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Over 71 million Americans have some form of heart disease. What can you do to lower your risk? The American Heart Association can help.

February is Heart Healthy Month, but when it’s too cold to go outside, it’s tempting to stay inside and eat snacks. Do you have heart-healthy snacks in your pantry?

January is National Healthy Weight Month, a time to focus on your New Year’s resolutions. Do you know what your own healthy weight is? Concentra has simple calculations to find out.

For many people, the holidays are as stressful as they are joyous. Learn more about the symptoms of stress, how they can affect your health, and simple things you can do to reduce stress in your daily life.

November is American Diabetes Month, and those with diabetes should make sure they’re taking the right steps to control and manage the disease.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the ideal time to make sure that you – and the ones you care about – are taking effective steps for early detection.

The Whole Grains Council has named September as Whole Grains Month, so it’s a great time to check your diet to make sure you’re getting enough whole grains, which have been shown to lower risk for disease.

Urgent care is a growing branch of medicine that bridges the gap between a patient’s primary care physician and the Emergency Room (ER). Urgent care treats the same non-life-threatening conditions as the ER late at night and on weekends, when most doctor offices are closed. Concentra, a leader in occupational health solutions, saw an opportunity to provide the same level of care it was providing employees, and extend it to their families and the larger population. Today, Concentra Urgent Care is the only urgent care provider with a national presence.

With every passing year, the obesity epidemic seems to grow as much as Americans waistline. Virtually no feasible solution in sight, one company has created a comprehensive program that addresses the factors that lead or support obesity, while simultaneously changing behaviors through increased activity and improved nutrition. What does this health leader know about the fat fight that countless others have missed? A model for success that doesn’t quit after the weight is gone.

In a market where patients are taking an active role in their health and health care provider, organizations must also pay attention to all the small elements that can affect a patient’s perceptions and overall experience. By incorporating great service and pleasant atmosphere with great patient care, both the organization and the patient win in the end.

Concentra CEO Jim Greenwood talks with Inside Healthcare's Amanda Gaines about America's health crisis and what our company is offering patients and employers to help address the alarming trends of obesity-related illnesses and conditions.

President and Chief Operating Officer Keith Newton talks to Healthcare Exec magazine about implementing the company’s new mission -- improving America’s health, one patient at a time -- through 320 medical centers in 40 states.

Today’s occupational medicine practice poses new clinical and economic challenges for health care providers. Kelly Pyrek of Immediate Care Business magazine talks with Concentra’s Alan Ayers and others about the growing opportunity for urgent care physicians who want to explore a new medical specialty or add services to an existing center.

Delivering quality, expert patient care in a respectful and efficient manner helps improve wait times in the health care industry.

When it comes to rehabilitating injured workers, it’s been found that the same principles that lead to successful recoveries for athletes can be applied to workplace injuries. Gary Zigenfus describes the role of sports medicine in returning patients to work and life.