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June 2023 News
Hello Summer!
For National Men's Health Month, B&W Quality Growers - the world's largest grower of healthy, flavorful leafy greens - recommends adding watercress to men's diets, which may improve overall health. On average, women live five years longer than men, and consuming this superfood could better those odds. As the only food to score perfect on the ANDI and CDC indexes, watercress is packed with nutrients to help combat cardiovascular disease, mental health conditions, and obesity - which run a higher risk in men.

Cardiovascular disease - including heart attack, arrhythmia, and heart failure - is the leading cause of death for men in the U.S., affecting about one in four men and killing 350,000 men annually. One of the key players in watercress, the world's most nutrient-dense food, is Vitamin K. Watercress contains over 100% of your recommended daily serving in just one cup (34g) and has been linked to improving cardiovascular health as it helps strengthen capillary walls, preventing them from bulging and breaking, and increases blood flow by preventing clotting. A recent Harvard study shows that people with the highest intake of Vitamin K were 21% less likely to be hospitalized with cardiovascular disease than those with the lowest values. Continue reading here.

Here are 5-easy Watercress recipes to incorporate into your lifestyle:

  1. Watercress Salad with Avocado, Orange, and Chia Seeds
  2. Stir-Fried Watercress
  3. Watercress Mayonnaise
  4. Watercress Pesto
  5. Watercress Green Goddess Dip
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For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, members may be removed from Medicaid because the Continuous Coverage Condition ended March 31, 2023. Eligibility reviews started April 1, 2023 and continue for 14 months. To ensure you and your family stay insured if you still qualify, update your address to ensure you receive important notices in the mail and respond to any requests for information. Here is a flyer you can post at work and share with friends to help them update their address in English and Spanish. 
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Our Health Education Department is hosting a Diabetes Self-Management workshop on Thursdays from 5-7 PM in September.
This series consists of four 2-hour classes and a 1-hour assessment with a Registered Dietitian before the workshop begins. In this workshop you will learn what diabetes is and how to manage blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, and several other healthy lifestyle changes. You will also meet and learn from others who can relate to the challenges of managing diabetes. Please reach out to our Health Educators to learn more about the program and to sign up! You can join us in-person at the Reno Town Mall or virtually via Microsoft Teams.

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We are hosting a Summer Rural
Health Fair in Elko, NV!
We are a few days away...Access to Healthcare will be hosting a Summer Rural Health Fair!  Come join us on June 24th at Elko City Park from 8am-1pm. This community event will be FREE with fun, games, activities, health/community resources, local vendors, and much more!

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Access to Healthcare Network is a "Best Places to Work" Finalist!
Best Place to Work Finalist

After surveying our staff, AHN has qualified as a finalist in Northern Nevada Human Resources Association's Best Places to Work Awards.

We thank our staff members for participating and providing valuable feedback.
Recipe of the month:
Caprese Chicken
AHN RTO Team:
You did it!
The Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure (RTO) is a relay from Reno to Lake Tahoe and back to Reno, making a large 178-mile loop around the Reno-Tahoe region. The relay starts at Wingfield Park along the Truckee River in downtown Reno and passes through Truckee, Tahoe City, South Lake Tahoe, Genoa, Carson City, and Virginia City before returning to Reno and finishing at Idlewild Park. The course is divided into 36 legs or segments, with each leg averaging about 5 miles.

Access to Healthcare Network finished 178 miles with 12 runners through nine counties, six cities, six towns, and two states in 30 hours and 45 minutes to the finish line. 
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National Healthcare News
Couples 55 and older will be able to contribute more than $10,000 to health savings accounts
Older U.S. couples will be able contribute more than $10,000 annually toward tax-free health savings accounts.
Under guidance the IRS announced Tuesday that goes into effect next year, individuals can contribute as much as $4,150 to an HSA each year, a 7.8% increase. Families can set aside up to $8,300, up 7.1%, according to the new rules.
The amount individuals and couples who are 55 and older and not yet on Medicare can contribute to an HSA will climb to $5,150 and $10,300, respectively. That includes the $1,000 catch-up contribution they are already allowed to set aside in an HSA each year.
Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a two-week course of the drug while battling their infection, the researchers reported.
The results were even more dramatic if COVID-19 patients began taking metformin soon after infection. Starting on the drug within three days of symptom onset cut long COVID cases by more than 60% in those folks.
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