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12 HEALTH • Spring 2016 NOTRE DAME HEALTH CARE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER LICENSED HOSPICE PROVIDER PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE POST-ACUTE RECUPERATION & REHABILITATION SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 555-559 Plantation Street Worcester, MA 01605 www.notredamehealthcare.org (508) 852-5800 N Notre Dame Health Care provides exceptional care and service in our welcoming settings or wherever you call home to help you achieve your maximum quality of well-being. We help you and your family achieve the peace of mind you need and deserve. We offer expertise in elder care, memory support, rehabilitation, and end-of-life care, along with a strong commitment to the principles of holistic health, helping you to maintain social, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual well-being. We assist you to achieve your own best definition of wellness through personalized care plans, art and music therapy, daily Mass, individualized pastoral care, and enjoyment of nature. We hope that you will reach out if we can ever be of service. Call us at 508-852-5800 for more information or a personal tour. embracing enhancing enriching empowering March is Colorectal Awareness Month - Come Visit the Strollin' Colon! Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States for both men and women. It is estimated there will be more than 130,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed this year. While there is no way to prevent it, regular colorectal cancer screenings are one of the most powerful weapons for detecting colorectal cancer early, when it is most treatable. To help raise awareness this month, Harrington HealthCare will bring an "Inflatable Colon" to its main hospital campus in Southbridge (100 South St.) on Friday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 10x12 foot inflatable display will sit just outside the main entrance. The community is invited to come and learn about colorectal disease and the importance of preventive screeni ngs like colonoscopies. According to the American Cancer Society, those at higher risk for colon cancer include: • Men and women aged 50 years old or older (45 years old or older for African Americans) • Personal history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps • A strong family history of colorectal cancer • Inherited forms of colorectal polyps or cancer • Predisposing chronic digestive condition such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) If you meet the above criteria, or have additional concerns about your risk for colon cancer, you are encouraged to talk to your primary care physician about getting screened. 55 Sayles Street, Southbridge, MA 01550 • (508) 764-2400 Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. HarringtonCMHC_HALF_Layout 1 3/16/2016 2:38 PM Page 1 March is Colorectal Awareness Month - Come Visit the Strollin' Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States for both men and women. than 130,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed this year. While there is no way to prevent it, regular one of the most powerful weapons for detecting colorectal cancer early, when it is most treatable. To help raise awareness this month, Harrington HealthCare will Colon" to its main hospital campus in Southbridge (100 South St.) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 10x12 foot inflatable display will sit just entrance. The community is invited to come and learn about colorectal importance of preventive screeni ngs like colonoscopies. According to the American Cancer Society, those at higher risk for colon cancer include: • Men and women aged 50 years old or older (45 years old or older for African Americans) • Personal history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps • A strong family history of colorectal cancer • Inherited forms of colorectal polyps or cancer • Predisposing chronic digestive condition such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) If you meet the above criteria, or have additional concerns about your risk for colon cancer, you are encouraged to talk to your primary care physician about getting screened. 55 Sayles Street, Southbridge, Hours: Monday through HarringtonCMHC_HALF_Layout 1 3/16/2016 2:38 PM Page 1 March is Colorectal Awareness Month - Come Visit the Strollin' Colon! Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States for both men and women. It is estimated there will be more than 130,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed this year. While there is no way to prevent it, regular colorectal cancer screenings are one of the most powerful weapons for detecting colorectal cancer early, when it is most treatable. To help raise awareness this month, Harrington HealthCare will bring an "Inflatable Colon" to its main hospital campus in Southbridge (100 South St.) on Friday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 10x12 foot inflatable display will sit just outside the main entrance. The community is invited to come and learn about colorectal disease and the importance of preventive screenings like colonoscopies. If you meet the above criteria, or have additional concerns about your risk for colon cancer, you are encouraged to talk to your primary care physician about getting screened. According to the American Cancer Society, those at higher risk for colon cancer include: • Men and women aged 50 years old or older (45 years old or older for African Americans) • Personal history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps • A strong family history of colorectal cancer • Inherited forms of colorectal polyps or cancer • Predisposing chronic digestive condition such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)

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