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Healthy U at CCMH June 30th: Summer Safety

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June 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The next “Healthy U” session this month at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, will be presented by Dr. Mark Johnson, MD and focus on “Summer Safety.” The educational session will be held at noon on Thursday, June 30th in Conference Room 2 at CCMH.  Dr. Johnson will cover a wide variety of topics geared towards helping seniors have a safe, healthy summer. Dr. Johnson has worked at Cass County Health System for 29 years, and since 2012 has worked exclusively in the Emergency Department.

Johnson says “Summer presents a number of potential risks for older adults,” said Dr. Johnson. “We will talk about things like heat stroke, dehydration, and insect bites, but I’ll also cover general information about what to keep on hand for basic first aid.”

Healthy U is a free educational series offered by Cass County Health System that focuses on a different health topic each month. All registered attendees receive a healthy boxed meal in addition to the educational program presented by medical professionals.

For more information, or to make a reservation for Healthy U, call 712-243-7479.