NorthLakes Pharmacy director, Chris Dryer, joins me for a conversation about the nuances of what she and her team in prescription services do to get medications to our patients. 

In this episode, Jes Springer, a NorthLakes Behavioral Health Therapist and School Based Behavioral Health Director, shares many more details about how this program is helpful to families and schools, talks about some of the mechanics of the program and then shares how her two therapy dogs, Dave and Linda, help her provide care.

Linda during the interview.

The conversation ties into National Health Center Week 2024 - a celebration of CHC's throughout the nation. Is there an event close to you?

Check here.

This is a great breakdown of how each CHC is different and how they are the same, what kind of care they provide and why you should visit one!

Information about Sashi's cricket exploits, Click Here.

Picture of horse barn at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center.

Link to Implicit Bias website that Lori mentions: Click Here

Links to NorthLakes Posters: Click Here and Here

All of these questions and more are answered in this conversation with NorthLakes Psychologist, Allison Allen. We go a little deeper into emotional check ins and make references to a feelings wheel. Here is a link to one if you want to try it out:

https://feelingswheel.com/

It’s a fun and informative discussion about a condition that affects many of us. 

Here is a link that explains the DASH diet Rebecca refers to: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/dash-eating-plan

Materials for this program were shared by the Autism Society.

More information can be found here:

https://autismsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AS_VEI_Guide-to-accessible-vaccine-clinics_EN.pdf

This episode of the NorthLakes Podcast is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

These are just some of the questions that Behavioral Health Therapist, Jane Moker answers in this episode of the NorthLakes Podcast.

Jane provides care at NorthLakes Community Clinic - Marinette.

It’s a great hour of conversation with one of the driving forces of how NorthLakes started in an old coffee shop in a small town to a center that has a coverage area over 20,000 square miles.

https://nlccwi.org/careers/current-openings/

Learn more about NorthLakes Behavioral Health Services here:

https://nlccwi.org/care-and-services/behavioral-health/

Luckily Massage Therapist Tracy Davis was willing to talk.

Here’s our conversation:

What do you need to know? Get the lowdown on the latest edition of the NorthLakes Podcast where we talk to Access Coordinator, Medicaid expert, Patty Turner.

This episode has information specific to the Spring of 2023. If you need the most up to date information about BadgerCare, Medicaid, or anything insurance related, call us at: 888.834.4551

Two links mentioned in this episode:

Marketplace: https://www.healthcare.gov/

Medicaid/BadgerCare: https://dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/index.htm

In the episode she talks about the World Health Organization's recommendations on consumption. Here is a link to that: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549028

Your host also shares a moment of needing to regulate his own emotions right before Angie arrived.

She also shares some suggestions on how parents can make those visits easier for their kids. We also talk a little bit about her dog.

Behavioral Health Therapist Jennifer Hodgson jumps on to the podcast to answer some of these questions and explain how you may be experiencing grief and might not even know that is what you are feeling.

To learn more about Jen, follow this link to her webpage: https://nlccwi.org/providers/jennifer-hodgson-m-ed-lpc/

Dr. Dee shares all this and more.

We learn that and more in this episode of the NorthLakes Podcast.

Sean sees patients at NorthLakes Community Clinic - Birchwood and Hayward as well as in some of the local schools. He provides care to many people who have autism and offers a unique perspective because he has it as well.

Sean has appeared on several other podcasts and you can find links to them on his Linkedin account

Here are some of the haiku's she wrote:

worst headache ever

chest filled with heavy cement

coughing always is not fun

the only one sick

only I took Moderna

better choice-Phizer?

week 2 of COVID

isolation really sucks

I am so so bored

Stiff and sore. Stretch some.

So good to yoga again. 

Now back to bed. Cough.

COVID says “feeling 

better now? No you’re not! Ha!

I’m COVID. You’re mine!”

Take a listen and then call NorthLakes Community Clinic to find out how we can assist you!

What can you do to help prevent diabetes? Some causes are hereditary, others people are able to control.

Rebecca gives some great advice about how to make diabetes less likely in your life, what she does in her role as a registered Dietitian and as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.

Is that bad? We dig into that question in this episode and talk a lot about addiction in general.

Do you wonder about your substance use or a friend or family members? Brenda talks about that and more in this episode.

In this episode he talks about the benefits of chiropractic care, why he thinks everyone should see a chiropractor and many other things about this service offered at many NorthLakes locations.

Looking for more insight from Dr. Allen? She has written several pieces on a variety of emotions and they can all be found on NorthLakes website. Here is a link:

https://nlccwi.org/stay-informed/health-education/

She also has been in several NorthLakes videos available on our YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEqPvkbaCmE8fRg_96CLkmpJCtQtD88nO