11 Recipe Ideas for Your Holiday Plates Greeting's Readers! Tis' the season for cooler weather, friendly gatherings, and happy holidays! We have an exciting blog for you this week; we put together a collection of holiday-inspired recipes all submitted by members of Touchstone Health Services Prevention Department! Before we [...]
Healthier Food for a Healthier You Did you know that calories from added sugar and fats make up 40% of calories in a day for kids 2-18? (CDC). Some examples of these types of foods are pizza, cake, whole milk, and desserts. With this being such an issue, Touchstone wants to empower youth [...]
Benefits of Breastfeeding Greeting's Readers! Optimal breastfeeding is one of the most powerful practices for promoting the health and wellbeing of newborns. It is a universal solution that lays the foundation for the good health and survival of women and children. With so many benefits for both mother and [...]
Celebrating Halloween 2021 Greeting's Readers! This year, Halloween 2021 falls on Sunday, October 31st. Celebrating Halloween, whichever way you chose, can be a wonderful time full of fun, and tons of candy of course! While some people may prefer to participate in Halloween parties, festivities, and trick-or-treating, others may [...]
Scholarships! What are they? Greeting's Readers! Do you catch yourself saying things like... “Ughhh scholarships.” “I’m not a straight A student.” “I have a hard time in school. There’s no point.” WELL, THINK AGAIN! There are scholarship opportunities for everyone! You just need to [...]
Domestic Violence: Healthy, Unhealthy, or Abusive? Greeting's Readers! Domestic violence is a type of abusive behavior that is part of a systematic pattern of power and control enacted by one partner against another. Did you know that in Arizona in 2019, there was 96 lives lost due to domestic violence? The severity [...]
The Importance of Good Quality Sleep Greeting's Readers! Have you ever felt as though you did have enough rest? Almost everyone has had a day where they feel like they are dragging along because they are exhausted from the previous day or did not get enough rest the night [...]
Self-Care September Greeting's Readers September is a yearly reminder to practice self-care! The big questions: What is self-care? What are some self-care examples and ideas? Before we answer these questions, here are some affirmations (Surprise! Words and phrases of affirmations is one example of a self-care practice): I make time to [...]
Be Kind to Humankind Week - August 25th-31st Greetings Readers! Chances are, in elementary school you learned the Golden Rule: Treat those as you would like to be treated. We all learned it, we all know it, but do we remember to practice it in our day-to-day lives? The last week of [...]
Helping Your Youth Get Back-To-School Greetings readers! Can you hear it? The sound of homework rustling, backpacks zipping, school buses stopping for railroad tracks, the sound of laughter on the playground… That's the sound of another school year gearing up! Before we dive into tips for starting a new school year, here [...]
