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The team was also prepared to made arrange- ments for anyone who may have left their pre- scription medications at home, and needed emergency refills. They established contacts and working relationships with local healthcare facilities to ensure they were able to provide additional care for any situations that required an advanced level of care, and we are happy to report that these services were not needed during this year ’ s session. As we look forward to 2024 and be- yond, the medical department continues to look for ways to serve the members and their families. They are hard at work planning for the session already, and will be looking for ways to keep us educated and dedicated to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Some of the future goals of the medical department, to name a few, include: • Provide Health Awareness Briefings and Workshops • Provide Safety Awareness Bulletins

that our vitals are good and take every precau- tion available to protect one another. SGIG Riddick ’ s team went above and beyond to en- sure that everyone had a great time and was able to return to their loved ones after session. Every morning started off with a 100% tem- perature check and overall health screening. They also ensured that attendees were remind- ed that COVID - 19 is still a threat to us, and completed preventative decontamination of most of the common areas before the first ses- sion - goer arrived for the day. Those who were not feeling well or experiencing elevated tem- peratures were immediately assessed for fur- ther treatment options or isolation to avoid our session becoming a super - spreader event.

Provide Diet and Nutrition Tips

• Drive Continued Focus on Great Patient Care

Leadership expert Robin Sharma once said, "good health is a crown on the head of a well person, that only a sick person can see." We often do not see the value of good health until an illness forces us to take notice. We should not take our health for granted because we all know of a situation where someone was not well from one day to the next. Every year we remember those amongst our fraternity who lost their bout with some disease or illness. We owe it to our families, as well as ourselves to make as many healthy choices as we can.

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