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Regular exercise may help you feel better, sleep better, keep a healthy weight and more! To help you reach your health and fitness goals, a YMCA membership is offered to CareAdvantage members at no cost. The membership includes access to:

• YMCA locations throughout San Mateo / Santa Clara Counties and San Francisco.
• Locations may include exercise equipment, basketball courts, indoor or outdoor fitness studios, and indoor or outdoor swimming pools.
• More than 600 in-person and online group exercise classes led by certified instructors in yoga, Pilates, Zumba, cycling, aqua fitness and more.
• In-person and online wellness coaching to help you meet your health goals.

To get your YMCA Membership either:

• Visit a YMCA location near you and show your HPSM CareAdvantage member ID card.
• Sign up online. Choose a YMCA location near you and click the “enroll today” link.

YMCA locations in and closest to San Mateo County include:

Stonestown Family YMCA
415-242-7100
333 Eucalyptus Dr. San Francisco, CA 94132

Peninsula Family YMCA
650-286-9622
1877 S. Grant St. San Mateo, CA 94402

Sequoia YMCA
650-368-4168
1445 Hudson Street, Redwood City, 94061

Palo Alto Family YMCA
650-856-9622
3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto, 94303

Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA
650-328-9622
550 Bell Street, East Palo Alto, 94303

Talk to your primary care provider about any changes you may want to make to your exercise routine.

It is important to take your child to their primary care provider (PCP) for regular check-ups, even if your child seems healthy. These no-cost well-visits allow the PCP to check your child’s health and address health concerns early on.

During a well-child visit, the PCP will:

• Examine your child’s body.
• Give your child vaccines they are due for.
• Track growth and development (weight, height and how your child plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves).
• Do screenings based on your child’s age (hearing, vision and/or potential lead exposure).
• Share advice on healthy eating, keeping your child’s gums and teeth healthy, sleep and safety.
• Talk about health concerns and work with you to make a plan to address them.
• Refer your child to specialists if needed.

Tips to get the most out of well-child visits:

Bring a list of questions/concerns, such as:

• Is my child at a healthy weight?
• Does my child need any screenings or vaccines?
• How much screen time is okay for my child?
• I noticed my child often does ___: is this typical for their age?

Bring any information you think your child’s PCP should be aware of, such as:

• Your child’s vaccination record.
• Any after-visit summaries from recent urgent care, emergency room or hospital visits.

Children under three years old should have check-ups at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 and 30 months.

Schedule your child’s next well-visit before you leave the PCP’s office. Ask for a reminder card and put the visit date in your calendar.

July is Disability Pride Month! It all started 34 years ago, on July 26, 1990, when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This historic civil rights law protects the rights of people with disabilities. In the US today, nearly one in four people have a disability. Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate the history, achievements, and experience of the disability community. During July, we: 

• Celebrate San Mateo County’s disability community. 
• Continue promoting equitable, high-quality healthcare for our population of over 8,000 members with disabilities.  
• Recognize that there is still work that needs to be done to make San Mateo County a more inclusive environment where everyone can live, work and play their way. 
• Engaged in events supporting San Mateo County’s disability community, including the 5th Annual Inclusion Festival on Thursday, July 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Redwood City. 
• Participated in an interactive webinar sponsored by Resources for Integrated Care about dental healthcare coordination for dually eligible members. Dr. Brown and Marisa Cardarelli spoke about HPSM’s work coordinating dental needs for people with disabilities. Watch the webinar.