Catawba Valley Health Blog
The Importance of Wellness Exams
The Importance of Annual Check Ups An annual check up (also known as a wellness exam) is an annual visit with your primary care provider that helps you and your provider stay current and proactive on all your health care needs. Annual check ups and their accompanying...
Dealing With Holiday Stress: Tips for Maintaining Your Mental Health
While everyone wants the holidays to be a time of joy, this holiday season will undoubtedly bring unwelcomed emotions and challenges for lots of people-- from stress and anxiety to sorrow and depression. The impact of COVID continues to devastate communities...
How Social Determinants of Health Align With Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
What are the Social Determinants of Health? Social determinants of health (SDoH) as defined by the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They include the conditions in which...
What is Brain Health?
Prioritizing Mental Health: A Vital Component of Well-Being Mental health is finally receiving the attention it deserves as more people recognize its essential role in overall wellness. According to many mental healthcare professionals, this focus is long overdue. For...