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SCMS Champions BWell Saginaw
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it has underscored the importance of overall good health in maximizing prevention and minimizing the severity of illness. The keys to better health have always been and will continue to be:
•Maintaining a healthy weight • Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet • Managing chronic stress • Exercising regularly • Seeing your doctor regularly • Following through with preventative screenings
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We are fortunate to live, work and play in Saginaw County where citizens, hospitals, public health officials, and non-profit organizations work together to develop and regularly update a community health improvement plan. Guided by this plan, these organizations are actively collaborating on comprehensive initiatives to help YOU take better care of yourself and your family. COVID-19 is still here, but we are moving forward with hope and determination to guide Saginaw to better health. BWell, Saginaw is the overarching theme of Saginaw’s community’s health improvement plan, which – under the leadership of the Saginaw County Health Department – focuses on three priorities:
•Maternal & Child Health • Obesity • Mental Health and
Substance Use
BWELL, SAGINAW
Community Health Assessment Priorities
Work groups for each priority are focusing resources on initiatives to improve each priority.
Here’s what you can do to help:
As an organization:
•Talk to your leadership to add your name to the list of champions • Share and promote content developed • Adopt the brand — use it to support your organization’s work • Provide financial support when needed • Work to keep this a sustained effort
Maternal & Child Health
Saginaw HUB
Behavioral Health Mental Health and Substance Use Self Care Campaign
Obesity Step Up, Saginaw
As an individual:
•Pledge to improve your health • Participate in initiatives • Participate in community health assessment
The following organizations are BWell, Saginaw champions:
•Saginaw County
Health Department • • • Ascension St. Mary’s Covenant HealthCare Great Lakes Bay
Health Centers • Saginaw County
Community Mental
Health Authority • Saginaw Community
Foundation • • • CMU Health MiHIA Saginaw Intermediate
School District • • Ten 16 Recovery Network Barb Smith Suicide Resource & Response Network • • • • • • • • • • Saginaw YMCA United Way of Saginaw County Children’s Grief Center STARS Women of Colors PartnerShift Congressman Dan Kildee HealthSource Saginaw Saginaw Public Schools Saginaw County Medical Society
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2022 KEY PROVIDERS
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CALENDAR OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR 2023*
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m.
Membership Meeting Joint with the Saginaw County
Dental Society - Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meeting and program at 7 p.m. Speaker - To be announced Topic - "The Link between Oral Health and Cardiac Health" Email meeting notices will be sent in early January. Online reservations are required. Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - CMU College of Medicine, 1632 Stone Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. There is no Membership Meeting in February. Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - Via Zoom Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. There is no Membership Meeting in March. Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting - Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meeting and program at 7 p.m. Speaker - TBD Topic - TBD Email meeting notices will be sent in early April.
Online reservations are required. Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23, 2023 - The Henry in Dearborn 158th Annual MSMS House of Delegates
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m.
Annual SCMS and SCMS Foundation Membership Meetings
Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meetings and program at 7 p.m. Email meeting notices will be sent in early May. Online reservations are required. 12th Annual SCMS Foundation Golf Outing – date TBD
SCMS/MSMS 2023 MEMBERSHIP DUES NOW PAYABLE
Free CME for Your SCMS/MSMS Membership Renewal by November 30. See page 5 for details!
All statements or comments in The Bulletin are those of the writer, and not necessarily the opinion of the Saginaw County Medical Society.
