My City Wellness Summer 2022

EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR Sherron Barden ASSISTANT EDITOR Peter Hinterman STAFF WRITERS PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEF Vince Lorraine

Summer 2022

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Local Connection 4 Serenity House: Healing Together 26 Community Healthcare News Features 6 It’s Never Too Late to Drop a Bad Habit 12 How to Safely Dispose of Medications 16 Be Aware! Summer Health Observances

32 Advancements in Medicine Cholera and John Snow

†e Beginnings of Epidemiology

Lifestyle 14 Stay Socially Active for Mental Fitness 22 5 Bene ts of Eating the Whole Egg 24 Flip- ops: As great as they are cute?

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