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Dr. Vincent Marchello: It is important to get a checkup every year, so your primary care provider (PCP) can see any changes in your health and help you develop a plan that’s right for you. During your checkup, you can also ask your PCP any questions you may have. This will mark the ‘starting point’ of your health journey for the year.

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month. This is a good time to set New Year's resolutions centered on health and to make positive changes for a healthier lifestyle. Obesity: A Growing Concern Obesity is a serious medical condition in which abnormal or excess fat causes health risks. • According to the New York State Department of Health, about 1 out of 3 adults in New York State are considered obese.

Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant? Health insurance makes it easier to get prenatal medical exams and screening tests. These can help keep you and your unborn child healthy.

Individuals ages 60 or older and pregnant people do not need a prescription to get a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine at participating pharmacies. RSV infections usually occur during the fall and winter. If you are eligible, you should get vaccinated as soon as possible to stay healthy.

Have you recently started to experience feelings of sadness or depression? If so, you may have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that usually starts in the late fall or early winter. Factors like shorter days, less sunlight, and changes in biological or bodily rhythms may lead to SAD.

Whether you feel sick, need ongoing treatment, or want a checkup, it is important to know where to go for health care.

The Great American Smokeout is held each year on the third Thursday of November and encourages smokers across the nation to quit smoking. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, this year’s Great American Smokeout is on November 16. Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. About 1.7 million New Yorkers continue to smoke cigarettes. Every year in New York, smoking kills 21,000 adults. Another 1,400 New Yorkers die every year from exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.