At-home ideas to keep your kids active this holiday season By Jordan Chingo, OTR/L Virtual schooling, COVID-19, winter weather, OH MY! 2020 has been a year of stressors, constant change, and unprecedented times. With winter approaching and the world in a constant state of stress, it can be a lot on us, as well as…
Several NorthLakes Community Clinic locations have been recognized by the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ for implementing quality improvement measures addressing the relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease in outpatient settings. Every 80 seconds, an adult with diabetes in the U.S. is hospitalized for heart disease, which can lead to a heart attack. To…
Turtle Lake, WI – Dr. Neha Solanki has joined the dental team in Turtle Lake. Dr. Solanki will be seeing patients of all ages. Solanki joins NorthLakes from Midwest Dental in LaCrosse, Wisconsin where she was lead dentist. She earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Terna Dental College and Hospital in Navi Mumbai, India.…
Hurley, WI – NorthLakes Community Clinic – Hurley has added an additional behavioral health therapist to the team. Shannon Lutz, APSW, SAC-IT joined in November and will be seeing older children and adults. Lutz comes to NorthLakes from Iron County Human Services & Associates, so she is familiar with Hurley and its needs. She received…
Park Fall, WI – NorthLakes Community Clinic – Park Falls is now offering Behavioral Health services. The addition of Behavioral Health services is just one more way NLCC is responding to the needs of the community. To start, Behavioral Health Therapist Jolie Dirrigle joined the clinic this month. Dirrigle is coming from Price County Health…
NorthLakes Community Clinic Hayward, Lakewood and White Lake earn national recognition for efforts to reduce number of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure The American Heart Association and American Medical Association celebrate NorthLakes for commitment to prioritizing blood pressure control NorthLakes Community Clinic Hayward, Lake Wood and White Lake have been recognized by the American Heart…
Submitted by Dr. Allison Allen, Chief Behavioral Health Officer, NorthLakes Community Clinic Question – is it too soon to start talking about…the holidays?? I know, it’s early, despite the serious chill (and snow!) in the air. Winter is long enough, so let’s not rush past fall, right? Still, the holiday season is on the horizon,…
Park Falls, Wisconsin–NorthLakes Community Clinic is pleased to announce they have secured an agreement with Forward Bank to purchase the Park Falls branch at 110 2nd Avenue North. The deal is expected to close next fall after Forward Bank completes construction of their new branch at 177 4th Ave S, Park Falls. “We’re excited about…
Jeffery Ahonen, MAC, MDiv, CSAC, LPC-IT, has joined NorthLakes Community Clinic. He will be providing behavioral health and recovery services to people ages seven years or older. He joins a group of other providers offering these and other services in Ashland. Ahonen received his diploma in Paralegal Studies from Penn Foster Career School from Scottsdale,…
Submitted by Allison Allen So, I’ve been noticing something recently. My previously maybe-not-perfect-but pretty-dang-good decision making regarding COVID has been slipping a bit. I’m still wearing masks in public places, washing hands, etc. But at times, around friends and family, I will admit I have taken some unwarranted risks. This in itself is of course…
Submitted by Allison Allen So, I recently read about a little study which I found just fascinating, and so I am returning to a topic I wrote about once before – Awe. As review (though I know you don’t need one, right?) awe is basically a feeling of being small compared to something bigger than…
