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Regional One Health is empowering patients in an underserved Memphis neighborhood to take charge of their well-being

In underserved neighborhoods across America, accessing health care can be an insurmountable challenge, compounding chronic conditions as patients put off doctor visits and skip medications. Regional One Health is taking the lead in addressing that reality in South Memphis, and patients are benefiting from not only convenient access to providers and medications, but relationships [...]

2019-04-16T08:04:57-05:00April 15th, 2019|

Experts are warning of a tough allergy season, so visit your doctor to get ahead of the sniffling and sneezing

By Theresa Woodard, internal medicine practitioner at Harbor of Health Spring is a beautiful time of year, but it can be a difficult time for people with chronic or seasonal allergies. As everything starts blooming, environmental allergies begin to flare up due to tree pollen, flower pollen, grasses and molds. Dr. Theresa Woodard [...]

2019-06-26T18:18:50-05:00March 25th, 2019|

Take heart: Your primary care doctor can start you on the path to cardiovascular health

By Theresa Woodard, MD, internal medicine practitioner at Harbor of Health February’s American Heart Month is a great time take charge of your cardiovascular health, and a primary care physician like our team at Harbor of Health is a great resource to start with. We can determine your risk of cardiovascular disease through a [...]

2019-06-26T18:20:24-05:00February 26th, 2019|

A familiar face: Terrel Chapman is eager to serve a community he knows well at Regional One Health’s South Third Pharmacy

Patients see their primary care doctor once, maybe twice, a year. But they see their pharmacist every month when they pick up their prescriptions. Terrel Chapman, DPh, considers that a big opportunity –for building relationships, educating patients and improving health in the underserved Memphis neighborhood to which he’s devoted his career. Chapman oversees Regional [...]

2019-01-23T11:13:15-06:00January 30th, 2019|

South Third Pharmacy serves patient needs with convenient access and a familiar face

Regional One Health’s new South Third Pharmacy is now open inside the Cash Saver grocery at 1977 S. Third St., creating an opportunity to build a healthier community by offering convenient access to medications and expert guidance from a familiar, trusted face. Lead Pharmacist Terrel Champan, DPh The pharmacy is in the [...]

2019-01-23T15:18:12-06:00January 24th, 2019|

Did you make a resolution to lose weight? Avoid fad diets – they break their promises

By Theresa Woodard, internal medicine practitioner at Harbor of Health Dr. Theresa Woodard says to avoid fad diets and instead develop a balanced, healthy eating plan. Remember when we were going to pay for our kids’ college by selling their Beanie Babies? Or when we wore acid-washed jeans and used lots of aerosol hairspray? [...]

2019-01-02T12:41:01-06:00January 7th, 2019|

New Year, New You: Amanda Best, CFNP can help patients start 2019 on a healthy note

Many people make a New Year’s Resolution to get healthy – but too often skip a crucial step: a checkup to assess their medical needs and find out what they really need to do to feel their best. Amanda Best, a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in internal medicine at Regional One Health’s East [...]

2019-01-01T11:05:23-06:00December 31st, 2018|

Cecilia Dowsing-Adams, MD offers care for the entire family at Regional One Health’s Primary Care Specialists

It’s the rare person who knows what they want to do with their life at 5 years old, but for Cecilia Dowsing-Adams, MD, that’s when she knew she wanted to be the sort of doctor who cares for every generation of the family, from newborn babies to senior citizens. Dr. Dowsing-Adams is realizing that [...]

2018-12-18T10:34:16-06:00December 28th, 2018|

You’re busy and there is temptation everywhere – but the holidays don’t have to be unhealthy

By Theresa Woodard, internal medicine practitioner at Harbor of Health When it comes to maintaining healthy habits at the end of the year, you might think the cards are stacked against you – and not just the pile of holiday greetings you need to get in the mail. Dr. Theresa Woodard at Harbor [...]

2018-12-18T10:10:17-06:00December 18th, 2018|

Certified Nurse Midwives help moms-to-be write their perfect birth story

Asia and Michael Meador were ecstatic when they learned they were expecting their first baby. As a new mom-to-be, Asia knew she’d face plenty of unknowns – labor and delivery, midnight feedings, changing those first tiny diapers. But she had a clear idea of how she wanted her birth story and early chapters of [...]

2020-09-14T15:34:41-05:00December 17th, 2018|