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09/24/2025

Striving to do our best can be a beautiful motivator but when “good enough” never feels enough, perfectionism can quietly erode our wellbeing. This week we'll explore Perfectionism—how it shows up in our thoughts, relationships, and work, and how to loosen its grip without letting go of our values. We’ll dive into the roots of perfectionist tendencies, the hidden toll they take on mental health, and evidence-based ways to build self-compassion, flexibility, and resilience. https://alabama.crediblemind.com/lists/perfectionism

09/22/2025

Striving to do our best can be a beautiful motivator but when “good enough” never feels enough, perfectionism can quietly erode our wellbeing. This week we'll explore Perfectionism—how it shows up in our thoughts, relationships, and work, and how to loosen its grip without letting go of our values. We’ll dive into the roots of perfectionist tendencies, the hidden toll they take on mental health, and evidence-based ways to build self-compassion, flexibility, and resilience. https://alabama.crediblemind.com/lists/perfectionism

09/22/2025

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If you do not have a medical provider, you are welcome to join our caring team at Family Health. Call 251-690-8889 for an appointment.

09/19/2025

Family Health honors Healthy Aging Month throughout September where we will highlight the importance of physical, mental, and social well-being of all patients. To adopt healthy habits and maintain positive lifestyle choices, call 251-690-8889 to schedule your wellness visit.

09/19/2025

Simply put, change is inevitable. Sometimes it comes in ways we anticipate, other times it arrives uninvited and disrupts our daily rhythm. Whether we long for it, resist it, or find it suddenly at our doorstep, learning to move with change rather than against it can make the process far smoother.

Right now, one of those changes is showing up in a very practical way: adjustments to the traffic patterns around the downtown Mobile County Health Department campus. While they may cause some initial discomfort or inconvenience, approaching these shifts with patience and flexibility will make the transition safe and easier for everyone.

CredibleMind has some original articles on Resilience and assisting people with life changes. You may not get the reminder to “look both ways before your cross the street.” BUT, start “Looking both ways before you cross the street, right, left, right.”

https://alabama.crediblemind.com/lists/coping-with-lifes-challenges

09/19/2025

This a posting for two Medical Assistants (FHC25-33, FHC25-34). This posting is open through Oct. 3. For more information, visit www.MCHD.org/careers/

09/18/2025

Dr. Kevin Michaels, Health Officer for Mobile County, would like to share this open message to the community about concerns over the spread of measles. https://mchd.org/message-shares-importance-of-vaccines-to-deal-with-measles-09-18-25/

09/18/2025

In moments of stress or overwhelm, our breath is often the first thing we lose and the most powerful tool we have to return to calm. This week, we'll focus on conscious breathing to regulate the nervous system, ease tension, and anchor us in the present. https://alabama.crediblemind.com/lists/breathwork-for-stress-and-anxiety

09/18/2025

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) is observed each year on September 18 to focus on the increasing number of people who, because of major advancements in HIV treatment, are living long, full lives with HIV. The awareness day also calls attention to the unique health and social needs, as well as the challenges of HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care among people who are aging.

Family Health, the Mobile County Health Department’s primary care division, began providing care to people living with HIV/AIDS in 1987. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Family Health strives to meet the needs of the underserved within the agency’s service area.

The only way to know your HIV status is to get tested. Knowing your status gives you powerful information to keep you and your partner healthy.

To learn more, call MCHD’s Ryan White Program at 251-690-8957 or visit https://mchd.org/familyhealth-services/ -aids.

09/17/2025

Several MCHD programs will take part in the Babypalooza Expo this Saturday at the Mobile Convention Center. https://mchd.org/mchd-to-take-part-in-babypalooza-expo-09-17-25/

09/17/2025

Family Health, the primary care division of the Mobile County Health Department, continues to provide high quality dental care at four of its locations.

Services are provided by Dr. Kerri Bowie at Downtown Dental (251 North Bayou Street in Mobile), Dr. Arealle Franklin at Eight Mile Dental (4009 Saint Stephens Road), Dr. Minhton Cao at Semmes Dental (3810 Wullf Road East) and Dr. Rozalia Pitruzzello at Citronelle Dental (19250 North Mobile Street).

To make a dental or medical appointment, please call 251-690-8889.

ADPH's Oral Health Office is excited to announce the ninth annual “Share Your Smile with Alabama” statewide photo contest. Read our full news release at tinyurl.com/4kww4d6r.

09/17/2025

The City of Mobile plans to make several changes to the traffic flow around the Keeler Memorial Building (251 North Bayou Street). On the WALA newscast last night (https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/09/16/changes-coming-one-way-streets-mobile/), it announced the changes will begin next week.

The City of Mobile (https://www.cityofmobile.org/downtown-street-optimization/) said Saint Anthony Street will not be a yield-flow street once it is converted. It is wide enough to act as a traditional roadway with one lane of travel in each direction and parking on at least one side of the street.

Jefferson Street on the western side of the Keeler Memorial Building will become a two-way road. Parking will no longer be allowed.

The City of Mobile says there will be a “partial” change to Bayou Street. On this map, it shows the section closer to Government Street becoming two-way. At this time, the section in front of Keeler connecting to the visitor parking lot is not marked on the map. If this changes, more information will be provided.