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ELEVATE YOUR

Dear Friends, and winter weather, we hope that this issue NAVICENT HEALTH
From Navicent will provide guidelines and advice to ensure
Health to you and that your season is merry and bright. President and CEO
your loved ones, Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE
happy holidays! We We invite you to share in the holiday spirit
are anticipating a at a number of Navicent Health community Editorial Advisors
delightful season events, including the annual lighting of the Megan Allen
of celebration with Children’s Tree and the 24th annual Reindeer Cynthia Busbee
family and friends, Run & Santa Stroll. The details of these
and we invite each events—along with our regularly scheduled elevate is published quarterly as a
of you to join us. You, our readers, have truly seminars and support groups—are provided service of Navicent Health,
supported Navicent Health in its mission to on the calendar on page 7. 777 Hemlock Street,
deliver high-quality care with kindness to Macon, Georgia 31201.
our community, and we are so very thankful We look forward to continuing to serve
for each and every one of you. As we pause you during this holiday season and into the To sign up to receive or to stop
to give thanks at this time of year, please new year! receiving elevate, email Megan Allen,
know that you are included in our thoughts Publications Coordinator,
of gratitude. With kindness, at publicrelations@navicenthealth.org.
In this issue of elevate, we will turn our
attention to topics that affect each of us Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE Published by
during the holiday season. From safety,
nutrition and exercise to the flu, anxiety PRESIDENT AND CEO true north custom
Navicent Health
Account Manager
ELEVATE YOUR INBOX! Debra Branson

Have you signed up for Navicent Health’s digital newsletter? We discuss topics you need to Designer
Katie Kochenderfer
know about to stay healthy and happy. Email publicrelations@navicenthealth.org
to subscribe. Managing Editors
Conner Armstrong
T A B L E of C O N T E N T S Michael Ferguson

Winter Relaxing.............. 3 4 6 Copywriters
12 15 Valerie Lauer, Katy Mena-Berkley,
The Best Time Melissa Moore, Tiffany Parnell,
to Exercise....................... 3 Hannah Stuart, Trevor Willingham

Help Through This publication in no way seeks to serve as
the Holidays.................... 4 a substitute for professional medical care.
Consult your physician before undertaking any
Stay Safe This Winter..... 6 form of medical treatment or adopting any
exercise program or dietary guidelines.
Calendar of Events......... 7

Fight the Flu.................. 11

Recovering From
Holiday Celebrations.... 12

Happy, Healthy
Thanksgiving................ 14

Health &
Hospital News............... 15

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