HealthCurrents

Winter 2021 Issue

HealthCurrents Winter 2021

On the Cover

Tapping into nature: While many think of maple as a fall flavor, maple sap is actually harvested in late winter or early spring. At Primal Woods in Hartford, they craft their pure maple syrup the “old fashioned” way using buckets and people for sap collection, draft horses for hauling sap to the sugar house, and a wood fire for evaporation. Small batches are then filtered and bottled on-site.

In This Issue:

• Message from the president: Staying strong
• Lakeland hospitals earn Chest Pain Center accreditation
• Aortic valve replacement surgery now available locally
• Put down the shovel
• Shopping for healthy foods for your child
• COVID-19 Response: Keeping you informed
• What's best for my ears?
  
• Phase II of Pavilion renovations underway
• A celebration of collaboration with Whirlpool Corporation
• Smart moves to lower cancer risk

Patient Stories:

• It takes time and a team approach
• Living life in the fast lane
• We were in great hands

Eating Healthy:

• Kale slaw

African American Issue 2020

HealthCurrents African American Issue

Inside this special issue
"Our understanding of what creates and sustains health is changing. We’re learning that optimal health requires more than visits to the doctor’s office, taking medications, and having surgery. We know that our daily living conditions—where we live, work, go to school, and play—have more powerful effects on our health than health care. We also know that, while there are deep reservoirs of human potential and rich cultural assets, African American communities are unfairly burdened by living conditions that negatively impact health and create deep and entrenched health inequities. In this special issue, we explore the topic of health equity, and how it can be achieved by leveraging and building on the resilience of African American communities."

Lynn Todman, PhD
Vice President, Health Equity
Executive Director, Population Health
Spectrum Health Lakeland

In this issue:

• Parenting during the time of COVID-19
• What makes us healthy?
• Sharing the story of grief
• Resilience: Blooming from concrete
• Journaling for mental health