by tomraffio | May 9, 2023 | Mental Health
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
by tomraffio | May 1, 2023 | Mother's Day, Nurse's Week, Teacher Appreciation
This month we celebrate three annual recognition days: National Nurses Day on May 6, Teacher Appreciation Day on May 9 and Mother’s Day on May 14. I salute nurses, teachers and mothers this month because while our expectations of them are extremely high, they are...
by tomraffio | Apr 17, 2023 | Running, Wellness
The running of the 127th Boston Marathon is an exciting event for not only those that have spent countless hours preparing to run the 26.2 miles, but also for the entire running community and residents of Massachusetts and surrounding New England states. Not only does...
by tomraffio | Apr 11, 2023 | Oral Health
“Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the oral cavity and upper throat). Yet if oral cancer is detected and treated early, treatment-related problems are reduced, and survival rates may...
by tomraffio | Mar 31, 2023 | Medicaid
After over 25 years of promoting and lobbying for adult Medicaid dental benefits with dedicated advocates and legislators, our efforts finally paid off. On July 1, 2022, a bill was signed into law, providing dental benefits to nearly 88,000 adult NH Medicaid...
