July 27, 2023
Next Week's Calendar
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August 1
Sports Physical Clinic2 – 5 p.m.
FHN Jo Daviess Family Healthcare Clinic, 600 N. Rush Street, Stockton
Call 815-947-3211 to schedule an appointment. Forms (available at www.fhn.org/
SportsPhysicals ) must be completed and signed prior to arriving for physical. $25 fee (cash or check only) will be donated back to Stockton High School. These exams meet Illinois eligibility requirements for all sports and are good through the 2023-24 school year. These exams also meet Wisconsin eligibility requirements.
Breastfeeding Class
6 - 8 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital Globe Room (lower level), 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport
Instructor is Annette Gielenfeldt. For more information or to register, visit fhn.org/ob or call 815-599-6221.
August 2
Blood Pressure Screening9 – 11 a.m.
German Valley Food Pantry, 65 State Street, German Valley
Open to the public; no cost or registration required.
Adult Diabetes Support Group
5 – 6 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital Conference Dining Room – Lower Level; 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport
Participation is free for anyone in the general public who has diabetes, and no referral or registration is required. Topic is Protecting Your Kidneys. Meetings are facilitated by FHN Diabetes Educators. For more information, call 815-599-6253.
August 3
Blood Pressure Screening10 a.m. – noon
Bridges of Carroll County, 417 Main Street, Savanna
Open to the public; no cost or registration required.
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Coming up in this week's issue of The Focus you'll find: FHN Offering Healthcare Career Scholarships FHN Career Corner Help Spread the News: We’re Here, For You! Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion and Worldwide Health New Hires Classified Ads | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pursuing a career in healthcare begins with passion and education. In continuing to encourage ambitious students in our community, FHN is proud to offer multiple scholarships for students in the FHN service area who are pursuing careers in healthcare.
Several scholarships will be offered this year, each with different application criteria: • Healthcare Career Scholarship Program for up to three $1,000 scholarships • Diversity Healthcare Career Scholarship Program for one $1,000 scholarship • Volunteer Resource Scholarship Program for one $1,000 scholarship to an active member of the FHN Student Volunteer Program with a minimum of 40 volunteer hours The deadline for all applicants is Friday, Sept. 1. For more information and application forms for each scholarship, visit www.fhn.org/scholarships. |
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There are many career opportunities within FHN. If you or someone you know is interested in new challenges, go to our Career page, displaying the latest open positions. FHN Team MembersFriends and Family |
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We have a lot to be proud of at FHN, from our talented, dedicated staff to the many advanced capabilities we offer our patients. We’re working hard every day to be sure we provide excellent care to our patients. Each week, look to the Focus for good news to share about FHN in the form of downloadable flyers you can print and post or hand out to patients who may be interested. Also look for links to our most recent radio interviews and past interviews to listen to and recommend to others. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook! Please encourage patients, friends, and family to also take advantage of these FHN information resources. Thanks for your help in promoting FHN! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July is … Cord Blood Awareness Month Group B Strep Awareness Month Healthy Vision Month Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month Sarcoma Awareness Month UV Safety Month Days to note: World Hepatitis Day – July 28 August is … Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Digestive Tract Paralysis Awareness Month Gastroparesis Awareness Month National Breastfeeding Month National Immunization Awareness Month Psoriasis Action Month Weeks to Note: World Breastfeeding Week – August 1-7 Days to Note: World Lung Cancer Day – August 1 North American Indigenous people celebrate the July – August Sun Dance Ritual in June. For many tribes of the Plains Indians, the Sun Dance was a major communal religious ceremony. Generally held in early summer, the four-day dance ceremony involves sacrifice and supplication to ensure harmony between all living beings. Some Indigenous Oklahoma tribes perform the July-August Green Corn Ceremony this month as a time of renewal. The ceremony involves participation in sweatlodge ceremonies, dances, offerings, and feasting. Northern Cree, Ojibwa, and Algonkians tribes celebrate the last full moon of August with the August Native Wild Rice Harvest. The August Hopi Snake Dance requires two weeks of ritual preparation. Snakes are gathered and watched over by children. The dancers take an emetic and dance with the snakes in their mouths, with an Antelope priest in attendance. After the dance, the snakes are released to carry their prayers. People of the Jewish faith observe Tish’a B’Av today (July 27), mourning the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and 70 A.D. It is a day of mourning and fasting. July 28 is Ashura for people of the Islamic faith. The tenth day of the first Islamic month (Muharram), for Shi’ite Muslims, the day mourns the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Devout Shi’a commemorate this day of sadness by retelling the story of the battle fought in Kerbala. Japanese of the Shinto faith observe Oh-Harai-Taisai on July 30. During the Grand Purification Ceremony, Japanese worshippers walk through a large ring of woven grass and reeds that are placed at the entrance of the shrines as an act of inner purification for sins and offenses committed during the first half of the year. This sacred ritual is observed twice each year. The people of Spain celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola on July 31. The day honors the life of St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), who founded the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic religious order whose members are known as Jesuits. August 1 is Lugnasad for people of the Wiccan faith. Its name is taken from the Celtic God Lugh, or Samildanach, which means “he of many gifts.” It celebrates the ancient festival of the first harvesting of grain in August. The people of Macedonia celebrate Ilinden on August 2, which commemorates the Macedonians’ revolt against the Ottoman army on August 2, 1903 on Ilinden, or St. Elijah’s Day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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