My Health Quest is a comprehensive magazine with all the health tips you need to stay on the path to a healthier you, while also educating you about the health and medical resources available right here in your community.
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Whether you visited Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center or Vassar Brothers Medical Center, or one of the Health Quest Medical Practice locations, you have many options for managing your health information online, securely and conveniently, thanks to Health Quest's MYHQ247 Patient Portal. THE HQMP PORTAL ALLOWS YOU TO… • view and schedule appointments • request referrals • access lab results and office visit summaries • request a copy of your health record • renew prescriptions • update your personal information • send and receive secure messages to your Provider and Care Team Soon, the HQMP portal will allow you to pay bills online. VISIT WWW.HEALTH-QUEST.ORG/MYHQ247 TO REGISTER. Health Quest 3 Your Health Info on YOUR TIME >>>>>>>>>> Members of our Health Quest staff step up time and again to give back to the communities that rely on us as their go-to health resource. When Health Quest sponsors community events, employees volunteer to represent the organization, handing out informational brochures and finding other ways to educate the public about services. e employee volunteers recently had a chance to say farewell to summer at Girls' Night Out at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie on Sept. 3. Health Quest was a sponsor of the event, which was organized by Clear Channel of the Hudson Valley. To make the event more festive and fun, Health Quest offered a photo booth for commemorative shots of everyone having a good time. Staff members were also in attendance to hand out material about the many different services available and to help folks make appointments for primary and specialty care. From left: Erin Clancy, Kecia Edwards, Carol Wilson and Lisa Jackson pose in front of the Health Quest logo at Girls' Night Out on Sept. 3. HEALTH QUEST CARES 7 DO'S & DON'TS OF PLASTICS THE HOSPITALS' PORTAL ALLOWS YOU TO… • review your medications, immunizations and upcoming appointments • print hospital visit summaries • access lab results and discharge instructions • pay medical bills Plastics are cheap and super-convenient. ey can also pose health risks. Use this guide to know what's worth keeping and what needs to be tossed. • DO use plastic containers with the numbers 2, 4 or 5 in the chasing-arrow recycling symbol on the bottom of a container. • DO use number 1 plastics sparingly; they can leach the heavy metal antimony if exposed to excessive heat (for instance, in your car on a hot day). • DON'T buy plastics labeled with the numbers 3 or 6, which contain known or suspected carcinogens, or the number 7, which may contain bisphenol A (BPA). Animal studies have linked BPA to obesity, diabetes, certain cancers and early puberty. • DO avoid plastics labeled "BPA-free" (also labeled number 7). Early research suggests they may contain replacement chemicals with many of BPA's health risks. • DO replace any plastic container that gets cloudy. • DON'T microwave food in any plastic; use a glass or ceramic dish instead. • DON'T run plastics through the dishwasher; the heat and abrasive detergents cause them to deteriorate more quickly. VISIT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MYHEALTHQUEST TO GET THE LATEST HEALTH INFORMATION!