by Vibrant Health | Dec 8, 2016 | News
Vibrant Health is extremely honored to announce we have earned Silver Level certification as a Family Friendly Workplace™ from the United Way St. Croix Valley’s Success by 6 initiative. This certification recognizes businesses that actively invest in programs and practices that support employees and their families. Our family friendly practices were recognized for offering a variable day or week work schedule for employees (this includes flexing schedules to work around family needs). Employee benefits coverage which includes paying for a portion of family health insurance, generous employer contributions to an HSA and offering a flexible spending account which includes a dependent care account. Our clinic also provides family-friendly play areas and resources for patients and employees regarding early childhood development. “We know that a child’s brain development in the first three years of life is critical to social and emotional well being over a lifetime. We aim to not only optimize this important developmental period for the families we serve, but also for our staff/employees and their families.” – Vibrant Health Pediatrician, Dr. Amber Morgan Family Friendly Workplace™ is a program of United Way St. Croix Valley’s Success by 6, developed specifically for employers in Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties. Businesses can achieve certification by earning points for family friendly practices. There are three certification levels, bronze, silver and gold. Certification fees paid by the business support educational programs and service delivery for early childhood development. For more information on Family Friendly Workplace™ certification go to FamilyFriendlyWorkplace.org. Pictured above: Lara Otsuka – Success by 6 Engagement Specialist & Pediatrician, Dr. Amber Morgan...
by Vibrant Health | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are many different causes of hearing loss and even different types of hearing loss. Seeing an audiologist can help diagnosis and treat a potential hearing concerns. Hearing loss can occur so gradually that often times individuals are not aware of the severity of the loss. Like any medical condition, the sooner you address the hearing loss the better treatment outcome you will have. If you suspect you or a loved one is suffering from hearing loss, contact Vibrant Health today at 715-425-6701 to schedule a comprehensive hearing evaluation with our Audiologist, Dr. Kirsten Euscher. 10 Signs You May Have Hearing Loss You have trouble hearing people talking on the telephone. Most phones come with a volume control setting, so you might not have trouble hearing your friend, co-worker, client or friend because you’ve amped the telephone to the max. Check the volume setting on the telephone receiver. If it’s at max volume, chances are you, or someone at home or in the office has hearing loss and needs to see a hearing professional. You have trouble following a conversation when people are talking at the same time. Because our ability to process multiple incoming and competing signals also deteriorates over time, being a little lost in conversation isn’t always a sign of hearing loss. However, let’s say you’re at a work meeting or eating dinner with the family; when two or more people talk at the same time, do you have a hard time keeping up? If so, you may be suffering from hearing loss. The family complains that the TV is too loud. If this isn’t a sign of hearing loss, nothing is. When...
