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Explaining The Different Types Of Providers Part Two: NP’s and PA’s

In today’s healthcare landscape there seem to be many different types of medical providers or those who provide medical care for patients.
We have MD’s and DO’s and we have NP’s and PA’s. In this two part series we will look at the differences between doctors and what we call mid-level providers.
In part two we talk about Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants. 
What is an NP?
What is a PA?
How did each get started?
What are some of the similarities and differences in education and licensing?
When should you should choose one over the other?
Email Adam at adam.renshaw@onechc.org
For more info about Medical Doctors listen to Adam talk to Dr. Orin Hansen about how he became a medical provider please click the link below:
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/3e027577/from-rural-montana-to-med-school-and-back-how-dr-orin-hansen-came-to-work-for-a-community-health-center
 

Explaining The Different Types Of Providers Part One: MD’s and DO’s

In today’s healthcare landscape there seem to be many different types of medical providers or those who provide medical care for patients.
We have MD’s and DO’s and we have NP’s and PA’s. In this two part series we will look at the differences between doctors and what we call mid-level providers.
In part one we talk about Medical Doctors and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. 
What is an MD?
What is a DO?
What are some of the similarities and differences in education and licensing?
When should you should choose one over the other?
For more info about Medical Doctors listen to Adam talk to Dr. Orin Hansen about how he became a medical provider please click the link below:
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/3e027577/from-rural-montana-to-med-school-and-back-how-dr-orin-hansen-came-to-work-for-a-community-health-center
 
 

Caring For Your Oral Health While Pregnant

Many changes take place to a woman's body while pregnant that can affect her oral health. In this episode Adam sits down with Dr. Robin Hogan, DDS and they answer questions like:
Can routine dental care be done during pregnancy?
Is there any specific knowledge a dentist needs to know before treating a pregnant woman?
Are pregnant women at higher risk for gum disease?
Can morning sickness affect the teeth?
When does baby begin to develop teeth in the womb and are there ways mom can encourage the healthy development of baby's teeth?
In this episode Adam referenced a previous podcast with Dr. Hogan. If you would like to listen to that episode here is the link:
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/3cc2e1d4/substance-use-and-your-oral-health
Dr. Hogan also referenced Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). To learn more here is a link to an episode Adam and Dr. Mark did about SAD :
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/3f609d43/trying-to-understand-seasonal-affective-disorder-sad
 
 

From Rural Montana To Med School And Back: How Dr. Orin Hansen Came To Work For A Community Health Center

Ever wonder what drives a person to become a medical provider? Ever wonder what would lead that person to practice medicine in rural Montana?
Dr. Orin Hansen tells us an encouraging story about how he became a medical provider.
He describes his upbringing in frontier Montana to college and medical school and back with a mission to lead his patients into wellness.
 
 
 

How To Protect Your Skin From UV Rays

How important is it to protect your skin from UV rays? What kind of damage can UV rays do to your skin? Cancer? Age spots?
Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. UV rays are an invisible kind of radiation that comes from the sun, tanning beds, and sunlamps. UV rays can damage skin cells.
Protection from UV rays is important all year, not just during the summer. UV rays can reach you on cloudy and cool days, and they reflect off of surfaces like water, cement, sand, and snow. In the continental United States, UV rays tend to be strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daylight saving time (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. standard time). https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/sun-safety.htm
Adam and Dr. Mark talk about how UV rays affect the skin, how to protect our skin, and what to do if we get a sunburn.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.
 

How To Keep Your Heart Healthy

Heart attacks/heart disease affects so many people. Do you know some of the risk factors?
Cholesterol
Blood pressure
Waist circumference
Family history
Smoking
While some of these are out of our control there are some that we can. Listen in as Adam, Dr. Mark and Kent talk about what affects the health of our heart and what we can do to make it more healthy.
According to the CDC:
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.1
One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.
About 659,000 people in the United States die from heart disease each year—that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.

Stress (PART 2): How To Cope

We have all felt stressed at one time or another. Whether it was in anticipation of a test in school or the news that we would become parents for the first time and would be entrusted with a beautiful, young life. Relationships, money, moving, marriage, can all be sources of stress in our lives.
Though not all stress comes from negative circumstances, if not addressed, it can have negative effects on our bodies.
In part two Dr. Mark, Kent, and Adam describe some everyday stressors and talk about how they cope.
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults say that their mental health has declined since last year (American Psychological Association, 2020)
According to the American Psychological Association, U.S. adults surveyed in 2020 reported that increased stress has:
Negatively affected their behavior (49%)
Increased tension in their bodies (21%)
Caused them to “snap” out of anger (20%)
Caused unexpected mood swings (20%)
Sixty-five percent of Americans surveyed said that the current uncertainty in the nation causes them stress (American Psychological Association, 2020)
Of course, stress is just a part of life. Everyone experiences it at some point or another. But the way it’s managed can either mitigate or exacerbate it. For example, excessive alcohol consumption, overeating, smoking, and overspending might seem beneficial in the moment but can be detrimental to a person’s mental and physical health in the long run.
When it comes to positive stress management techniques It’s important to maintain healthy coping strategies.
https://www.singlecare.com/blog/news/stress-statistics/
 
 

Stress (PART 1): What Is It And How It Affects Us?

We have all felt stressed at one time or another. Whether it was in anticipation of a test in school that was a big portion of our grade or the news that we would become parents for the first time and would be entrusted with a beautiful, young life. Relationships, money, moving, marriage, can all be sources of stress in our lives.
Though not all stress comes from negative circumstances, if not addressed, it can have negative effects on our bodies.
Join us in part one as we talk about acute and chronic stress, some of their causes, and symptoms and complications.
In part two Dr. Mark, Kent, and Adam will talk about how they cope with everyday stressors.
According to The American Institute of Stress:
About 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress
77 percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health
73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health
48 percent of people have trouble sleeping because of stress
Unfortunately, for about half of all Americans, levels of stress are getting worse instead of better.
The Global Organization for Stress reports that:
75 percent of Americans experienced moderate to high stress levels in the past month
Stress is the number one health concern of high school students
80 percent of people feel stress at work