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It’s the Time of Year to Check In and Arm Up

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The Boy Scouts were on to something: it’s better to be prepared. Whether it’s against an aggressive football tackle, an extra-hard piece of candy, or the infamous “something going around”, SFCHC can help you be ready for the unexpected.

Take Cover

We’re heading into fall, which is a good time to check your health insurance coverage. Details of your plan or enrollment may have changed while you were busy living your life. Update your information if you need to or enroll in a new plan if yours has lapsed. Make sure you and your family have coverage. If you’re faced with an accident or illness, it’s one thing you won’t have to worry about.

If there’s a medical visit or procedure you’ve been putting off, now is the time to schedule it. Your medical benefits reset in January of each year, so use them before that happens. They’re yours after all!

Having trouble with enrollment or understanding your benefits? SFCHC has dedicated specialists happy to answer any questions or walk you through the process. Call our Outreach Enrollment Department at 818-963-5690 Ext 156.

Get a Status Update

Checkups are essential for keeping tabs on your overall health. They’re necessary for monitoring chronic medical conditions such as diabetes. Checkups can also uncover potential problems early while treatment is still an option. Keep regular visits with your doctor at SFCHC. The better your doctor knows you and your family, the better they can work with you to keep you healthy.

Need more reasons to get regular checkups? Getting sick means missing work; so does caring for a family member when they’re sick. SFCHC can help you and your family take an active role in staying healthy.

An Ounce of Prevention

There are important screenings and immunizations we need as we get older. SFCHC offers these for everyone in your family:

SFCHC’s services cover your youngest family members, too. Because they’re smaller, infants’ and children’s bodies work differently than those of fully grown adults. The speed at which they grow and change requires special expertise. Check in on your child’s physical, mental, and social development with an SFCHC pediatrician. They can protect them with age-appropriate vaccines and encourage healthy habits to keep them strong.

Mental Maintenance

Sometimes there isn’t anything physically wrong, but you don’t feel right. SFCHC’s mental health professionals can help you feel more prepared to handle whatever comes your way. We offer counseling, support groups, and other services to find what works for you.

Kids are back in school and holiday travel will be here before you know it. Don’t leave insurance enrollment to the last minute. Make sure your coverage, checkups, and vaccinations are up to date, all with the help of SFCHC. It’s another way we help you have one less thing to stress about.

 

 

 

 

Author
Heather Hillstrom For several years, Heather Hillstrom has proudly provided copywriting and videography services to support SFCHC's mission of compassionate care for all who need it. She gained much of her experience and education at prominent advertising and marketing firms, with clients in healthcare, real estate, medical technology, and environmental products and activism, among others. Her writing portfolio includes DVD/Blu-ray bonus features for Paramount’s RANGO and Disney’s LOST, nearly all the content for the latter’s companion website Lost University, and a radio and television campaign that aired during the Olympics. She wrote on the multi-award-winning web series NONE IN THE OVEN and her feature script HIT OR STAND was a Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival and a PAGE Awards quarterfinalist. Many of her projects and awards can be viewed at www.hungrypictures.com.

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