BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY: INSTEAD OF RESOLUTIONS, MAKE SMALL CHANGES

January 2, 2023

BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY: INSTEAD OF RESOLUTIONS, MAKE SMALL CHANGES

The start of the New Year is one of the most popular times to set big health goals or commit to a healthier lifestyle. Hooray – we’re all for it! On the flip side, we also know that New Year’s resolutions can often fail if they are too vague, too unrealistic or both.

At Streu’s Pharmacy, we don’t want to discourage anyone from thinking big when it comes to improving their health. But, instead of lofty resolutions, we encourage and support the building of small, daily habit improvements. We believe this to be the best path to sustainable and positive change for our patients and customers. We have aligned our retail products, pharmacy services and clinical offerings accordingly.

As you think about health challenges or areas of your personal wellness that need attention, consider the following ideas of how we can help: 

STREAMLINE YOUR SCRIPTS

Medication management services are at the core of what we do every day. We see firsthand the complications that can arise from taking the wrong medications, the wrong dose, or an adverse interaction. We offer two important services that can help.

• First, easy-to-use blister packs (or pill packs) help ensure the right medication is taken in the right dose at the right time – every single time – and eliminate the need to juggle different pill bottles or fill pill boxes.

• In addition, we offer CycleRX which puts all a patient’s medication refills on a streamlined monthly schedule for efficiency and peace of mind.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

We offer on-site monitoring of blood pressure, cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c to help people get the data they need to inform their lifestyle choices and better manage their healthcare needs. These services are available to the public and we’re always happy to help people get started with them.

WHEN POSSIBLE, PREVENT

We offer vaccines to protect against COVID, influenza, pneumonia, shingles and other conditions. Most are covered by insurance, and we often have walk-in availability. Since each situation is different, we encourage you to call ahead for the best experience.

TAKE AN HONEST LOOK AT LIFESTYLE

8 in 10 people with pre-diabetes don’t even know they have it. the Streu’s Diabetes Prevention Program is a lifestyle course focused on small but doable changes. This program is based on a national model that, when completed, lowered participants’ risk of developing diabetes by more than 50%. It’s open to all community members – you don’t need to be a current patient. However, those already diagnosed with diabetes by their doctor are not eligible.

• Follow this link for more details and to find out if this program is right for you.

As always, we’re here to help support your best health, as well as the health of our whole community. We’d love to hear from you about how we can do just that in 2023 and beyond!