Fitness Kit: Tai Chi Beginner’s Kit
Revitalize your workout routine or inspire yourself to try something new! Check out Tai Chi Beginner’s Kit with instructional DVD for 3 weeks from the library.
Health Information
Fill your prescription for information here at the library. Understand a diagnosis, learn about options for treatment, and find resources for support of diseases and conditions. Featuring health, medical and wellness information that is written for the everyday person, the Health Information Neighborhood works to complement your doctor’s orders with a dose of information. We bring together books, DVDs, pamphlets, reliable online resources and our staff to help you find the information you need.
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Recent Health Information Blog Posts
Fitness Kit: Covered Resistance Cord Workout Kit
Revitalize your workout routine or inspire yourself to try something new! Check out a Covered Resistance Band Workout Kit with instructional DVD for 3 weeks from the library.
Fitness Kit: Pilates Bodyband Workout Kit
Revitalize your workout routine or inspire yourself to try something new! Check out a Pilates Bodyband Workout Kit with instructional DVD for 3 weeks from the library.
Fitness Kit: Toning Ball Workout Kit
Revitalize your workout routine or inspire yourself to try something new! Check out a Toning Ball Workout Kit with instructional DVD for 3 weeks from the library.
For your health: What ONE thing will you do differently next year?
Yes, this is a New Year’s Resolution post. And yes, many people make resolutions they don’t keep. But your health is more important than a fad diet or weight-loss gimmick.
Research health information from sources you trust and choose ONE thing you want to change to improve your health. SHARE your goal in the comments (and read what ONE thing other people are changing in 2012, too!).
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Doctor Shares Stories from New Book
Dr. Sue Hall, Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Stormont Vail shared stories from her new book, For the Love of Babies: one doctor’s stories about life in the neonatal intensive care unit. Watch two videos from the program and check out materials from a recommended reading list.
Safety Check: Put Your Medicines Up and Away and Out of Sight
Did you know that more than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms every year because they get into medicines when their parent or caregiver isn’t looking?
Find out why I just took the Up and Away pledge to store medications safely, make sure the safety cap is locked in place, teach children about medication, and program the Poison Control number 800-222-1222 in my phone.
‘Tis the Season to Track Your Health at the Library
Get a free blood pressure check while you’re at the library. Find out what else is right around the corner in the Health Information Neighborhood and how it might help you monitor your health this holiday season.
Celebrate the Great American Smokeout (by NOT lighting a cigarette!)
Despite all the publicity about the dangers of smoking, many Americans haven’t given up their cigarettes. And thousands of kids start smoking every day. Find local support, hear from a librarian who quit smoking, and check out library books on smoking cessation.
New Exercise DVD’s
If you haven’t visited the Health Information Neighborhood recently, here are some of the new exercise DVDs you have been missing! The exercise DVDs are displayed with the books in the Health Information Neighborhood beginning at 613.7. YOGA Yogalosophy blends traditional yoga poses and toning exercises, and its accelerated sculpting leaves you feeling centered and [...]
Think of the Children and Think about Halloween Safety
BOO! Late October is plenty scary, but without reflective tape, flashlights, flame-resistance, and adult supervision, some Halloween traditions are downright dangerous! Review safety tips, plus find out all of the local trick-or-treat events in Topeka with the Halloween Round Up from XYZ Topeka
