Here's a way to help the less fortunate

Family Medicine Doctors Help Collect 

Gift Cards and Rolls of Quarters for Housing Hope

Western Washington Medical Group (WWMG) Family Medicine is pleased to announce that it will host a gift card and rolls of quarters drive for Housing Hope of Everett during the month of March. Members of the public who would like to donate a gift card or coins can drop them off at the Silver Lake Medical Center at 12728 19^th Avenue SE, Suite 300, Everett, WA 98208, across the street from the Silver Lake Elementary School. Or call 425-225-2755 to learn more.

 “We had such a great response to the Toys for Tots drive,” remarked Carla DeWolf of Western Washington Medical Group Family Medicine, “that we decided to host several charity drives throughout the year.”  She went on to remark that Housing Hope was chosen because it provides safe, decent, and affordable housing for struggling families.  “We support the work that Housing Hope does in the community and we recognize that emergency shelter, transitional housing, and critical services are needed in this difficult economy.  I believe that the Silver Lake and surrounding community will support this in a big way.”

Gift cards of $10-25 will be used to purchase program supplies for Tomorrow’s Hope Childcare Center and College of Hope. These programs support homeless families with the resources and tools they need to become self-sufficient.  The gift cards will also be given to homeless families when they move into a shelter to provide basic need items, food, or gas, and also help the specific needs of homeless children.  The rolls of quarters will provide money to do a load of laundry—something we consider so basic but something that can be so difficult for a homeless family. Every load costs $2.50 and four loads a week can really add up. For the homeless, it might be a financial impossibility without help.

Grocery store cards from Safeway, Albertson, QFC, and department store cards from Fred Meyer, Wal-mart and Target are Housing Hope’s greatest need items and with help from the community, they can be used to change the life of a homeless family. You can learn more about Housing Hope at www.housinghope.org.

Cardiologist, Dr. Eric Haas, Talks About Athletes Who Have Cardiac Arrest on the Playing Field

Dr Haas, Cardiologist by Deetie

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Dr. Haas is with Western Washington Medical Group's Cardiology Department at  12728 19th Avenue SE, Suite 200, Everett, WA 98208. They can be reached at 425-225-2700 and are found here on our website.

Just for fun!

Here is something that will make you

thankful for modern medicine.

 

Raising of Children Up to the Age of Five was the

Number One Medical Concern of the Middle Ages.

Did you know that back in the Middle Ages, mothers had a difficult time raising healthy kids because some of them could not even reach the age of five? What made young children particularly vulnerable during those times were infections, injuries and birth defects which may not have even been named during those times.

Since there were no pediatrics back in the Middle Ages, it become a grave medical concern to raise children up to the age of five, simply because there were no means of taking better care of such young

You can read the rest of the story and the other four big concerns :
Read it here!

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Heart Health Month

Dr. Duong continues his talk

on how we are at increased risk

of heart attack during the winter months.

Heart attack part two by Deetie

Dr. Duong is a Cardiology at Western Washington Medical Group's Cardiology Department. You can learn more about them here.

Dr. Lindstrom Talks about Metabolism and Diet

Dr. Lindstrom on KRKO by Deetie


Dr. Lindstrom practices at Western Washington Medical Group Family Medicine at 4301 Hoyt Avenue and 12728 19th Avenue SE, Everett WA. You can learn more about him here.

February is Heart Health Month

And we will celebrate the month by listening to some audio on heart health.

Enjoy!


Did you know that you're at increased risk of heart attack during the winter months and during the holidays? Well, it's true. Dr. Michael Duong tells you why in part one of this series.





Dr. Michael Duong by Deetie

This audio was first heard on Health Matters Radio Show on KRKO.

Dr. Michael Duong practices at Western Washington Medical Group Cardiology, 12718 19th Avenue SE, Suite 200, Everett, WA. You can learn more here.