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為慶祝11月21日的全國鄉村健康日，飛達利斯保健向九個社區組織提供了12.8萬美元的鄉村健康捐款。這筆捐款旨在幫助支持紐約鄉村社區健康和福祉，重點為高需求、低收入的個人及其家庭提供服務的組織。 接受2024年飛達利斯保健鄉村健康捐款的組織是：

糖尿病是腎病的主要發病原因，當腎臟隨著時間推移受到損傷，無法將人體廢物過濾出血液時，人就患上了腎病。這種損傷會隨時間惡化。它會導致慢性腎病(CKD)。嚴重情況下，腎病會造成腎功能衰竭，病患需要接受透析治療或腎移植。 人不會突然患上糖尿病性腎病。這種疾病會透過幾個階段逐步發展，開始時只有非常輕微的損傷，如果不加以正確應對，之後就會出現更嚴重的問題。

十一月是早產宣傳月，宣傳重點是早產以及早產給嬰兒和寶媽帶來的健康問題。 早產的定義是什麼？ 通常滿40週分娩即為足月妊娠。早產兒指的是妊娠不足37週出生的嬰兒。美國出生缺陷基金會2024年的一份報告顯示，每年有10分之1的寶寶屬於早產兒。通常人們並不瞭解，早產兒不僅表現為體型較小，其實這些寶寶還存在很多其他問題，例如肺部發育不成熟和發育遲緩。離開媽媽的子宮後，這些寶寶的繼續發育需要更長時間的住院觀察，且更有可能需要特別護理。這些早產兒需要在醫院的新生兒重症監護病房（縮寫為「NICU」）接受護理。

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