April 2025

News from Countryside Public Health: Know your numbers – reduce your risks for chronic disease…

At Countryside Public Health, we work every day to protect and promote the health of our communities. One important way we do this is by monitoring disease trends across our state and communities, offering education, and providing resources that help people prevent and manage health conditions. One of the most common and serious health concerns we track in our country is High blood pressure, or hypertension — but the good news is, it’s also one of the most manageable with the right information and support!

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“…forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.” Philippians 3:13b

It is easy for me to get down on myself for not changing fast enough; I find that I want to change yesterday. I want that magic wand to make it all perfect right now; however, that is not the answer that God offers me. My progress comes through struggle, and my progress only comes when I turn it over and let God help me through each issue. Problems in our lives don’t always disappear because we have faith in Jesus; however, problems in our life become manageable because we have that faith.

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