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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Check us out at HQWalkwayFitnessChallenge.com for other ways to join to fi nd out about upcoming FREE workouts you can attend! See you on Check us out at HQWalkwayFitnessChallenge.com for other ways to fi nd out about upcoming FREE workouts you can attend! See Oct. 4 WA L K WAY F I T N E S S C H A L L E N G E Check us out at HQWalkwayFitnessChallenge.com for to fi nd out about upcoming FREE workouts you can WA L K WAY F I T N E S S C H A L L E N G E + Health Quest 14 Patients in the Behavioral Health departments at Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center are getting some lifesaving tips. Hospital staff members have been distributing information about various new apps for mobile devices intended to combat the recent dramatic rise in suicides in our area. Putnam County officials have introduced Putnam County Cares, an app that offers an assessment tool and community resources for individuals or families seeking help. Officials in Dutchess and Ulster counties have launched similar apps called Helpline and SPEAK (or Suicide Prevention Education & Awareness Kit), respectively, which alert users to warning signs that they might be at risk for suicide. "I think when someone is under stress or duress they don't always reach out," says Luanne Convery, vice president of Patient Care Services at PHC. "ese apps allow them to get the support they need." ese new smart technologies allow for broad outreach, from teens to veterans, says Putnam County Executive Mary Ellen Odell. "One suicide is too many," she says. ALL THREE APPS ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE FOR BOTH IPHONE AND ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEMS. TO DOWNLOAD THEM, VISIT ITUNES.APPLE. COM OR PLAY.GOOGLE.COM. USING SMARTPHONES TO BATTLE A GROWING PROBLEM Suicide Prevention: is fall, we're once again teaming up with Walkway Over the Hudson to bring back our popular six-week fitness challenge to promote health and wellness for the entire community. During the first challenge, which ended in June, participants took more than one million steps and burned an estimated 47,744 calories. e second challenge calls for people to exercise on the Walkway for at least 30 minutes at a time, as many times as possible, from Oct. 4 to Nov. 15. Each time a participant completes a workout, he or she can enter to win prizes, including a Mike Arteaga's gym membership and a one-hour massage at Northern Dutchess Hospital. e challenge also features hands-on fitness programs and talks. At 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, there will be a #TeamMarie workout on the Walkway led by Poughkeepsie CrossFit. e workout will be dedicated to breast cancer survivor Marie Sayre Cole, who was treated at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and has been cancer-free for over a year. VISIT WWW.HQWALKWAYFITNESSCHALLENGE.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHALLENGE AND LEARN THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN JOIN—INCLUDING TAKING A SELFIE TAGGED #HQHEATLHYSELFIE. Check us out at HQWalkwayFitnessChallenge.com for other ways to join the challenge and to fi nd out about upcoming FREE workouts you can attend! See you on the Walkway! Oct. 4 - Nov. 15 WA L K WAY F I T N E S S C H A L L E N G E + Check us out at HQWalkwayFitnessChallenge.com for other ways to join the challenge to fi nd out about upcoming FREE workouts you can attend! See you on the Walkway! Oct. 4 - Nov. 15 WA L K WAY F I T N E S S C H A L L E N G E + Is Back! THE WALKWAY FITNESS CHALLENGE