Rx for Wellness

Rx for WellnessErik Salholm2023-11-13T10:21:39-08:00

Welcome to Rx for Wellness. This page includes health and wellness tips, practices, tools, and community resources.

If you’re visiting this page for the first time, consider watching the introductory video below. Click on the health topics below the video to explore the health tips. At the bottom you can find health resources specifically tailored for our community.

If you’re ready to make an action plan for wellness, click on the Rx for Wellness Tool and begin building a plan with your care team.

01 Nutrition version 2

02 Movement version 2

03 Hydration version 2

04 Rest version 2

05 Mindfulness Flower

06 Community Resources

Nutrition Tips

If you have 5 minutes:

Try out a quick smoothie recipe with fresh fruits

If you have 10 minutes:

Check out this infographic for Building a Better Salad

If you have 1 hour:

Check out this selection of healthy recipes (including recipes from several different communities)

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Movement Tips

If you have 5 minutes:

Check out this Exercising While Gardening Infographic

Or learn about Walking off Sugary Drinks with this infographic

If you have 10 minutes:

Try out some of these Really, Really Short Workouts (some only take 4 minutes!)

If you have 1 hour:

Build out a plan for physical activity throughout the week. Find activities that are diverse, engaging, and doable. You can track your progress with these tools.

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Hydration Tips

If you have 5 minutes:

Try out this recipe for refreshing water with fresh fruit

If you have 10 minutes:

Check out this infographic: Beverages: Make Every Sip Count

If you have 1 hour

Hydration goes hand in hand with healthy activity. Try planning out hydration with physical activities to avoid dehydration

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Rest Tips

If you have 5 minutes:

Check out these Healthy Sleep Tips

If you have 10 minutes:

Read this article for some techniques to use when having trouble sleeping

If you have 1 hour:

Try out these sleep apps and find one that works best for you

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Mindfulness Tips

If you have 5 minutes:

Try one of these 7 mindfulness exercises. Each exercise takes less than 5 minutes

If you have 10 minutes:

These mindfulness exercises can be completed in 10 minutes or less

If you have 1 hour:

Build out a mindfulness action plan that works for you

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Community Resources

How to build your own compact, nutritious garden.

Humboldt Senior Resource Center offers activities and nutritional programs.

Food For People offers nutrition education and other food resources.

Check out these mindfulness apps and find one that works for you.

Check out these sleep apps and see which works best for you.

The Humboldt County Resource List has a comprehensive selection of organizations and services in the community.

Learn about the following incentives to buy affordable fresh produce at your local farmers’ markets: Supplemental Security Income benefit match, using Women, Infants, & Children checks, and using CalFresh electronic benefits.

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Click here for the Rx for Wellness Tool (form fillable pdf)

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Walk-In Acute Care Services

Do you need medical care today, but you can’t get in with your regular Open Door provider?

Open Door is pleased to announce walk-in services for non-life threatening medical issues!

What: Open Door Acute Care Center (ACC) for walk-in appointments for established Open Door patients

Who: for all established Open Door patients. We cannot accept anyone who is not already a patient of Open Door.

Where: 2412 Buhne Street, Eureka, CA 95501 | 707.443.4666 phone

When: 8 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday (closed for lunch 12:00PM – 1:00 PM)

What: Walk-in health center (no appointment needed) for established patients

Morning appointments accepted before 11:15 AM

Afternoon appointments accepted before 4:15 PM

The ACC serves the following acute issues:

Cough, chest, or sinus congestion
Sore throat
Earache/ear pain
Nausea/vomiting
Diarrhea/constipation
Headache/migraine
Pinkeye
Eye injury
Asthma or COPD flare up
Wounds/minor injury
Abscess or other infection
Lice, scabies, ringworm, or rash
STD testing
UTI or yeast infection
Back or joint pain, less than 2 weeks

Important Notes:

Appointments are made on a first-come first-served basis.
Wait times can be up to 2 hours.
Come in early, as schedules fill up quickly. We open to pts at 8 am and 1 pm. You can call ahead to see if our schedule is full at (707) 443-4666.

The Acute Care Center cannot see patients for work related injury or illness, sports physicals, or medication refills of any kind.

We cannot treat life-threatening conditions. If you have any of the following, please call 911 or proceed to the Emergency Department nearest you:

Chest pain or heart palpitations
Acute psychiatric changes including suicidal ideation
Severe abdominal pain, active internal bleeding (throwing up blood or black stool)
External bleeding, uncontrolled bleeding or bleeding/ spotting with possible pregnancy
Poisoning
Car accident/physical trauma (assault/major fall)
Suspected (child, sexual, or elder) abuse
Neurological changes including stroke, recent loss of consciousness, decreased level of consciousness (unusually sleepy, listless, “out of it” confused, hard to wake, not acting normal) and seizures

Point of Care Ultrasound Training (POCUS)

The ODCHC APC residency program offers a Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training program as part of our Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) residency curriculum. This program equips healthcare providers with the skills to perform and interpret ultrasounds at the patient’s bedside, resulting in enhanced diagnostic accuracy, timely decision-making, reduced healthcare costs, improved patient experience, expanded access to underserved areas, and opportunities for education and community health promotion. By integrating POCUS into our curriculum, we enhance patient care and access to healthcare while reducing costs benefiting individual patients and the community.

Procedure Clinic

The procedure clinic within our Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) residency curriculum at Open Door Community Health Centers empowers our healthcare providers with the skills to perform essential medical procedures efficiently in the primary care setting, such as biopsies, injections, suturing, etc. This program significantly benefits our patients and community by ensuring enhanced patient care, reduced wait times, cost-effective treatment, and improved access to essential healthcare services. With procedure-trained providers, we prioritize patient well-being, offer prompt and effective procedures, and contribute to our community’s overall health and satisfaction.

Longitudinal Pediatric Clinics

Our Longitudinal Pediatric Clinic training, an integral component of the Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) residency curriculum at Open Door Community Health Centers, is designed to equip our healthcare providers with specialized skills in pediatric care. This program offers numerous benefits to our patients and community by ensuring comprehensive, continuous, and high-quality healthcare for children. Our residents gain expertise in pediatric diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, leading to improved child health outcomes. By focusing on pediatric care, we are committed to enhancing the well-being of our young patients, fostering healthier communities, and providing a vital service to families in need of specialized healthcare for their children.