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PAGE 3Did You Know? Walking can heal your body and mind.

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Tips to Manage the Common ColdSore throat. Runny nose. Coughing. Sneezing. Headache. We all know what these symptoms mean---you’ve caught a cold! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there aremillions of cases of the common cold each year and are the mainreason adults miss work. �ere is no cure or vaccine for the commoncold. Most people recover in about 7-10 days, but it is important to know how to manage your cold when it is at its worst. You can follow these tips to manage the symptoms and prevent spreading the cold to other people:

• Stay at home while you are sick and get as much rest as possible

• Use a humidi�er or stand in a hot, steaming shower to help• Drink plenty of �uids like water, juice, warm tea, and clear broth

loosen congestion• Use over-the counter medications as directed to ease symptoms ¡ Tylenol or Ibuprofen for fever or pain ¡ Cough drops for cough or sore throat

Decongestants like Mucinex or nasal spray for stu�y nose• Avoid close contact with others, such as hugging, kissing, or shaking hands• Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing• Wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose• Disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects such as doorknobs

Fall/Winter 2016

Gateway to Better Health is still a temporary program and is not Medicaid. Gateway to Better Health is nowscheduled to expire on December 31, 2017, or when Missouri expands Medicaid to cover those in the Gateway to Better Health program.

You may have to provide the State with information to stay enrolled in 2017. It is important that you read all of your mailfrom Gateway to Better Health and theState and follow directions for anyrequired information. Please also makesure the State and your health center have your correct contact information.

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We’ve all heard that taking walks can help uslose weight. But, did you know thatwalking can help with other things?

Alive & Well STL: Healing Our Wounds

Relax & RechargeDo A Word Search!

We need to take care of our mentalhealth just like we do our physical health. All of us can benefit from learning stressmanagement techniques and coping skills. Three things you can do today:1. Begin to focus on the good, even when life is hard. Remind yourself what you’ve learned through hard times and disappointment. Look inward at how you’ve grown. Stop negative self-talk.2. Write down or keep in mind anything that makes you smile.3. Reach out to a friend. Enjoy time together and really listen to one another.

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primary care health center. Talk to your doctor about

would like more information about how to use your Gatewayscheduled member orientation sessions. To learn more, or to register for any of these sessions, please call the Gateway to

• Walking helps you manage stress and calm your mind, especially if you walk in a nature setting like Forest Park. Research has shown that walking in a nature setting can help you cope more at your job, sleep better at night, and treat depression. • Walking can help prevent and manage medical conditions. Studies have shown that a brisk walk can decrease your risk for heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and depression.

So, as we head into the fall and early winter months, don’t be afraid to grab a jgive you a good night’s sleep!acket and take a walk. It could save your life, or at least

Have you received a letter from Gateway to Better Health asking you to complete a review form? If sbene�ts eligibility is under review.o, your Gateway to Better Health

It is important that you complete this form and return it within (10) days of receiving it. You can return the form to your local health center or mail it to the following address:

Gateway to Better Health 9370 McKnight Rd., Ste 300B Pittsburgh, PA 15237-9720

Failure to return the form will rto Better Health bene�ts.esult in the loss of your Gateway

If you have questions about the review form, please call the Gateway to Better Health Call Center at 1-888-513-1417 or your local health center for assistance.

“�ere’s so much trauma around. How are we supposed to get through it all?”

“We build resiliency. We build itwithin us by taking the time to takecare of ourselves. We build it in others by connecting with and supporting them.”

�is conversation happens daily all around us. �e people in ourcommunity are hurting and healing from wounds that were createddecades, centuries, ago that are scratched open every time the next headline reads that this personwas shot, that person wasmurdered, anotherterrorist act wascommitted.When the videos ofthese crimes streamacross our TVs andphones, it feels likepouring alcohol on thosewounds. �e images of friends carrying their injured loved ones from a night club in the early morning. �e name and face of a killer played over and over again. �e video of another black man killed before our eyes. Shootings at protests meant to call for an end to violence. Headlines that quote the number of murders in our city – reducing whole lives to simplenumbers. Alcohol on the wounds.

What we have to remember is thatwe also put alcohol on wounds toclean them out – to make thembetter able to heal. It hurts beyondwhat we think we can handle. We are supposed to be able to heal faster afterward, be clean of infection, andbe free of disease.

Right now, we are all feeling the sting of the alcohol in the open wounds. �at sting can make us feel lost, hopeless, and might even makeus feel that the only way to lessenour own pain is to spread it by hurting others. Constantly encountering the stories of violence and trauma in our community can make us feel angry, lost, or hopeless. But what ourcommunity needs – what we need if we have any chance of becoming alive and well – is for us to �nd a way to use the pain to become stronger to heal faster. We are survivors and advocates and charged with the mission to heal. When we are feeling angry or hopeless, there are things we can do. We can take time to care for ourselves. We can call on our friends and family members. We can even reach out for professional help when we need it. When we are able to see past the sting of our pain, we can realize that in these moments, we are able to come together and connect in new ways.

We know that it’s hard to see ourstrength through the pain, but it iswhat we must do. Our communityneeds us to. When we are able toconnect with each other, care forourselves, and �nd the strength inthe stinging of our pain, we canchange our community for thebetter. It’s easier to see our strengthwhen we are together. Help ourcommunity become alive and welland �nd information about how toget help at www.aliveandwellstl.com.

Gateway to Better Health covers a �u shot at your

getting a �u shot today!

If you are a new Gateway to Be�er Health member, or if you

to Be�er Health coverage, please come to one of our Be�er Health Call Center at 1.888.513.1417.

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