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Learn how prevention can become part of your overall healthy lifestyle today.

The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't about short-term changes. It's about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you eat with the number of calories your body uses. Staying in control of your weight contributes to good health now and in the future. Watch the video below to learn ways to maintain a healthy weight for a lifetime.

A health care provider is your partner for a variety of needs including prevention, routine care and acute care. Your provider may be a physician (family practitioner, internist, or pediatrician), nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

View best practices, what routine examinations are needed, and what services are offered to assist you with cancer prevention.

Body Mass Index or BMI is a number calculated from a person’s body weight and height.

What is cholesterol? It is a waxy, fat-like substance that naturally exists in the cells of the body. There are two main types of cholesterol: "good" or HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) and "bad" or LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein). Having abnormal levels of cholesterol can put you at a higher risk for heart disease, a heart attack, or a stroke.

Have your body fat percentage checked at Health Plus. Maintaining a healthy body fat percentage has many benefits.

Management of blood pressure is vital to living a healthy lifestyle. Learn how Health Plus can help.

Whether you're an empty nester or soon to be one, you know that it's a big change for you and the family. After all, your role for the past 18 years has been to get the kids ready to make it on their own as healthy, responsible young adults.

"I'm bored!" They are the two words every parent dreads during the summer break. Below are some activities you and your children can participate in before the start of school.