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January 2008 - Make this year a healthy one!
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Did You Know? |
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January is not just for New Year’s resolutions. It’s also:
National Cervical Health Awareness Month
Schedule your Pap test now.
National Blood Donor Month
Know your blood type. It could save your life!
Thyroid Awareness Month
Sometimes an underactive thyroid can interfere with your weight-loss goals.
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Did you know that many of the risk factors for cardiovascular health are in your control? If you’re overweight, sedentary and stressed out, your chance of having a heart attack increases. In other words, starting a healthier lifestyle now means decreas-ing your risk for heart disease—with other important benefits: lowering the risk of diabetes, gallstones, bone fractures, sleep apnea and certain cancers. Even better: Your quality of life will improve tremendously!
How do you start? MOVE!
A weight-management program designed by VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP), MOVE! helps veter-ans lose weight, keep it off and improve their health. Tailored to meet your individual needs, MOVE! lets you set the pace—with support and guidance along the way. Commit to get fit by contacting your local MOVE! coordinator or Upstate New York MOVE! coordinator Margaret Dundon, Ph.D., at (716) 862-8593.
“Aim for success, not perfection.”
—David M. Burns, M.D., Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at the
University of California School of Medicine in San Diego
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To print, download the full "Veterans Wellness 2008 Calendar " in Acrobat PDF Format 
| Studies show that keeping track of your weight-loss goals will help keep you on track. So cheer in 2008 with weight and exercise goals that you can look back on—with triumph! To keep only good things in mind, jot down your most memorable experience every month. |
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Starting weight: _________
Goal weight for 2008: _________
Goal weight for January: _________
Exercise goals: ________________________
What special memory did
you
make this month? ___________________
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Wishing You a Safe and Happy Holiday!
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: January 14, 2008 |
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