AGENCY HEALTHCARE INItIATIVES
The Be The Shield (BTS) initiative focuses on maintaining awareness of COVID-19. BTS serves as an ongoing reminder to remain diligent in mitigating transmission with resources to protect yourself and ongoing vaccination opportunities as well as tools to cope with the stresses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on everyone’s lives. Many of our seniors are still facing challenges that can be stressful and overwhelming. Learning to cope with stress in a healthy way will help seniors, their caregivers, and their community as a whole. The LDH Power initiative highlights the importance of empowering our seniors with valuable knowledge regarding an array of current healthcare issues such as Monkeypox, Shingles, Pneumonia, Influenza, and Whooping Cough. It is recommended by the CDC that healthy adults over 60 should remain current with these various immunizations due to their increased vulnerability tied to their age and other possible health conditions. Older people are at higher risk for severe illness, making immunizations especially important to this vulnerable population.
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