Panhandle Health District (PHD) is honoring National Home Health Month this November with a month-long non-perishable food drive for area food banks. The drive will culminate Nov. 21 with an open house and chili feed at PHD for the public.
"Panhandle Health District's Home Health program earns national honors year after year for its exceptional patient care," says PHD Director Jeanne Bock. "Collecting food is a great way for us to engage the community in that caring spirit."
Employees in each area of PHD are collecting food, cash, cleaning products and pet food for one of four local food banks. PHD is encouraging the public to add to the donations that began on Halloween with a staff potluck. The food will go to the Rathdrum Food Bank, Athol and Spirit Lake Food Bank, Post Falls Food Bank and the Coeur d'Alene Community Action Partnership.
The drive will end Nov. 21 with an open house at PHD headquarters, 8500 N. Atlas Rd. in Hayden, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to bring non-perishable items for the food banks and celebrate National Home Health Month with free flu shots for the first 30 visitors and chili for all.
At the open house, Panhandle Home Health will demonstrate its Telehealth monitors. Telehealth is cutting edge equipment that enables homebound patients to record their vitals and transmit them to Home Health staff for frequent monitoring. The equipment "talks" patients through the process.
Boxes for food bank donations will be in the PHD lobby through Nov. 21.
"Panhandle Health District's Home Health program earns national honors year after year for its exceptional patient care," says PHD Director Jeanne Bock. "Collecting food is a great way for us to engage the community in that caring spirit."
Employees in each area of PHD are collecting food, cash, cleaning products and pet food for one of four local food banks. PHD is encouraging the public to add to the donations that began on Halloween with a staff potluck. The food will go to the Rathdrum Food Bank, Athol and Spirit Lake Food Bank, Post Falls Food Bank and the Coeur d'Alene Community Action Partnership.
The drive will end Nov. 21 with an open house at PHD headquarters, 8500 N. Atlas Rd. in Hayden, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to bring non-perishable items for the food banks and celebrate National Home Health Month with free flu shots for the first 30 visitors and chili for all.
At the open house, Panhandle Home Health will demonstrate its Telehealth monitors. Telehealth is cutting edge equipment that enables homebound patients to record their vitals and transmit them to Home Health staff for frequent monitoring. The equipment "talks" patients through the process.
Boxes for food bank donations will be in the PHD lobby through Nov. 21.
