The Cure Starts with Awareness: Don’t Sugarcoat Diabetes!
During the fall of 2014, Robert King, 65, was experiencing a serious lack of energy, weakness, and stinging so severe in his feet that he could barely walk. He was also uninsured, a smoker, and overweight while working a midnight shift that caused him to have irregular sleep/wake cycles and mealtimes. Unhappy with his well-being,…
PHN Physician Participates in Weeklong Cycling Event Through Iowa
Every year during the third week of July, the state of Iowa holds a week-long bicycling event called the Register’s Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The ride has been held for 41 years and is the oldest, longest, and largest bicycle touring event in the world. Started by two writers of the Des Moines…
Making Strides Early Detection & Quality of Life Grant
Through a Making Strides Early Detection & Quality of Life Grant, awarded by the American Cancer Society, The Primary Health Network (PHN) will be educating Amish women living in Mercer and Lawrence Counties about the importance of breast cancer screenings in the coming months.In April of 2013, the American Cancer Society awarded The Primary Health…