Healthy Living Program Participant Newsletter
July 2020
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The Healthy Living Program web page is ready for you!
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You can now use our Healthy Living Program webpage on the CHA website to find resources to help you and your family live a healthy lifestyle, such as physical activity videos for children, tips from our behavioral health providers, and recipes the family will love. Click the link below to check our our webpage. Then, click "Click here for participant access page" and type in the password "hlpstudent" to access the particpant-only page.
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Tips for healthy cookouts
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Summer is here, and everyone loves a family cookout! At your next cookout, think beyond the traditional favorites. Cook up lean meats like poultry or fish, or try turkey burgers, veggie burgers, or salmon. Pair with grilled vegetables and seasonal fruits.
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Grilled chicken and veggie kabobs
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These grilled chicken and vegetable kebabs are perfect for serving at your next gathering, or even for a weeknight meal!
All you need are:
- 1 lemon
- 3 cloves garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt
- 1 pound chicken breast,
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 yellow squash or zucchini
- 1 red onion
- Skewers
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Summertime activities to keep kids moving
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We know that it is important for kids to be active for at least one hour each day, and the easiest way to do that is to find fun activities that your children will enjoy that also get them moving. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Make an obstacle course with hula hoops, pool noodles and other household items
- Play games like tag, hopscotch, four square, follow the leader, or use chalk to draw a giant maze
- Set up a slip-n-slide on the lawn
- Do wheelbarrow or crabwalk races
- Go on a walk as a family, or bring along scooters, bikes or roller skates
- Play sports like soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, tennis or Frisbee
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Understanding insulin resistance and prediabetes
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Insulin is produced by the pancreas and does more than just help control our blood glucose (sugar) levels in our blood after we eat. It enables liver tissue and muscle tissue to uptake glucose for fuel. It also helps muscle to uptake protein and facilitates a normal balance of fats in the blood. Additionally, insulin prevents the liver from making extra glucose from fat and protein. Insulin functions as an important appetite suppressant in the hunger center of our brains as well. When a person develops obesity, these tissues become less sensitive to the effects of insulin and all of these actions are diminished. This results in increased blood glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Therefore, risk for diabetes, heart disease, and fatty liver disease increase.
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Staying safe while being active
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It’s summer time, and we are ready to go back outside! It’s important to spend time in nature and parks and to do so safely. Help to yourself safe from COVID-19 by practicing these habits:
- Wear a mask in public, unless you are doing outdoor physical activity and you can keep 6 feet from others
- If you don't have a mask, you can make your own! See link below
- Instead of hugging others, try an "air high 5" or an "air hug"
- After shaking hands, touching surfaces, opening doors, or playing sports that involve equipment others touch- be sure to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer
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Back to school wellness checks & immunizations
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On July 27th, CHA is making special appointments for back to school well child checks and immunizations. Appointments will be at our Neil Road or Sparks health centers. These appointments are for established CHA patients only, ages 4-18.
Call 775-329-6300 to schedule!
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Community Health Alliance
1055 S Wells Ave.
Reno, NV 89502
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