By: Heather Mongilio. This material was originally posted on The Frederick News-Post. We were given permission to cross-post this blog. Source: More than half of the families living in the 21788 ZIP code near Thurmont are considered Asset-Limited Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) households. Those households fall above the poverty line but struggle to pay...
Frederick Memorial Hospital (FMH) and Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. (FITCI) organized their first Community Think Tank on June 22, 2019. for the “Co-Creating Healthcare of Tomorrow” event. Sixteen people were divided into three competitive teams. All teams successfully completed the one-day long brainstorming process, which was held at the ROOT building in downtown Frederick....
Did you know 83 percent of American employees are stressed by at least one thing at work? Have you heard that people with diabetes lose more than eight days per year from work, accounting for 14 million disability days? Or worker stress accounts for 20 percent of direct costs and is associated with high job...
Did you know that good health is more than not being sick or getting routine medical care? For many people in our community, good health is influenced by personal behaviors, the clinical care we receive, social and economic factors, and where we live. Other factors, called social determinants of health, can also impact our health....
Is your family getting at least 1 hour or more of physical activity each day? You don’t need expensive exercise equipment or to spend a ton of money to stay fit and active. In Frederick County, it’s easy to make family time active time. Consider one of these 10 low-cost (or no-cost!) physical activities in...
This article was written by the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce in support of and in partnership with LiveWell Frederick. We were given permission to cross-post this blog. Source: Did you know that the average, full-time employee in the United States spends over 2,000 hours a week at work? When you consider that there...
Frederick County farms offer a variety of locally raised and grown fresh food. According to our friends at Homegrown Frederick, buying from a local farm is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances. Buying locally cuts down on the distance your food has to travel, which helps protect the environment. Plus, you can...
This article was written by the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce in support of and in partnership with LiveWell Frederick. We were given permission to cross-post this blog. Source: There are countless reasons to find ways to work fitness into your daily routine—people who exercise tend to have more energy and be both healthier...
This article was written by the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce in support of and in partnership with LiveWell Frederick. We were given permission to cross-post this blog. Source: In 2018, The Conference Board found that 51 percent of U.S. employees feel overall satisfied with their jobs, continuing an upward trend towards employee satisfaction in the...
Become a smart shopper by reading food labels to find out more about the foods you eat. The Nutrition Facts panel found on most food labels will be changing in the near future, and the updates will help you: Find out which foods are good sources of dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium...
