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Health & Wellness

For over 100 years we have been dedicated to bringing health to the community and the community into health. The Health & Wellness resources located here are provided to help you better manage your health and the health of your family. Use the tabs below to find information on upcoming classes, health screenings, find information in our health library, tips, tools and even submit health questions to our online experts.

Health & Wellness Events Line: 800-542-5096

Classes & Events

Programs

The coordinated health programs below offer comprehensive and audience specific services to our community:

Cardiac Outreach Program - According to the American Heart Association, one in three adults have some form of Cardiovascular Disease. More alarming are the statistics that show a disproportionate increase of heart disease in women and minorities. With that in mind, our intent is to reach out, in a special way, to our women and minority populations

Oncology Outreach Program - Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Maryland after heart disease and one in four deaths in Maryland are due to cancer. Our Oncology Outreach Program supports the growth of cancer services at both Shady Grove and Washington Adventist Hospitals

Health Ministry & Spiritual Healing - Health Ministry has a focus on the wholeness of body, mind, and spirit within the members of a congregation and the people in the community that it serves. The whole person health focus is on wellness, disease prevention and patient self-responsibility.

Worksite Wellness Program - Our Worksite Wellness Program can help you take care of your employees by providing courses and programs for a fee at your place of business. Our programs are designed to lower costs for your business by reducing the use of health care benefits, reducing injury, and increasing employee morale.

Library

Our comprehensive electronic health encyclopedia covers a full spectrum of medical and health topics. Select from the full A-Z indexes of one of the main categories below.

Multimedia Encyclopedia Search an index of over 3,600 unique articles and over 2,000 illustrations.
Diseases and Conditions Injuries Nutrition Poisons Special Topics	Surgeries Symptoms Tests
Pregnancy Center Search A-Z index of pregnancy articles or select a pregnancy center below.
Before You Get Pregnant Stay Healthy During Pregnancy 9-Month Miracle Special-Care Pregnancies	Planning Baby's Arrival Labor & Delivery Baby's First Few Weeks
In-Depth Reports:	Surgery & Procedures:
Search A-Z library of over 100 health topics for advanced studyon various disease and wellness issues.	Search A-Z articles and full-color illustrations of medical and health topics from gastrointestinal conditions to plastic surgery.
Complementary & Alternative Medicine:
Search A-Z index of articles about altenative health & healing modalities, complementary medicine, therapies and supplements.

Features

Below are links to featured health stories and content:

	Healthy Eating Out Tips & Suggestions Dietitian Jamie Futterman, RD, LD, CDE from the Center for Medical Weight Management at Washington Adventist Hospital presents six healthy eating tips for you to keep in mind while eating out plus a bonus section providing healthy suggestions while at food courts and restaurants. .

	Killer Commute Traffic is an unfortunate part of life for Washingtonians. Many of us experience challenging commutes as we make our way to work each day. Medical experts from Adventist HealthCare appeared on WTOP Radio to offer advice on how commuters can reduce the effects of traffic on their health.

	Healthy Montgomery The Healthy Montgomery community health improvement process is a community-based effort to improve the health and well-being of Montgomery County residents that is supported by the Healthy Montgomery Web site. This Web site is a one-stop source of population-based data and information about community health and the social and environmental determinants of health and healthy communities in general.

Tools & Calculators

Below are links to a number of health related tools and calculators to help you better manage your health and the health of your family.

Health Tools for Adults:
Calorie Burner Cost of Smoking Germ Prevention Game Your Nutritional Needs	Body Mass Index (BMI) What's Your Ideal Weight? Target Heart Rate Waist to Hip Ratio
Pediatric & Pregnancy:
Child Body Mass Index (BMI) Child Growth Chart Safe Backpack Weight	Popular Baby Names Pregnancy Weight Gain Estimated Due Date
Health Quizzes:
Breast Cancer Quiz Diabetes Quiz Flu Quiz Heart Health Quiz Lung Cancer Quiz	Obesity Quiz Pain Quiz Sleep Disorders Quiz Stroke Quiz
Interactive Safety Houses:
Fall Risk Safety Farm Safety Fire Safety Garage Safety General Safety	• Poison Safety • Suffocation Safety • Toy Safety • Water Safety