Topic: Health & Wellness
County Will Join National Opioid Lawsuit
Written on June 20, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
News outlets nationwide have described the problems arising from the epidemic in the use of opioids. Whether it is the overuse of powerful addictive prescribed painkillers or the illegal use of a cheaper cousin, such as heroin, there is large human and governmental cost. “Families are ripped apart. There is a real cost to county Continue Reading
Chicken Pox
Written on June 19, 2018 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County Health & Community Services Issues Varicella Health Alert Three cases of Varicella, or “chicken pox,” have been confirmed in the Orcas Island community. Two of the cases were in children attending schools on Orcas Island. San Juan County Health & Community Services has alerted medical providers, and is working closely with the Continue Reading
Island Senior: Video Series Offers Hope For Treating Memory Loss
Written on June 18, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update, written by Peggy Sue McRae… On the second Monday of each month Senior Services of San Juan County presents the video series, Awakening From Alzheimer’s. The next two showings on July 9 and August 13 will be in the Mullis Center’s Craft Room at Continue Reading
Market Bucks Program
Written on June 14, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Funders Promote Locally Grown Foods for the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program San Juan County Health and Community Services is partnering again with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, Orcas Island Community Foundation, and the Honeywell Foundation, to offer Market Bucks at Farmers Markets on Orcas and San Juan Islands. The Market Bucks Continue Reading
EMTs of the Month
Written on June 14, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan EMS previously recognized one EMT each month as an “EMT of the month.” The lieutenants who help mentor and manage our volunteers felt it was important to honor an EMT from each team that has been organized to help fill a 24/7 schedule. There are three teams of about 11 EMTs that rotate Continue Reading
Friday Harbor Physiotherapy & Wellness
Written on June 11, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Physiotherapy & Wellness, the island’s new manual therapy, personal training, and health coaching provider, is celebrating its inception with an open house on Saturday, June 16th from 11 am to 4 pm. It will be held at their natural movement gym and wellness studio at 156 Moonlight Drive off of Bailer Hill Road. Continue Reading
Hands for Peacemaking
Written on May 28, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag we find this letter from Dawn Alger requesting your support for her upcoming mission to Guatemala… Dear Friends and Family, Some of you may know that last August, Mark and I , along with a 6 person (small but mighty) team of family members and friends, went on a trip Continue Reading
Produce Safety Rule
Written on May 28, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
What is the Produce Safety Rule and what does it mean for my farm? Join WSU Produce Safety Extension Specialist Faith Critzer to find out! You may have heard about a new federal regulation impacting produce farms that is focusing on food safety. If you have questions, you’re not alone. Come learn about the new Continue Reading
Moving Parts and Healthy Hearts
Written on May 23, 2018 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Stay Active through the Summer! Moving Parts and Healthy Hearts is a fitness class aimed at meeting the needs of people with limited mobility due to age, illness or lifestyle. The class will be a full body workout that can be carried out standing or seated in a chair. Participation in this class will help Continue Reading
Improvements to Local Spill Response Capacity
Written on May 22, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance local capacity to respond to oil and hazardous materials spills, three San Juan County organizations participated in the 2018 Washington State Department of Ecology Spill Response Grant Program. This program helps local communities that are at risk for oil and hazardous materials spills secure equipment and training to Continue Reading
Stroke Survivor Webinar
Written on May 21, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
PeaceHealth webinar: Five surprising lessons from stroke survivors This year alone, according to the American Stroke Association, nearly 800,000 people in the United States will experience a stroke. Knowing how to recognize the symptoms can make all the difference. To promote awareness during National Stroke Month, PeaceHealth is hosting a free online webinar called “Making Continue Reading
Fish For Teeth
Written on May 17, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lunch is Fish Tacos on Friday, May 18 The Fish for Teeth Taco Team will be making fish tacos this Friday, May 18 at the SJI Community Theater. The first taco will be served at 11: 00 a.m., and go until they run out, or to 2:00 p.m., whichever comes first. A taco can be Continue Reading
Island Rec Cardio Yoga
Written on May 16, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
A total cardio workout to kickstart your day in a truly balanced way with Katerina Wen! This class is a dynamic, fun and energetic package of cardio-friendly yoga poses, strong breath-work and spiraling whole body movements. An optimal self care package for modern people who seek to gain the quickest results for the least amount of workout time! Whether your primary goal is to Continue Reading
New Location for SJ Vision Source
Written on May 16, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Correction – This move will be completed next week, not today. Eye doctor Dr. Chris White will be moving his office from 818 Mullis Street to 425 Caines Street. That’s the yellow building on the S-curve corner of Caines Street, with the parking lot just inside the bump-out sidewalk. This move will be completed by Continue Reading
New Workshops at The Studio
Written on May 15, 2018 at 5:21 pm, by Tim Dustrude
It’s a busy month at The Studio. We are continuing our special session educational workshops this month. We have 2 new workshops for clients that we wanted to share with you. On Sunday May 20th, Jacquelyn Reiff will be instructing a 2 hour Pilates mat for Osteoporosis. This will focus on appropriate Pilates exercises and Continue Reading
PIMC Provider Pens Textbook Chapter
Written on May 3, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jason Heiner, MD, an emergency department (ED) provider at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, has written a chapter in the ninth edition of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, a core textbook for emergency medicine residents and practitioners. Dr. Heiner’s published chapter is titled “The combative and difficult patient” (*full citation below). “The key Continue Reading
Fish for Teeth
Written on May 1, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fish for Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor Islanders unable to afford dental care can receive it for free thanks to the local nonprofit Fish for Teeth on Thursday, May 10; Friday, May 11; and Saturday, May 12 at a mobile dental van parked outside the San Juan Island Family Resource Center. Continue Reading
Featured Pilots of the SJ Aviation Museum: Vicki Thalacker and the San Juan Eagles
Written on April 20, 2018 at 10:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Sunday, the San Juan Aviation Museum will recognize and pay tribute to Vicki Thalacker and a group of San Juan Eagles volunteer pilots for their service of flying cancer patients to the mainland for treatment. Islanders are invited to celebrate this occasion at a reception held at Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street, on Sunday, April Continue Reading
Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Written on April 20, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Library and the San Juan Island Family Resource Center are hosting a free screening on Friday, April 20th at 7:00 PM, of the acclaimed documentary Screenagers. The documentary is an investigative look at how parents and teens are dealing with the digital age and how unlimited screen time impacts our nation’s Continue Reading
PIMC Receives Garden Donation
Written on April 18, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center receives donation to cancer care garden FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, April 17, 2018 – A rare spring sunshine cast shadows in the PeaceHealth Peace Island Cancer Care Garden in late March illuminating a beautiful new addition to the space. Nestled near blossoming hellebores, the smooth granite Oki-gata lantern appeared to be Continue Reading
Every 15 Minutes
Written on April 17, 2018 at 5:55 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Today was the grim exercise of what can happen when people drink and drive (or are texting while driving or under the influence of marijuana). At the high school, a full scale mock up of a car accident with multiple critical injuries, at least one fatality and a lot of messed up lives took place Continue Reading
Cycling’s Benefits For Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Written on April 17, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is a guest article written by Rebecca Evans, a Registered Nurse and Health Writer… While there is still a great deal more not known about Parkinson’s than is known, one of the areas of research in which much progress is being made is that of exercise’s effects on Parkinson’s. While this was once Continue Reading
County Will Join National Opioid Lawsuit
Written on June 20, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
News outlets nationwide have described the problems arising from the epidemic in the use of opioids. Whether it is the overuse of powerful addictive prescribed painkillers or the illegal use of a cheaper cousin, such as heroin, there is large human and governmental cost. “Families are ripped apart. There is a real cost to county Continue Reading
Chicken Pox
Written on June 19, 2018 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County Health & Community Services Issues Varicella Health Alert Three cases of Varicella, or “chicken pox,” have been confirmed in the Orcas Island community. Two of the cases were in children attending schools on Orcas Island. San Juan County Health & Community Services has alerted medical providers, and is working closely with the Continue Reading
Island Senior: Video Series Offers Hope For Treating Memory Loss
Written on June 18, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update, written by Peggy Sue McRae… On the second Monday of each month Senior Services of San Juan County presents the video series, Awakening From Alzheimer’s. The next two showings on July 9 and August 13 will be in the Mullis Center’s Craft Room at Continue Reading
Market Bucks Program
Written on June 14, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Funders Promote Locally Grown Foods for the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program San Juan County Health and Community Services is partnering again with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, Orcas Island Community Foundation, and the Honeywell Foundation, to offer Market Bucks at Farmers Markets on Orcas and San Juan Islands. The Market Bucks Continue Reading
EMTs of the Month
Written on June 14, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan EMS previously recognized one EMT each month as an “EMT of the month.” The lieutenants who help mentor and manage our volunteers felt it was important to honor an EMT from each team that has been organized to help fill a 24/7 schedule. There are three teams of about 11 EMTs that rotate Continue Reading
Friday Harbor Physiotherapy & Wellness
Written on June 11, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Physiotherapy & Wellness, the island’s new manual therapy, personal training, and health coaching provider, is celebrating its inception with an open house on Saturday, June 16th from 11 am to 4 pm. It will be held at their natural movement gym and wellness studio at 156 Moonlight Drive off of Bailer Hill Road. Continue Reading
Hands for Peacemaking
Written on May 28, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag we find this letter from Dawn Alger requesting your support for her upcoming mission to Guatemala… Dear Friends and Family, Some of you may know that last August, Mark and I , along with a 6 person (small but mighty) team of family members and friends, went on a trip Continue Reading
Produce Safety Rule
Written on May 28, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
What is the Produce Safety Rule and what does it mean for my farm? Join WSU Produce Safety Extension Specialist Faith Critzer to find out! You may have heard about a new federal regulation impacting produce farms that is focusing on food safety. If you have questions, you’re not alone. Come learn about the new Continue Reading
Moving Parts and Healthy Hearts
Written on May 23, 2018 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Stay Active through the Summer! Moving Parts and Healthy Hearts is a fitness class aimed at meeting the needs of people with limited mobility due to age, illness or lifestyle. The class will be a full body workout that can be carried out standing or seated in a chair. Participation in this class will help Continue Reading
Improvements to Local Spill Response Capacity
Written on May 22, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance local capacity to respond to oil and hazardous materials spills, three San Juan County organizations participated in the 2018 Washington State Department of Ecology Spill Response Grant Program. This program helps local communities that are at risk for oil and hazardous materials spills secure equipment and training to Continue Reading
Stroke Survivor Webinar
Written on May 21, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
PeaceHealth webinar: Five surprising lessons from stroke survivors This year alone, according to the American Stroke Association, nearly 800,000 people in the United States will experience a stroke. Knowing how to recognize the symptoms can make all the difference. To promote awareness during National Stroke Month, PeaceHealth is hosting a free online webinar called “Making Continue Reading
Fish For Teeth
Written on May 17, 2018 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Lunch is Fish Tacos on Friday, May 18 The Fish for Teeth Taco Team will be making fish tacos this Friday, May 18 at the SJI Community Theater. The first taco will be served at 11: 00 a.m., and go until they run out, or to 2:00 p.m., whichever comes first. A taco can be Continue Reading
Island Rec Cardio Yoga
Written on May 16, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
A total cardio workout to kickstart your day in a truly balanced way with Katerina Wen! This class is a dynamic, fun and energetic package of cardio-friendly yoga poses, strong breath-work and spiraling whole body movements. An optimal self care package for modern people who seek to gain the quickest results for the least amount of workout time! Whether your primary goal is to Continue Reading
New Location for SJ Vision Source
Written on May 16, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Correction – This move will be completed next week, not today. Eye doctor Dr. Chris White will be moving his office from 818 Mullis Street to 425 Caines Street. That’s the yellow building on the S-curve corner of Caines Street, with the parking lot just inside the bump-out sidewalk. This move will be completed by Continue Reading
New Workshops at The Studio
Written on May 15, 2018 at 5:21 pm, by Tim Dustrude
It’s a busy month at The Studio. We are continuing our special session educational workshops this month. We have 2 new workshops for clients that we wanted to share with you. On Sunday May 20th, Jacquelyn Reiff will be instructing a 2 hour Pilates mat for Osteoporosis. This will focus on appropriate Pilates exercises and Continue Reading
PIMC Provider Pens Textbook Chapter
Written on May 3, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jason Heiner, MD, an emergency department (ED) provider at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, has written a chapter in the ninth edition of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, a core textbook for emergency medicine residents and practitioners. Dr. Heiner’s published chapter is titled “The combative and difficult patient” (*full citation below). “The key Continue Reading
Fish for Teeth
Written on May 1, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fish for Teeth brings free mobile dental clinic to Friday Harbor Islanders unable to afford dental care can receive it for free thanks to the local nonprofit Fish for Teeth on Thursday, May 10; Friday, May 11; and Saturday, May 12 at a mobile dental van parked outside the San Juan Island Family Resource Center. Continue Reading
Featured Pilots of the SJ Aviation Museum: Vicki Thalacker and the San Juan Eagles
Written on April 20, 2018 at 10:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Sunday, the San Juan Aviation Museum will recognize and pay tribute to Vicki Thalacker and a group of San Juan Eagles volunteer pilots for their service of flying cancer patients to the mainland for treatment. Islanders are invited to celebrate this occasion at a reception held at Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street, on Sunday, April Continue Reading
Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Written on April 20, 2018 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Island Library and the San Juan Island Family Resource Center are hosting a free screening on Friday, April 20th at 7:00 PM, of the acclaimed documentary Screenagers. The documentary is an investigative look at how parents and teens are dealing with the digital age and how unlimited screen time impacts our nation’s Continue Reading
PIMC Receives Garden Donation
Written on April 18, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center receives donation to cancer care garden FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington, April 17, 2018 – A rare spring sunshine cast shadows in the PeaceHealth Peace Island Cancer Care Garden in late March illuminating a beautiful new addition to the space. Nestled near blossoming hellebores, the smooth granite Oki-gata lantern appeared to be Continue Reading
Every 15 Minutes
Written on April 17, 2018 at 5:55 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Today was the grim exercise of what can happen when people drink and drive (or are texting while driving or under the influence of marijuana). At the high school, a full scale mock up of a car accident with multiple critical injuries, at least one fatality and a lot of messed up lives took place Continue Reading
Cycling’s Benefits For Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Written on April 17, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is a guest article written by Rebecca Evans, a Registered Nurse and Health Writer… While there is still a great deal more not known about Parkinson’s than is known, one of the areas of research in which much progress is being made is that of exercise’s effects on Parkinson’s. While this was once Continue Reading