St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital and Oconee Valley Healthcare are postponing the start of the Walk to Wellness program until further notice. We are following guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention that are designed to put the safety of our patients, colleagues, residents, and community members first as the COVID-19 situation evolves. We will announce the new start date when it has been decided. Thank you for your understanding. Please note that Oconee Valley Healthcare offices are still operating as usual.

***

St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital and Oconee Valley Healthcare have teamed up for our fourth annual Walk to Wellness, a six-week walking program. Walk to Wellness helps the community come together to become healthier together, one walk at a time!

The health benefits of walking are extensive and include increased heart and lung fitness, reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, management of high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, and reduced body fat.

This year, our program will start with a pre-assessment which will collect simple health information from participants including blood pressure, weight, and BMI. There will also be a post-assessment so you are able to see how your health has improved! Walking together will help everyone to encourage each other and stay motivated and committed to the program, and to better your health.

The pre-assessment will be on Tuesday, March 24th at Oconee Valley Healthcare from 5-6 pm. Walking will take place every Monday-Thursday from 5-6 pm starting March 25th through April 29th at Robinson Park in Greensboro (409 E. Bush St). The post assessment will be Thursday, April 30th at Oconee Valley Healthcare.

If you are interested in joining the program, please contact Laura at 706-454-5183. Join us in making ourselves and our community healthier today!

TenderCare Clinic is collecting non-perishable Thanksgiving food items for the Little Free Pantry in Greensboro. If you would like to bring food to donate, you may place it directly into the Little Free Pantry or you may leave it in one of the collection boxes in TenderCare lobbies. We recommend the following foods: stuffing or dressing mix, cornbread mix, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, regular/sweet potatoes, gravy packets, and pumpkin pie filling. Help to make someone else’s Thanksgiving full of happiness!

TenderCare Clinic and St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital invite you to join us for this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness campaign! Make a goal to “Think Pink, Walk Proud!” on Friday, October 18th to bring light to the need for prevention and detection in our community. When you walk, post a picture of yourself, your group of friends, or your fitness band/app and tag us using #PowerofOneWalk. Power of One is a partnership to raise awareness about breast cancer prevention and early detection. It only takes ONE person to make a difference! Breast cancer is very prevalent in Greene County and community support is needed to encourage annual well woman exams and yearly mammograms. Please mark your calendars and plan on walking on October 18th!

As always, Power of One also provides no-cost mammograms to uninsured women in the community during October. Call 706-453-5005 and mention the Power Of One to schedule during the week of October 14-18th.

TenderCare Clinic is also supporting Team Terri this year as one of our employees, Terri Patterson, is currently battling breast cancer. We are doing several employee fundraising activities in October to help with her treatment costs.

If you have any questions, please call Laura at 706-454-5183.