The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently offered resources on getting the most out of your healthcare coverage. Four essential tips can be utilized to successfully manage health insurance all year long. Pay your first month’s premium. You have to pay your premium each month to keep your health insurance benefits.
Turn in your paperwork. All of your information must be submitted for your coverage to take effect.
Update your personal and financial information. Make sure you take note of any “life changes” (change of income, change of household size, residence, etc.) as soon as they happen.
File your income taxes. If you had a tax credit in 2015, you must file your 2015 federal income tax return. Open enrollment for 2017 health plans begins on ...
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests this year’s flu vaccine is one of the most effective in years, Pulse Headlines reports. According to the CDC, those “who got the vaccine were 59% less likely to get sick with influenza than people who didn’t.” "This means that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced the risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by nearly 60 percent," said the CDC's Dr. Joseph Bresee. "It's good news and underscores the importance and the benefit of both annual and ongoing vaccination efforts this season." The CDC recommends annual vaccination for everyone 6 months or ...
Health messaging is a critical way to empower health equity. But without relevant, culturally competent health messages, Latinos will continue to face vast health disparities in diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers, especially in the face of conflicting unhealthy marketing by the food and beverage industry. Let’s use #SaludTues on April 12, 2016, during National Minority Health Month, to tweet about how healthcare professionals, public health professionals, city leaders, businesses, schools, and you can alter language and images in their health messaging to promote health for Latinos. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Alter Health Messaging to Promote Prevention for Latinos”
TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. EST Tuesday, April 12, 2016
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag ...
Datos de un nuevo estudio sugieren que 1 de cada 5 personas (18% de hombres y el 21% de las mujeres) serán obesas para el año 2025, informa CNN. El estudio, publicado en la revista The Lancet, comparo tendencias del índice de masa corporal de más de 200 países entre 1975 y 2015, y llegó a la conclusión de que "[en] cuatro décadas, la obesidad mundial se ha triplicado entre los hombres y se duplicó entre las mujeres". Otros hallazgos clave del estudio fueron los siguientes: • Más hombres padecen de obesidad que de malnutrición en 136 países y más mujeres padecen de obesidad que de malnutrismo en 165 paises.
• En 1975, el 2,6% de la población mundial era obesa; en 2014, ese número aumentó a 8,9%.
• En 2025, el estudio estima que el 43% de las mujeres y el ...
New plans were revealed on expanding Medicare to cover programs to prevent diabetes recently. Aimed at preventing diabetes among the millions at high risk for the disease, the new plans would pay for certain “lifestyle change programs.” There are more than 50 million Latinos currently living in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2050, one in three people living in the United States will be of Latino origin. Diabetes is an urgent health concern for the Latino community. The rates of diabetes among Latinos are almost double those of whites. The programs that would be paid for by Medicare would feature trained counselors “coaching” participants on healthier eating habits and increasing physical activity as ways to prevent Type 2 diabetes. These types of ...
Ayer fue el pistoletazo de salida de la semana nacional de salud pública (abril 4-10) y el lema de este año es"Healthiest Nation 2030", con el objetivo de que los EE.UU. se convierta en la nación más saludable en una generación! ¿Cómo se puede participar? Organiza una caminata de salud alrededor de tu oficina con compañeros de trabajo sube fotos a las redes sociales utilizando #NPHW #SaludNPHW.
Promueve hábitos saludables mediante la publicación de recetas y / o rutinas de entrenamiento. Usted también puede unirse a cualquiera de los eventos organizados por la Asociación Americana de Salud Pública, vea su calendario completo aquí. iFeliz semana de salud publica y juntos hagamos de los Estados Unidos el país mas saludable del ...
Today is the kick-off of National Public Health Week (April 4-10) and this year's theme is “Healthiest Nation 2030,” with the goal of making the U.S. the healthiest nation in one generation! How can you participate? • Organize a health walk around your office with your co-workers and post it on social media using #NPHW #SaludNPHW.
• Promote healthy habits by posting recipes and/or workout routines. You can also join any of the events organized by the American Public Health Association, see their full calendar here. Happy NPHW and together let’s make the U.S. the healthiest nation, free of cancer and ...
It is national public health week!#NPHWchat! #SaludTues! We are excited about Latina Leaders who are driving public health efforts! Latinas are more likely to deal with certain health disparities, and we need your help! Let’s use #SaludTues to tweet about, encourage and say thank you to the #LatinaLeaders in Health & Public Health! We also plan to give tips to anyone interested in being a health leader! Follow #SaludTues to join the conversation. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Latina Leaders in Public Health”
DATE: Tuesday, April 5th 2016
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: Hispanic Heritage Foundation( @HHFoundation), National Hispanic Media Association(@NHMAmd), Latina Researchers ...
Senior citizens continue to be one of the largest groups “left behind” in terms of achieving and maintaining quality health care. Let’s use #SaludTues on March 29, 2016, to tweet information and resources on addressing the health of seniors. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Addressing the Senior Health Gap”
DATE: Tuesday, March 29, 2016
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: National Council on Aging (@NCOAging) & AARP (@AARP). Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a variety of different health issues. From September 2014 to March 2021, #SaludTues ...
