How can you get 24 from using the numbers 3, 6, 9, and 11 using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division?
(6-3) x 11 – 9 = 24
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Take a look at the amazing act of a 92 year old Veteran who walked across the United States to support a cause close to his heart.
Scary Study on Texting and Driving
Results from an ongoing study on texting and driving by the Sudbury District Health Unit and Laurentian University have produced scary results, but researchers are optimistic these results put them closer to improving strategies to reduce this dangerous behaviour. Research shows: “They admit to doing it, but they feel bad about doing it, they know it’s wrong and they don’t feel safe when someone else is texting and driving. Learning that information gives us a bit of leverage to empower passengers to stand up and say, ‘No, this is wrong,’ against their peers.” Learn more about this research and the ongoing efforts to reduce texting and driving in the following article from the Sudbury Star.
The Sudbury Star: Sudbury researchers target distracted driving
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“I know it’s hard when you’re falling down, and it’s a long way up when you hit the ground. Get up now, get up, get up now.”
Imagine Dragons, On Top Of The World
Medication Management
Many people who have been injured, are ill or are aging take multiple medications every day as part of their ongoing treatment. It is very important to stay on top of your medications and to know the purpose of each prescription. Your Pharmacist will be able to provide you with detailed information that you should take with you to each and every medical appointment you have. To help you keep track at home we recommend using a dossette as an organizer and to have a chart posted near your medications.
The following FREE printable can help you, your family and caretakers keep track of all of your medications. Simply print, fill out and post.
Find additional helpful checklists and resources on our Printable Resources page.
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Avoid The Halloween Hangover With Our Solutions For Excess Candy
For kids, and kids at heart, Halloween is always fun! But among the pile of candy is a hidden pile of sugar that is detrimental to your health. Now that the fun is over, how do you as a parent limit the amount they consume? Try our 10 great solutions to rid your home of excess Halloween Candy.
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“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Disney
Occupational Therapy Works!
We know this, but it is great that others are discovering it too.
In a recent study, independent researchers determined that Occupational Therapy was the ONLY health profession to reduce hospital readmission for people with heart failure, pneumonia and acute myocardial infarction. In the article, occupational therapy is recognized to “place[s] a unique and immediate focus on patients’ functional and social needs, which can be important drivers of readmission if left unaddressed.”
The article highlights that occupational therapists answer the important question “can the patient be safely discharged to his or her environment” and are involved with patients to: educate caregivers, determine if people can live independently, provide devices, complete home safety assessments, assess and treat cognitive issues, and work with physical therapists to increase the intensity of inpatient rehabilitation.
It is wonderful to be recognized for the important part we play in preventing readmission, and to be acknowledged as a cost-effective provider of these essential services. I trust the impact of occupational therapy also spans across other inpatient populations like brain injury, orthopedics, neurology, and cancer recovery (to name a few) and I hope proving this is the focus of future articles.
Laughter Therapy
