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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Promote National Nutrition Month

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) will be promoting National Nutrition Month during March to encourage patients to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition Month was initiated in 1973 as National Nutrition Week, and it became a month-long observance in 1980 in response to growing interest in …

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Cancer Awareness Month Begins in March

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems will celebrate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month throughout March to bring support and awareness to colorectal cancer. Medical Director Kristin Bresowar, MD, says, “Our main priority for this month is bringing awareness to colorectal cancer, and hopefully increasing the screening rates in southwest Virginia in the process.” Colorectal cancer is cancer …

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New Day Recovery to Expand Services to Tazewell

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) has expanded its New Day Recovery program to Tazewell, Va., providing Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) to citizens of Tazewell and surrounding counties. The new location, New Day Recovery Tazewell, was established in collaboration with Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital (CTCH) and will be housed in leased space at the …

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Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Welcomes New Pediatrician to Tazewell Community Health Systems

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) welcomes Tazewell native, Tara Etter, DO, to Tazewell Community Health Center to serve as the Pediatrician. Dr. Etter comes to SVCHS with a vast background of experiences to share with her patients. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Tech and medical school at VCOM in Blacksburg, Va. Etter is board …

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Flu Vaccinations are Available at All Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Health Centers

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS) is encouraging everyone to get their flu vaccination this year to protect against this virus and help prevent the spread of the seasonal flu to others. This week, December 5-11, 2021, is National Influenza Vaccination Week. This year, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, flu shots are being advised by …

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Meadowview Community Health Center Holds Successful Food Drive

Meadowview Community Health Center (MCHC) collected non-perishable food items before the Thanksgiving holiday that was donated to Faith in Action in Abingdon, Va. Darian Keesee, who recently took the Outreach & Enrollment position at MCHC, said, “After taking the O&E position at Meadowview, I plan to take advantage of the outreach part.” This is the …

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