It's Thanksgiving time!

Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with friends and family to reflect on the year and what everyone is thankful for. It is also a great time to try out new recipes and to spend some quality time with those you really enjoy. 

On Thanksgiving day, many Americans will consume nearly 4,500 calories on dinner! This is more than double the daily recommended amount of 1,600 to 2,000 for most people. It can be hard to not want to try at least a little bit of everything, so a few suggestions would be:

• smaller portions
• don't skip breakfast or lunch
• eat slowly
• stay active
• pick lighter options

Staying active on Thanksgiving can be a struggle. Turkey contains tryptophan which automatically makes us all very sleepy. Before loading up on turkey try unloading on an activity. Lots of organizations hold food drives or serve food on Thanksgiving Day. Not only that, but there are activities for people who want to get their heart rate up too! If you just want to stay in the whole day, nothing wrong with that! Try out a game of flag football or Frisbee to burn off those extra calories!

Whatever you do to celebrate the holiday, have fun!

Healthy recipes
Fun things to do on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Facts

Welcome Greenway Health, OACHC’s new Corporate Partner

Special pricing on EHR solutions for OACHC members 

Supporting OACHC members with solutions to help your communities thrive

Please join us in welcoming Greenway Health as a new Corporate Partner of the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC).

The shift to value-based care is challenging for many CHCs operating on small budgets and dealing with extensive reporting requirements from funding sources. That’s why Greenway Health, a leading health information technology and services provider, is dedicated to helping CHC organizations like yours provide quality, affordable care in underserved communities — and doing so while thriving in today’s value-based care environment.

Greenway demonstrates its commitment to the CHC market across the country by providing community health centers with the solutions and services they need to help communities be healthy.

• They are proud to partner with more than 100 practices throughout Ohio.
• They provide clinical resources customized for community healthcare.
• Their administrative tools coordinate care, calculate fees, and capture required reporting data.
• They offer revenue cycle management (RCM) services to help you manage billing complexities.

Since 43 of Ohio’s CHCs were recently awarded a total of $13 million from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to combat the opioid crisis, they’d like to share a video. It tells the story of a practice at the heart of the epidemic that partnered with Greenway to help them focus more on serving their patients and helping them relieve the opioid crisis in their community.

If you have questions about how Greenway can help your CHC organization manage the move to value-based care, Troy Walls and Greg Murchison — Greenway’s public health support team on the ground in the Buckeye State — are here to help.

Troy Walls 

Sales executive
Troy.Walls@greenwayhealth.com
330-607-6417 mobile

Greg Murchison
Public health sales executive
Greg.Murchison@greenwayhealth.com
205-908-6371 mobile

They look forward to continuing to work with you to provide the care your communities deserve.

As a Corporate Partner of OACHC, Greenway offers special pricing on integrated EHR and practice management solutions to members.

Diabetes Information

Diabetes is a disease the body encounters problems with when producing the hormone insulin. Normally, the pancreas is able to release insulin to help your body store and use the sugar and fat from the food you eat. Diabetes can occur when the pancreas produces little to no insulin, or when the body does not respond to insulin.

This disease can affect people from all walks of life. Over 30 million people in the US live with diabetes however 1 in 4 of them do not know that they have it. More than 84 million adults in the US have pre-diabetes too! People who are most at risk for getting diabetes are those who are:

• overweight
• 45 years old or older
  
• have a family member with type 2 diabetes
• someone who is not active at least 3 times a week

Diabetes is not a life sentence! It is both manageable and preventative. By making simple changes in your diet, increasing your exercise regime, drinking more water, and quitting smoking you can lessen the likelihood of getting diabetes. If you already have Type 2 diabetes, you can manage it by taking similar actions as you would to prevent diabetes. Keeping a healthy diet and being active will keep your blood sugar under control. Be sure to do lots of self checks too to make sure your blood sugar is staying at a normal level both before and after meals. 

For more information on how to manage Type 2 Diabetes, visit:

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

For general information on Diabetes, check out: 

www.cdc.gov/diabetes

To learn about Diabetes Awareness Month (happening now!), go to:

www.diabetes.org

Great American Smokeout - Stop Smoking for good

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States

The Great American Smokeout happens every year on November 17th and is promoted by the American Cancer Society. Did you know that smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths every year, which is about 1 in 5 deaths. Not only that, but more than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. Many Americans that still smoke come from all walks of life but it is more prevalent in specific groups of people due to different circumstances. It is important that we all come together and support those who want to quit smoking for good. Long term affects from smoking are:

• constant coughing (smokers cough) 
• heart disease
• high cholesterol
• yellow fingers & fingernails
• loss of appetite
• wrinkly skin
• anxiety & irritability
• higher risk of lung cancer

Smoking causes more deaths each year than HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, and firearm-related incidents combined. This statistic is alarming considering the amount of people in the US who still smoke has significantly gone down over the past few decades. 

If you are ready to quit, there are lots of resources online to assist you! There is even an app you can download too to help you and several phone numbers you can call if you want to talk to someone straight away. For more information on the Great American Smokeout, smoking statistics and information/help on how to quit go to:
Great American Smokeout Information
Tips from Former Smokers
Tobacco Usage Statistics
Smokefree.gov