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  To promote community health and wellness and the importance of staying connected with friends and neighbors, Fidelis Care is kicking off its annual Unity street festival series. Started with the original “Unity in the Heights” event in 2011, the series has expanded across the state with a variety of local partners. The events offer free and fun family activities including live music, face painting, health screenings, and giveaways. Special appearances by Fidelis Care’s popular dinosaur mascot, Fidelisaurus, focus on promoting the importance of health insurance for children and families as well as regular checkups, exercise, and healthy eating. Here is the list

In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Fidelis Care visited partner New Choices Recovery Center, an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Schenectady, and talked with Clinical Coordinator Meagan Rivers, LMHC, NCC, CCTP. Fidelis Care: What is your general advice for people regarding their mental health? Meagan Rivers: “I think people taking care of their mental health is one of the most important things anybody can do. It affects everything from how you sleep to how you interact with the rest of the world. I’m sure everybody’s heard the term self-care. That really is important, and self-care looks different for

每年6月為「男性健康月」。這是提高人們對男性面臨的健康問題和疾病的認識的好時機。前列腺癌是男性第二大常見癌症，但如果及早發現，通常能成功治療。 前列腺是一個核桃大小的腺體，位於膀胱下方和直腸前方。在紐約州，每年大約有14,000名男性被確診患有前列腺癌。前列腺癌患病風險會隨著年齡的增長而增加，尤其是65歲以後。非裔美國男性和近親患有前列腺癌的男性患前列腺癌的風險更高。目前尚無可控制的已知前列腺癌患病風險因素。年齡、種族或家族史都屬於不可控因素。

中風是一項重大的全球性健康挑戰。它是全球第二大致死病因和第三大致殘病因。高血壓、心臟病、糖尿病、吸煙、不健康飲食、缺乏鍛煉、肥胖和過量飲酒等因素都會增加中風的風險。

五月是女性健康月。飛達利斯保健醫療主任Alan Wieder博士回答了有關骨質疏鬆症的常見問題。 什麼是骨質疏鬆症？ 骨質疏鬆症是一種骨骼變得脆弱且更容易骨折的疾病。最常受影響的骨骼是髖部、脊椎和手腕。當舊骨細胞被清除的速度超過新骨細胞取代的速度時，就會發生骨質疏鬆症。這會導致骨骼密度降低、變得脆弱且更容易骨折。