Living Well - Aug2012

Characteristic Rehabilitation

Hospital

Nursing Home

Frequent visits by an at-

tending physician

Required Not required

Multidisciplinary

team approach

Required Not required

RN oversight and

availability

24 hours/day At least 8 consecutive

hours/day

Specialty nursing training,

rehabilitation expertise

5 - 7.5 hours/day 2.5 - 4 hours/day

PT, OT, and/or speech

therapy level of service

3 hours/day

(minimum)

No minimum

2011:HealthSouth Corporation:473726

HealthSouth East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital

5652 E. Baseline Road Mesa, AZ 85206

480 567-0350 Fax 480 567-0352

healthsoutheastvalley.com

HealthSouth Scottsdale Rehabilitation Hospital

9630 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260

480 551-5400 Fax 480 551-5401

healthsouthscottsdale.com

HealthSouth Valley of the Sun

Rehabilitation Hospital

13460 N. 67th Ave. Glendale, AZ 85304

623 878-8800 Fax 623 334-5360

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rehabilitation hospital

New child restraint law

For some time, Arizona has required

motorists to strap children age 4 and

younger into a child-restraint system.

On Aug. 2, a new law goes into effect

that requires children ages 5 to 7, who are

shorter than 4 feet 10 inches tall, to also

be restrained in a child-restraint system.

Prior to the implementation of this law,

Arizona was one of only three states that

allowed a 5-year-old to use a seat belt

instead of a car seat or booster seat.

More info: Arizona Governors Office

of Highway Safety, azgohs.gov; Arizona

Department of Health Services, azdhs.

gov/phs/owch/ipcfr/safekids.htm

Online caregiver

support group

Duet, a local non-profit organization,

is launching an online caregiver

networking group to offer support to

those caring for an aging friend or loved

one. This free support group will meet

online on the fourth Tuesday (78 p.m.)

and second Saturday (910 a.m.) of each

month. Nextmeetings: Aug. 11 (910 a.m.);

Aug. 28, (78 p.m.) To register: duetaz.org,

click on the events tab.

Questions/info: Brett Petersen,

602-753-8381 or [email protected]

Free immunizations

The Scottsdale Unified School District

(SUSD) and Scottsdale Healthcare are

partnering to offer immunization clinics

Aug. 23 and Aug. 610 from 124 p.m.

at the SUSD Education Center, 3811

N. 44 St., Phoenix.

Vaccines are supplied through the

Vaccines for Children program. New 2012

state guidelines provide immunizations

to all uninsured, KidsCare, AHCCCS,

native American/Alaskan natives, and

children of families whose insurance

does not cover immunizations.

Immunizations will be available to any

qualified student, not just those who

may be enrolling. A parent or guardian

must accompany each child and should

bring each childs immunization record.

More info: susd.org or 480-484-6110

Whooping cough/

pertussis

The March of Dimes is spreading the

word that the incidence of pertussis,

also known as whooping cough, is on

the rise. Pertussis is a highly contagious,

vaccine-preventable disease that often

results in severe health risks and even

death for babies and young children.

Pertussis vaccinations begin at two

months of age, but babies may not be

fully protected until theyve had at least

three doses of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus

and acellular pertussis) vaccine. Family

members and caregivers frequently

pass pertussis on to babies, so getting

vaccinated is a simple way for adults to

protect not only themselves, but also

vulnerable babies.

More info: Your health-care

provider ormarchofdimes.com/arizona/

news_5921.html

IN THIS ISSUE:

COVER/06: BACK-TO-SCHOOL INFO

02: TOP TIPS FOR ORAL HEALTH

03: PREVENTING FALLS

04: SUPPORT GROUPS; EVENTS

05: SUPPORT GROUPS; EXPERTS

06: COSMETIC SURGERY 101

07: TEENS & EATING DISORDERS

NEXT ISSUE:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

HEALTH-CARENews

I

ts still summer, but another school

year already is underway in some Valley

school districts, while many others will

start later this month. Heres a roundup

of resources designed to help give you a

great start to the school year nomatter

the age of your child.

A (back)pack of trouble

Although some schools might be seeing

a trend toward the use of tablets and

e-readers, for the vast majority of students,

backpacks and book-bags are still an

inescapable fact of life.

Its important for parents to monitor

their childrens use of backpacks, said

Michael Chang, M.D., a board-certified

spine surgeon with Sonoran Spine Center.

In fact, he said, one in three students

complains about back pain believed to

be related to carrying a backpack. A child

of 13 or 14 doesnt have the core spine

strength to carry around 30 pounds or

more, he said.

If a child experiences pain that affects

sleeping, has tingling or burning in their

arms or shoulder-blades, or feels pain

with lifting in the low back or shoulders,

parents need to encourage their child to

lighten the load, said Mike Skowronek, P.T.,

a licensed physical therapist and senior

manager of rehabilitation services at

Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa.

Chang urged students to carry their

backpacks on both shoulders and in a

manner where the bottom of the pack is

positioned at the mid-back or higher. Both

Chang and Skowronek cautioned students

not to try to stand upright against the

weight of a backpack.

Brain food

A good lunch is essential for learning,

said Melissa Paton, M.S., R.D., a registered

dietitian at Banner Baywood Medical

Center in Mesa. Hungry kids are not going

to be able to pay attention if their growling

stomach is keeping them distracted.

Jenel Day, M.S., R.D., a bariatric

coordinator at the Bridges Center for

Surgical Weight Management at St. Lukes

Medical Center in Phoenix and Tempe

St. Lukes Hospital, said there are plenty

of healthy and tasty alternatives for kids

to take for lunch, including sliced or stick

Time to hop on the

back-to-school bus

Backpacks, brain food and moreoh my!

BY DEBRA GELBART, ALISON STANTON, GREMLYN BRADLEY-WADDELL ANDMICHELLE TALSMA EVERSON

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12 OUNCE CAN = 140-150 CALORIES,

39-41 GRAMS OF SUGAR

MODERATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEY

COMPONENTS FOR MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET

Outfitted with all the must-have sports gear, backpacks and lunchbags, Sam, Lily and Claire Williams of Phoenix may not be on Abbey

Road of Beatles fame, but they are on the road to the start of a new school year. (Photo taken outside of Desert Valley Elementary

School in Glendale. Desert Valley is in the Peoria Unified School District.)

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SPECIAL

TOPIC

BACKTO

SCHOOL

How long do local

kids have to eat lunch

at school?

Copper Creek Elementary School,

Glendale: 45 minutes

Fremont Junior High School,

Mesa: 30 minutes

Gilbert Junior High School,

Gilbert: 30 minutes

Kyrene Akimel a-Al Middle

School, Ahwatukee: 30 minutes

Millenium High School,

Goodyear: 29 minutes

Mohave Middle School,

Scottsdale: 32 minutes

Peoria High School,

Peoria: 33 minutes

Pinnacle High School,

Phoenix: 30 minutes

Sources: Various school and

school district websites

Children who experience

back pain seem to be

likelier to experience

back pain as adults.

Michael Chang, M.D.

Did you know that 1 can of regular soda contains the equivalent of

approximately 10 teaspoons of sugar? (1 teaspoon of sugar = 4 grams)

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