...children age 5 or younger (especially age 2 or younger); pregnant women; people age 50 or older; people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease, etc.; people living in nursing homes or extended-care...
...surveyed.Forty-six percent said they suffered from substance-abuse and mental-health issues, along with one chronic health condition."Life is fragile," Storrs said, "and it's especially fragile for these individuals."
...children age 5 or younger (especially age 2 or younger); pregnant women; people age 50 or older; people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, heart and lung disease, etc.; people living in nursing homes or extended-care...
...starts Sept. 13 Sound off on the important issues at Living Well Alaska, a six-week workshop for people with chronic health conditions, will start Sept. 13 and run every Wednesday for six weeks from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bartlett Regional Hospital...
...people. Health providers are required to vaccinate persons 65 years of age and older, persons of any age with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and asthma or with weakened immune systems, residents of nursing homes and long term care...
...high-risk patients - children aged 6 months through 23 months, people 65 and older, and people of any age with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and asthma or with weakened immune systems - Slotnick anticipated supplies would run out by...
...Workshops are facilitated from a detailed manual by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are peers with a chronic health condition themselves. Sessions are highly participative and subjects covered include: techniques to deal with problems...
...be targeted for children ages 6 months through 23 months; people 65 and older, and people of any age with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and asthma or with weakened immune systems, said Doug Bruce, director of the Alaska Division...
...Workshops are facilitated from a detailed manual by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are peers with a chronic health condition themselves. Sessions are highly participative. Subjects covered include techniques to deal with problems such...
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