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  Physicians
can assist patients in finding cost-effective medical alternatives.
There may be new generic drugs that would be helpful and
may be less expensive. Sound Family Medicine offers "Simple
Care," a program for people with no insurance that
provides discounted rates for office visits depending on
the length of the visit. Also, there is a website called
http://www.needymeds.org
and one called http://www.rxhelpforwa.org/
where drug companies offer prescription medications at reduced
rates. There is a link to these sites on http://soundfamilymedicine.com/resources-green/health_links.htm.
SFM
offers an easy reference tool entitled "How Often
Do I Need to See the Doctor." This resource contains
the basic vaccines, exams and screening tests recommended
for babies, kids and adults. Especially during times of
stress, the best advice is to try to get plenty of sleep,
eat a healthy diet with lots of vegetables and exercise
regularly.
Exercise
doesn't have to cost money, your doctor can provide some
examples, but it can be a brisk walk through the neighborhood,
running up and down the stairs in your home, push-ups, jumping
rope or doing squats on a dining room chair. Any combination
of things that gets your heart pumping is good for your
physical and mental health.
Reference:
The Wall Street Journal, Monday, September 22, 2008,
"Consumers Cut Back on Health-Care Spending."
Vanessa Fuhrmans.
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Get
Inside The Mind of David Macaulay at Tacoma Art Museum's
Newest Exhibition, Compliments of SFM
Sound
Family Medicine is proud to sponsor Tacoma Art Museum's
exhibition, David Macaulay: The Way He Works, featuring
illustrator and author David Macaulay, most known for his
new book The Way Things Work. For more than thirty
years, Macaulay's books have illustrated and explained the
how and why things, from airplanes to pyramids, subway tunnels
to remote controls, the circulatory system to flying buttresses.
The
exhibition, on view January 17 through June 14, 2009, follows
Macaulay's creative process from sketch to finished book.
As part of Tacoma Art Museum's presentation, Macaulay helped
to embellish the walls of the exhibition at the museum.
When you visit, peek into the corners to see if you can
find all of his work.
We are
celebrating our involvement with the museum exhibiting David
Macaulay: The Way He Works by inviting our current patients
and employees to a weekend event to see this show at Tacoma
Art Museum on Saturday and Sunday, May 16th and 17th where
admission is free.
Illustration
for "Flu Alert" pages
in The Way We Work by David Macaulay
© 2008 by David Macaulay.
Image courtesy of the artist.
This
exhibition brings visitors inside the artist's studio and
his lively and engaging imagination; exploring how he became
a professional illustrator and the various methods and media
he has used
to create his books. Also included are some of the detours
and wrong turns he's made along the way that give insight
into the highs and lows of the creative process. The exhibition
features sketches, working drawings, source materials, three-dimensional
models, page layouts, and completed illustrations from such
books as Cathedral, Mosque, Black and White, Motel
of the Mysteries, and The New Way Things Work, as well
as his newly published book, The Way We Work. The
Way We Work is featured all of our waiting rooms.
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"David's
illustrations alone are worth an exhibition; he earned
a
Caldecott and a MacArthur
'Genius' fellowship for his work, and he is a draftsman
of incredible skill," said Margaret Bullock,
Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions for
Tacoma Art Museum.
Macaulay's
books have sold more than three million copies in
the United States alone, and his work has been translated
into a dozen languages. The Way Things Work
was on the New York Times bestseller list for
fifty weeks. SFM would like to encourage all our patients
to see this exhibition.
Tacoma
Art Museum connects people and builds community through
art. Tacoma Art Museum is located in Tacoma's Museum
District, near the Museum of Glass, the Washington
State History Museum, and historic Union Station.
The museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm
and Sundays 12pm-5pm. Every third Thursday the museum
extends their hours from 10am-8pm and offers free
admission all day.
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Cover
illustration from The Way We Work by David
Macaulay
©2008 by David Macaulay. Used
with
permission Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
All rights reserved.
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For
more information visit Tacoma Art Museum's website
or contact the museum at 253-272-4258.
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Create Reasonable
and Realistic Resolutions
for the New Year
By Cydne
Marckmann, Sound Family Medicine ARNP
 "We
must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big
difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make
which, over time, add up to big differences that we often
cannot foresee."
- Marian Wright Edelman
The
journey of a resolution begins with one step. Often losing
weight, exercising, quitting smoking or any other major
life changes are overwhelming when first starting. Breaking
the changes into smaller, more manageable goals are key
being successful. Take losing weight, for instance. Instead
of getting up on Monday morning proclaiming you are going
to start a new diet and need to lose 30 pounds, set a smaller
goal such as today I am going to eat only foods that are
healthy for me and drink more water. The next day, continue
the previous day's habit and add a goal of a two-pound weight
loss for the entire week. Continue to add on life changes
daily or weekly and each day will become easier so that
before you know it, you will be at your goal! Additionally,
with any new life change, don't consider yourself a "failure"
if you have a relapse. Remember tomorrow is a new day. Forgive
yourself, get back on track and keep moving in the direction
you want to be. Remember, the biggest step in making life
changes is the first one. Good luck!
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Donating
Blood Is An Easy Contribution
 For
the last 39 years January has been recognized as National
Blood Donor Month.
The need for blood
is traditionally in short supply during
the winter months due to the holidays, travel schedules,
inclement weather and illness. January,
in particular, is a difficult month for blood centers to
collect blood donations, and a reduction in turnout can
put our nation's blood inventory critically low.
According
to the Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA) Regional
Administrator, Susan Reinertson reports that if donations
are low, the need for blood isn't. "Every three seconds
someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion for
patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant
recipients, and to help save the lives of accident victims,
and approximately 39,000 units of red blood are needed every
day," said Reinertson. "Donating blood is a simple,
safe, life-saving and selfless gift that enhances the level
of preparedness of each and every community in this nation."
The
goal is to help ensure that blood is available to patients
whenever and wherever it is needed because it is the blood
on the shelves that helps saves lives. If you are at least
17 years of age (some states permit younger people to donate
with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and meet
other donor requirements, you may be eligible to donate
blood. Celebrate National Blood Donor Month by donating
blood and encouraging others to do so as well. To make
an appointment locate the blood drive nearest to you by
visiting Cascade
Regional Blood Services or call (253)-841-4236 to schedule
your own appointment.
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