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Candace J. Heer

Physical Therapy Benefits You at Every Stage of Life

Got an injury that persists month after month or year after year?  Do you frequently feel pain or weakness in one or more parts of your body?  Are you unsteady when standing or walking at times?  Do you have difficulty moving around and doing routine tasks? Try…Physical Therapy. I injured myself years ago while exercising.  […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, Heart of Ohio EERA, carter.413@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://www.charleston.va.gov/AR14/rehab/
  • http://medicine.osu.edu/hrs/pt/about/facts-about-the-program/pages/index.aspx

SOURCES:

  • http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/tc/physical-therapy-topic-overview
  • http://www.usa.edu/p52-423-World-Physical-Therapy-Day.aspx
  • http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/careers/physical-therapy
  • http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/rehabilitation/therapy/

How can a housing counselor help me?

The role of housing counselor is to provide tools so that renters, homeowners and perspective homeowners can be financially prepared to manage their housing needs.  Housing Counseling Agencies (HCA’s) have trained counselors, approved by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), who meet face to face with homeowners or potential homeowners to assist them in […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Margaret A. Jenkins, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Clermont County, jenkins.188@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay.com

The Common Experience Known as Loneliness

 At one time or another throughout life we experience loneliness. Yes, feeling isolated or disconnected from others is not uncommon. Even though there might be people surrounding us, this painful feeling occurs to different people, for different reasons, at different degrees. Just to name a few times people might encounter loneliness, picture the freshman at […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County, powers-barker.1@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/umbrella-beach-rainy-day-waiting-170962/

REFERENCES:

  • http://cmhc.utexas.edu/loneliness.html
  • https://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/loneliness/
  • http://blogs.psychcentral.com/emotionally-sensitive/2012/03/loneliness/
  • http://wexnermedical.osu.edu/patient-care/healthcare-services/integrative-complementary-medicine/mindfulness-practices

Don’t Die from Embarrassment – Call 911

Have you ever had to call 911 but were afraid to do so? Did you know people do not call 911 even when they should? I had to call 911 a few months ago due to a small fire in my kitchen. I was uncertain if my small kitchen fire, behind my 35 year old […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Michelle Treber, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Pickaway County, Heart of Ohio EERA, treber.1@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=64975

Pause, Breathe, Repeat

I keep a bar of moisturizing soap on my desk at work, in my kitchen, my bathroom and with me whenever I travel. I buy it by the ounce. It is made from all natural ingredients including goat’s milk, scented with pure essential oils, and is refreshing spearmint. But all of that is beside the […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Rini, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Medina County, rini.41@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Lowell (dad) and Jethro - Pausing and Breathing, June 2015

Your Financial Life – Credit Scores

A big part of your financial life is your credit score. Not to be confused with your credit report, your credit score is a number assigned to a person that indicates to lenders: if they qualify for the service their ability to repay a loan the rate they will pay for a loan or credit […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Rini, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Medina County, rini.41@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • flickr.com

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