Easy

Did You Know:

1 in 12 African-Americans Carry the Sickle Cell Trait

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

What's the Deal with Vitamin D?

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Will Dap Greetings become the New Normal?

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Primary Specialty Care

www.tovacommunityhealth.org

302-429-5870

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Tips for minimizing Screen Fatigue?

With our daily exposure to screens, increasing to over six hours a day, we are at risk for developing digitally induced ailments such as Screen Fatigue. Due to extended time in front of screens be it at work desks, smartphones, tablets or television, our bodies are taking the hit and becoming fatigued. While this may seem like a novel health condition, the impact has to potential to effect your day-to-day lives both short and long termed. Some symptoms of Screen Fatigue include impaired vision, strained eye muscles, inability to focus vision, neck and shoulder pain, poor posture, and painful headaches. If this condition is left untreated, symptoms will not improve and may likely get worse. Research also shows that too much blue-light exposure from various screens can interfere with the body’s sleep patterns.

Here are some suggestions to prevent Screen Fatigue:

· Ensure your room lighting is about the same or slightly dimmer than your screen.

· Organize your workstation for comfort.

· Make your text size bigger.

· Blink often– this helps lubricate the eyes.

· Get regular eye exams.

· Stay Hydrated-eye tissue is predominately water. If you’re dehydrated, your eyes will be extra dry as well.

· Take a break of about 15 minutes after every 2 hours on a device.

If you change how you use your smartphones, computers, tablets and other screen devices, you can keep from straining your eyes. Talk with your healthcare provider about your daily computer use and vision needs too.

TOVA Primary Specialty Care

www.tovacommunityhealth.org

302-429-5870 ext. 120

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Tips for Adjusting to the COVID-19 New Normal. Start by Knowing your Numbers!

Reckoning with COVID-19 and ensuring access to care at the right place and right time is evermore pressing! Did you Know, African-Americans are more likely to have underlying medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity and are less likely to have a primary care provider. Another element of concern is that African-Americans and Hispanics are more likely to suffer poor outcomes from the coronavirus and are less likely to be insured. Having a relationship with a primary care provider is important for access to preventative health care which can help manage medical conditions in order to help individuals live a healthy life. During the pandemic, our practice quickly mobilized and switched to telemedicine visits (virtually) with the aim to flatten the COVID-19 curve, use protective equipment judiciously, offer flu and coronavirus screenings and all the while continuing to keep office hours available. As we reckon with this historic pandemic, access to preventative health visits for blood pressure & weight (BMI) checks, diabetes and cholesterol screenings are ever more important. At the very least, Know your Numbers!

#preventativehealthmatters

All the best,

Dr. Nina

TOVA Primary Specialty Care

www.tovacommunityhealth.org

302-429-5870 ext. 120