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  The Fidelis Care ‘Veggies to Go’ program distributed 1,895 bags of healthy food to individuals and families in need during its 2024 season. That adds up to a total nearly 80,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables given away since the program began in 2022. Veggies to Go addresses nutrition and food insecurity in urban and rural communities across New York State. “Nutrition is healthcare,” said Fidelis Care Sales and Marketing Director Shannon Lombardo. “We know that one bag of fresh fruits and vegetables is not going to solve a family’s food insecurity. But the Fidelis Care Veggies to Go program

¿Se ha sentido inusualmente triste o deprimido recientemente? Si es así, usted puede tener trastorno afectivo estacional (SAD, por sus siglas en inglés). El SAD es un tipo de depresión que usualmente comienza a fines del otoño o a principios del invierno. Los factores como los días más cortos, menos cantidad de luz solar y los cambios en los ritmos biológicos o corporales pueden causar el SAD. Se estima que el SAD afecta a millones de estadounidenses. Las mujeres son cuatro veces más propensas a que les diagnostiquen SAD que los hombres.

La diabetes es la causa principal de la enfermedad renal, una afección que puede aparecer con el tiempo y en la que los riñones están dañados y no pueden filtrar los desechos de la sangre. Con el trascurso del tiempo, este daño puede empeorar. Puede causar enfermedad renal crónica (CKD, por sus siglas en inglés). En casos graves, puede provocar insuficiencia renal, lo cual requiere diálisis o un trasplante de riñón.

Fidelis Care celebrates National Healthcare Quality Week October 20 – 26, 2024. This week, we thank our doctors, social workers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who make sure our members get the best care possible. We are also working to make things even better by listening to our members’ healthcare experiences to improve their quality of care. We are certified by the National Committee of Quality Assurance to ensure the quality of care you receive is always improving. Plus, we teach our members how to stay healthy with tips and resources. By focusing on detecting health problems early and preventing them,

National Pharmacy Week is October 20 to 26. It’s a time to recognize the crucial role that pharmacists and technicians play in keeping our communities healthy. From personalized care to medication management, pharmacists and pharmacy workers are essential to improving patient outcomes and overall well-being. In observance of National Pharmacy Week, Fidelis Care talked with Clinical Pharmacy Team Lead Brett Douglas about his career journey. Fidelis Care: What inspired you to enter the pharmacy profession, and what do you find rewarding about it? Douglas: My grandfather, W.C. “Pa-Paw” Mangum, was a pharmacist starting in the 1930s in the small rural town of