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DE PAGE 2Alive & Well STL: Healing Our Wounds How can pain
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PAGE 2Take 5: Do A Word Search!Hobbies to help us relaxand
recharge.
PAGE 3Did You Know? Walking can heal your body and mind.
PAGE 3Mail Alert!
Health benefits may be upYour Gateway to Be�er
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Tips to Manage the Common ColdSore throat. Runny nose. Coughing.
Sneezing. Headache. We all know what these symptoms mean---you’ve
caught a cold! According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), there aremillions of cases of the common cold
each year and are the mainreason adults miss work. �ere is no cure
or vaccine for the commoncold. Most people recover in about 7-10
days, but it is important to know how to manage your cold when it
is at its worst. You can follow these tips to manage the symptoms
and prevent spreading the cold to other people:
• Stay at home while you are sick and get as much rest as
possible
• Use a humidi�er or stand in a hot, steaming shower to help•
Drink plenty of �uids like water, juice, warm tea, and clear
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loosen congestion• Use over-the counter medications as directed
to ease symptoms ¡ Tylenol or Ibuprofen for fever or pain ¡ Cough
drops for cough or sore throat
Decongestants like Mucinex or nasal spray for stu�y nose• Avoid
close contact with others, such as hugging, kissing, or shaking
hands• Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing• Wash your hands
after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose• Disinfect
frequently touched surfaces and objects such as doorknobs
Fall/Winter 2016
Gateway to Better Health is still a temporary program and is not
Medicaid. Gateway to Better Health is nowscheduled to expire on
December 31, 2017, or when Missouri expands Medicaid to cover those
in the Gateway to Better Health program.
You may have to provide the State with information to stay
enrolled in 2017. It is important that you read all of your
mailfrom Gateway to Better Health and theState and follow
directions for anyrequired information. Please also makesure the
State and your health center have your correct contact
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Overcoming
pain can
make us
stronger
We’ve all heard that taking walks can help uslose weight. But,
did you know thatwalking can help with other things?
Alive & Well STL: Healing Our Wounds
Relax & RechargeDo A Word Search!
We need to take care of our mentalhealth just like we do our
physical health. All of us can benefit from learning
stressmanagement techniques and coping skills. Three things you can
do today:1. Begin to focus on the good, even when life is hard.
Remind yourself what you’ve learned through hard times and
disappointment. Look inward at how you’ve grown. Stop negative
self-talk.2. Write down or keep in mind anything that makes you
smile.3. Reach out to a friend. Enjoy time together and really
listen to one another.
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Get Your Flu Shot!
Member Orientations
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READCROCHET MOVIE WRITECROSSWORD MUSIC
Flu season is here, and we want you to be protected.
primary care health center. Talk to your doctor about
would like more information about how to use your
Gatewayscheduled member orientation sessions. To learn more, or to
register for any of these sessions, please call the Gateway to
• Walking helps you manage stress and calm your mind, especially
if you walk in a nature setting like Forest Park. Research has
shown that walking in a nature setting can help you cope more at
your job, sleep better at night, and treat depression. • Walking
can help prevent and manage medical conditions. Studies have shown
that a brisk walk can decrease your risk for heart disease,
diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and
depression.
So, as we head into the fall and early winter months, don’t be
afraid to grab a jgive you a good night’s sleep!acket and take a
walk. It could save your life, or at least
Have you received a letter from Gateway to Better Health asking
you to complete a review form? If sbene�ts eligibility is under
review.o, your Gateway to Better Health
It is important that you complete this form and return it within
(10) days of receiving it. You can return the form to your local
health center or mail it to the following address:
Gateway to Better Health 9370 McKnight Rd., Ste 300B Pittsburgh,
PA 15237-9720
Failure to return the form will rto Better Health bene�ts.esult
in the loss of your Gateway
If you have questions about the review form, please call the
Gateway to Better Health Call Center at 1-888-513-1417 or your
local health center for assistance.
“�ere’s so much trauma around. How are we supposed to get
through it all?”
“We build resiliency. We build itwithin us by taking the time to
takecare of ourselves. We build it in others by connecting with and
supporting them.”
�is conversation happens daily all around us. �e people in
ourcommunity are hurting and healing from wounds that were
createddecades, centuries, ago that are scratched open every time
the next headline reads that this personwas shot, that person
wasmurdered, anotherterrorist act wascommitted.When the videos
ofthese crimes streamacross our TVs andphones, it feels likepouring
alcohol on thosewounds. �e images of friends carrying their injured
loved ones from a night club in the early morning. �e name and face
of a killer played over and over again. �e video of another black
man killed before our eyes. Shootings at protests meant to call for
an end to violence. Headlines that quote the number of murders in
our city – reducing whole lives to simplenumbers. Alcohol on the
wounds.
What we have to remember is thatwe also put alcohol on wounds
toclean them out – to make thembetter able to heal. It hurts
beyondwhat we think we can handle. We are supposed to be able to
heal faster afterward, be clean of infection, andbe free of
disease.
Right now, we are all feeling the sting of the alcohol in the
open wounds. �at sting can make us feel lost, hopeless, and might
even makeus feel that the only way to lessenour own pain is to
spread it by hurting others. Constantly encountering the stories of
violence and trauma in our community can make us feel angry, lost,
or hopeless. But what ourcommunity needs – what we need if we have
any chance of becoming alive and well – is for us to �nd a way to
use the pain to become stronger to heal faster. We are survivors
and advocates and charged with the mission to heal. When we are
feeling angry or hopeless, there are things we can do. We can take
time to care for ourselves. We can call on our friends and family
members. We can even reach out for professional help when we need
it. When we are able to see past the sting of our pain, we can
realize that in these moments, we are able to come together and
connect in new ways.
We know that it’s hard to see ourstrength through the pain, but
it iswhat we must do. Our communityneeds us to. When we are able
toconnect with each other, care forourselves, and �nd the strength
inthe stinging of our pain, we canchange our community for
thebetter. It’s easier to see our strengthwhen we are together.
Help ourcommunity become alive and welland �nd information about
how toget help at www.aliveandwellstl.com.
Gateway to Better Health covers a �u shot at your
getting a �u shot today!
If you are a new Gateway to Be�er Health member, or if you
to Be�er Health coverage, please come to one of our Be�er Health
Call Center at 1.888.513.1417.
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