The One In Five

Substance Use and Your Oral Health

Did you know just like any food or drink that goes into our mouth, substance use affects our oral health as well?
"Oral health problems are among the most prevalent health problems associated with drug addiction. Drug use has both direct and indirect consequences for oral health and can exacerbate oral problems indirectly through its adverse effects on the users’ behavior and life style." (NIH)
Listen in as Adam and Dr. Robin Hogan, DDS talk about how to care for your mouth if you are using meth, marijuana, or drink alcohol regularly.
If you would like info on getting into recovery please listen to episode 52 of the One in Five podcast, "Peer Support And The Path To Recovery"
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/3cfc0680/peer-support-and-the-path-to-recovery
Substance Use Disorder affects around 1 in 12 American adults. 
 

How to Maintain a Low Blood Sugar: The Importance of a Healthy Diet and Activity

Ginnie McDonald is a diabetic lifestyle coach who teaches Living Your Best Life with Diabetes classes. 
She gives us an overview of the seven week LYBL course and then digs down into the healthy eating and physical activity portions of the class.
Listen in for some great tips on:
How much carbs/sugars you should have a day
Things to eat that don't affect your blood sugar
Where you want your A1c to be
What kinds of exercises can help
How to stay hydrated
How to avoid type 2 diabetes if you are in the pre diabetes range
34million Americans—just over 1 in 10—have diabetes. 88 million American adults—approximately 1 in 3—have prediabetes.
 

Peer Support And The Path To Recovery

Overcoming addiction to alcohol and illicit drugs can seem impossible but there is hope!
Have you heard of Peer Support? Simply put Peer Supporters are people who have been successful in the recovery process who help others experiencing similar situations.
Listen in as Adam talks to Roanna Gets Down Often, Peer Support Specialist and Pam Ponich, LCPC about what peer support is, how it functions and we hear stories from Roanna about how it has made an impact in her life and those she serves!
Substance Use Disorder affects around 1 in 12 American adults. Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate that there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before.
 

Suicide and Depression: How Can We Help Those We Love?

Have you ever encountered someone really struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts and not known how to respond? 
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2019 alone 47,511 people died by suicide with an estimated 1.38 million attempts. In 2019 the suicide rate in Montana was twice the national average.
Adam and Dr. Mark discuss ways we can make an impact in our spheres of influence.
 
Resources:
Suicide Hotline - 800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
https://nowmattersnow.org
 

Trying to Understand Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Do you know someone who begins to feel down at the end of summer? Do you know someone who struggles to get out bed during winter? Who maybe doesn't have as much energy as they did when the days were longer?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects up to 5% of the U.S. population for an average of almost five months each year, which means it’s considered a major mental health disorder that affects daily quality of life.
In this episode Dr. Mark explains what SAD is, its symptoms, and some ways it can be treated.

How 5 Independent Health Centers Became One (Health)

It has always been difficult for small independent Health Centers to serve their communities, especially in rural America. Provider shortages, minimal staffing, and lack of infrastructure are just a couple of factors that can make an already struggling Community Health Center feel like there is no forward momentum. 
Listen in as we find out what happens when five of these independent Health Centers decide to join forces to provide quality, accessible health care for the rural communities they have been entrusted with.

How Do Community Health Centers Get Started?

What drives a group of people in a rural community to want to start a CHC? What would cause a community to undertake such an enormous effort?
Providing health care in rural America has a number of challenges that can at times seem overwhelming. Listen in as Dr. David Mark tells the story of how Bighorn Valley Health Center was birthed to meet the holistic health care needs of their community.

What Are Community Health Centers?

What are Community Health Centers and what role do they play in healthcare delivery? How did the CHC movement begin? In this episode we trace the origins of the Federally Qualified Health Center with Kent Doughty and Dr. David Mark.
Community Health Centers are uniquely equipped to address the individual and the community as a whole so take a listen and let us know what you think!