by Tom Peterson | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
More American adults are obese than overweight A new milestone, reports the LA Times: There are now more obese adults than overweight adults in America. The new tally, reported in JAMA by the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, found obese 67.6...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Saturday, June 27th 9 am to 12 pm Lexington YMCA, 119 W. 3rd Ave., Lexington People who care for those with Alzheimer’s disease face a high level of stress, and frequently cope with exhaustion. To support these loving providers, Lexington Medical Center will hold a...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Beth Kennett Change is constant. It is one thing we can count on. We may not know how it will happen, but we can be assured that it will happen. Our society seems to think change is something that is happening to us. We speak of change as if it is out...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
An article in the June 9 issue of Triad Business Journal describes an emerging partnership between Randolph Hospital and the faith community. The article points to the results of looking at three-month’s worth of visits to the hospital’s...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
A pastoral counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, and licensed clinical addictions specialist, Dr. David Crenshaw has also directed the Robeson Family Counseling Center since l998. Part of the CareNet network, the center is in...
by Tom Peterson | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sonjia Kurosky, executive director of Samaritan Ministries in Winston-Salem (on left), offers a concrete image about the impact of the Homeless Opportunities and Treatment (HOT) Project since the free mental health program began six years ago. “I knew one...