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How Apportis Is Filling the Need for Tele-Case Management
In order to discuss the merits of tele-case management, a basic understanding of what case management is must be achieved. As defined by the Commission for Case Management Certification, “Case management is a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements,...
How Behavioral Health Attracts Stigma, and What Apportis is Doing to Change That
Many people face stigma before, during and after their journey to improved behavioral health. Apportis eliminates the feeling of anxiety that someone may see you walking into a behavioral health clinic and the need to ask for time off of work to see a specialist
Tele-Behavioral Health Needs are Universal
Tele-behavioral health has become a common tool that can be employed by anyone. At Apportis, we are continuously working with agencies and organizations to help connect tele-behavioral health services with those in need.
Connectivity During a Time of COVID and Crisis
Apportis is here to tailor our software platform so that agencies can meet the specific needs of those they serve, including you!
Tele-Medicine vs. Tele-Behavioral Health
Tele-medicine and tele-behavioral health have become prevalent terms in society’s everyday life, but what do they mean? How can Apportis address your tele-behavioral health needs?
National Drugged and Drunk Driving Prevention Month …
We've all heard the slogan "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," but do any of us stop to reflect on this public safety campaign? According to the National Highway Safety Transit Authority (NHTSA), drunk-driving crashes claim more than 10,000 lives per year — that's one...
Giving Thanks During Thanksgiving
We all know that 2020 hasn't necessarily been the start to the roaring 20's that many of us imagined. It has been an infamous year many would like to forget. While there are many things to be spiteful about, we must approach this Thanksgiving as a time of reflection...
International Survivors of Suicide Day
Saturday, November 21st is not only the Saturday before Turkey Day. It is also a day to observe and support international survivors of suicide. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Survivors Day is a time to give support to those who have lost...
Focus on Your Cup – November is National Family Caregivers Month
It is a 24-hour, seven day a week commitment to be there for someone who needs help taking care of themselves. National Family Caregivers Month recognizes those using all the time and effort they can to assist the elderly, the sick, and those with challenges who just...
Red Ribbon Week 2020
Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running drug-abuse prevention campaign. This years' theme is “Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free," and the campaign is being celebrated from October 23rd through October 31st. Since 1985, Red Ribbon Week has encouraged...
Farmer Mental Health Deserves Our Attention
Unfortunately, it should be no surprise to anyone that America is in the midst of a mental health crisis, which has only become exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic. One group particularly affected by this crisis are America's farmers and ranchers. They face many...
World Mental Health Day
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and this year's theme is especially pertinent in today's climate. The focus is mental health for all, with an emphasis on greater investment in mental health and greater access to mental health. According to the WHO, “The past...
Youth Homelessness
We all have to face challenges in this thing called life. Pause a minute, and think of all the things you have to over come on a daily basis. Write them down. Is one of them a safe place to call home or rest your head each night? For many of our neighbors in...
Providing Hope & Love to those suffering from Substance Abuse & Mental Health Disorders
"Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it." – Jamie Lee Curtis. I so appreciate the humility and transparency of those that are in the public eye sharing their journey. Each day is a celebration when fighting off the war of...
Mental Health in the African American Community
Apportis stands by the African American Community in their fight for equality, justice, and peace. The African American Community is an integral part of the American melting pot. Their culture has made many significant impacts on shaping America, through art,...
World Suicide Prevention Day
Every year, September 10th is recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day. This day is in conjunction with September serving as Suicide Prevention Month to create awareness about the mental health challenges that millions of people face every day. At Apportis, it is...
Mental Health Challenges Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
September is Suicide Prevention Month and I wanted to shine a light on the LGBTQ+ community, the additional stressors they face, the challenges for acceptance, and how mental health is adversely impacting a large group. First, I want to make abundantly clear that...
International Overdose Awareness Day 8/31/20
Do you recognize the signs and symptoms of overdose? What is the impact of drug use and overdose on family, friends and those experiencing it? International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July 31st, marks the end of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Any person of any race, culture, gender, identity, etc. can experience mental health challenges throughout their life. Despite this, minorities oftentimes encounter difficulty in receiving treatment....
National PTSD Awareness Day
In 2010, the US Senate designated that National Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day be observed on June 27th. PTSD has long been recognized as a mental disorder resulting from a traumatic event experienced by an individual. In the United States, the...
Your Family and COVID-19
Like you, the talk in our family always circles back to COVID-19 and the news. We discuss strategies for staying safe, acquiring groceries, reaching out to loved ones to see how they are doing, and the reacting to the news. This pandemic dominates our thoughts and...
Finding Your Method to the Madness…Working From Home Edition.
Many of you have already been working from home with your careers and even the career of being a parent & raising children, many of you have recently had to learn how. I’ve worked from home for years and wouldn’t have it any other way. I personally don’t like the...
Connectiveness for Farmers
Connectiveness is a funny word… it is a recently coined word that refers to the quality and quantity of a person's connections to others, either personally or online. This speaks to the mental wellbeing of community support for an individual and for farmers in 2020,...
International Men’s Health Week 2020
At Apportis we are a custom telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio. We take great pride in serving others a software platform that serves their needs. International Men’s Health Week 2020 is June 15-21. Led by Men’s Health Network, representatives from six...
Family Health & Fitness Day
Well I took this one right out of Joan Callamezzo's playbook: Gotcha! With my homage to NBC's sitcom Parks and Recreation, I wanted to take time to highlight tomorrow as 'Family Health & Fitness Day.' Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, this special...
National Call Your Doctor Day
We've all heard the old adage 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' Essentially, leave something alone; avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient. Unfortunately for many Americans, they take this approach to their health. According to a...
Gay Pride Month
In his final year in office, President Bill Clinton declared June "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month" to commemorate the Stonewall riots that took place June 1969 in Manhattan. This was a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations in response to a police raid of the...
It takes great courage to ask for help — Football Coach sets the example
At Apportis we are a custom telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio. We take great pride in serving others a software solution that serves their needs. It takes great courage for any of us to ask for HELP when we need it. In the world of sports the "Tough Guy"...
Hepatitis Awareness Month
April showers bring May flowers and Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During May, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC and many public health partners work to shed light on this hidden epidemic by...
Learn the ABCs of Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are three types of viral hepatitis. Although each type of viral hepatitis is caused by a different virus and is spread in different ways, they all affect the liver and can cause serious health problems according to the CDC....
Farmer Suicide Deaths Alarm Rural Communities Suicide Prevention For Farmers
At Apportis, we are a custom telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio. We take great pride in serving others a software solution that serves their needs. We all love to eat and many of us care about our beloved Farmers! Before the Covid-19 Pandemic shut down...
Becoming Your 2.0
I'm writing today to encourage & share the importance of yearly exams that includes a full blood work panel, OBGYN visits, mental health checks, heart health, and in any uncertainty if you’re not feeling status-quo, to go to a doctor. I’m glad I get to write on...
May is Asthma Awareness Month
It's a peak season for people with asthma and allergies, and a perfect time to educate patients, family, friends, co-workers and others about these diseases. I just got back from my walk in the neighborhood, the current pandemic has prompted me and my wife to walk...
National Nurses Day…
Today, May 6th, is designated National Nurses Day and is also the beginning of National Nursing Week. This is a week of recognition and praise to honor our nurses for the vital role that they play in the healthcare system. Fittingly, National Nursing Week concludes on...
Melanoma Monday…
Melanoma Monday on the first Monday in May is an awareness campaign during National Melanoma Month. The American Academy of Dermatology has set aside this day to raise awareness about skin cancer. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer, and it is the deadliest of skin...
National Mental Health Month…
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, we join the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Each year the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) fights stigma, provides support, educates the...
Making a Difference in Williams County — Ohio …
At Apportis we are a telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio and are proud to provide a custom telemedicine solution for state departments, associations, companies, clinics, hospitals, schools, colleges and more. www.apportis.com I am proud to be on a...
National Take Back Day …
Twice a year communities team up with law enforcement to host 'National Take Back Day,' a campaign to anonymously and safely dispose of prescription medications. Because of the current nationwide coronavirus pandemic, the DEA postponed the 2020 Spring Take Back Day,...
Use the Good Stuff …
I was sorting through my closet, since we have sooo much free time on our hands now…and I found a box of my fancy perfume lotions, just the travel sizes that come with perfume but still the good stuff that you save for a special day. I don’t even remember when I...
Slea’ = The Spearhead
Slea’ = Celtic for Spearhead (Javelin) Slea’ is our family: aligned. The people that work at Apportis, our partners - HighBridge Consulting, Capital Success, Expeed Software, Futurety, Wellness Wishes, Time 2 Change Counseling, Wellness Collective, The Floriss Group,...
Keep a Blue Head …
Apportis: We’re Keeping Calm & Having Our Blue Head On We’ve all seen those Keep Calm & Carry On, Stay Strong, even Dance On posters but at Apportis, our core is to keep calm by keeping our Blue Head on. I know some of you are asking what a blue head means so...
Be An Amazing Partner Sticking to Apportis’ Company Values In Unprecedented Times
At Apportis we are a telemedicine company based out of Dublin, Ohio and firmly on the front lines of the battle versus evil of the opioid addiction epidemic, mental health & suicide prevention for our high school / college students, veterans / first responders and...
Lead With The Heart …
It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is one who will smile, When everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, And it always comes with the years, And the smile that is worth the praises of earth...
Be Here Now Sticking to Apportis’ Company Values In Unprecedented Times
Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented situation across the world. The global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all of our communities, loved ones, businesses, and how we typically operate. At Apportis we stand firm in believing and bringing to action a set of...
Sweep the Shed
As our nation and the world have come to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, Apportis is no different from other companies trying to adapt to the changing workplace. As a telemedicine company, there is a certain element of excitement and validation as government leaders...
Franklin County Makes National News for Synthetic Opioids …
Last night Franklin County, Ohio was featured on a CNN broadcast covering the nation's opiate epidemic. In a period of a week and a half, our county experienced a staggering 28 overdose deaths, including 10 in just one day. The problem is so bad that the Coroner's...
The Alarming Lack of Adequate Treatment in our Jails and Prisons. Medications for opioid addiction work. Most prisons and jails don’t offer them.
This morning I came across an article on Vox, from an author who I have been following closely since I began my journey with Apportis. Each article he writes is as captivating as his others, and focuses on the problems that stemmed from the opioid epidemic that is...
OSU Basketball Player Steps Away From Team to Work on Mental Health …
Ohio State Basketball star-freshman, DJ Carton, has decided to put his career on pause to focus on working through ongoing mental health issues. Carton said in a public announcement "If you're going through mental health issues, I have learned through this that you...
About One Every Fifteen Minutes…. …
Such a sad topic for discussion, but a topic that NEEDS to be brought to light and involved more in the public discussion of the pending settlements between pharmaceutical companies and the state of Oklahoma. As states, cities, counties and even hospitals continue to...
Peer Recovery Specialists Help Doctors Get Patients Into Addiction Treatment …
As the Opioid Crisis continues to ravage our country, more and more individuals are in need of treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). Addiction has saturated every community and demographic throughout the US, however there are still barriers to receiving...
How Insurance Companies denied necessary medical treatment! …
Insurance is commonly cited by experts and addiction patients as THE BIGGEST BARRIER to obtaining treatment. In 2018 about 100,000 people in the U.S. needed drug addiction treatment, but couldn't get the coverage they needed because of their insurance either didn't...
Student Loan Repayments Mirror ‘Get Help Now Foundation’ …
Last week, the National Health Service Corps awarded $80 million in student loan repayments to clinicians on the front lines of the Opioid Crisis. The program aims to incentive counselors treating addiction in underserved communities, which are often those most...
Researchers are Turning to Online Drug Forums and the Dark Web to Combat the Opioid Epidemic …
As the nation's Opioid Crisis continues to manifest, computer scientists are turning to an unlikely source of data; Reddit. This and other online drug forums, such as Bluelight.org, provide insight to non-traditional methods of weaning oneself off opioids. The DIY...
Senator Portman Highlights Progress on Combating Opioid Crisis …
Today Congressman Rob Portman spoke on the Senate Floor to provide some insight how Ohio has been fighting the Opioid Epidemic. There was an overwhelming progressive tone as he stressed the need to go forward and continue to build on the strides that have been made....
America’s Jails Are Pretending the Opioid Crisis Doesn’t Exist …
Correctional facilities refuse to provide medically assisted treatment for opioid withdrawal and people are dying at alarming rates as a result. NOTE: We at Apportis feel that this subject needs further discussion in the public sector. We have published Mr. Abraham's...
OHIO Brett Joins APPORTIS to help tackle the OHIO’s Opioid Crisis …
Here at Apportis, we are beyond thrilled to announce the addition of Brett Bohl, as our new VP of Special Events and Community Outreach. We believe he will be a massive addition to the Apportis team and our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic across the state of...
Not Far from Me …
Stories of Opioids and Ohio EDITED BY DANIEL SKINNER AND BERKELEY FRANZ FOREWORD BY TED STRICKLAND We at Apportis are working hard to help our fellow Ohioans as they struggle with Substance Use Disorder. This new collection of stories really hits home because this...
Scaling Recovery: Leverage Telemedicine to Overcome Barriers …
Come hear Philip Payne speak at the 2019 Opiate and Other Drug Conference: Promoting Solutions for Addiction Throughout Ohio, put on by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. When: Monday,...
Step up: walking your way to health …
With the advent of fitness watches, we are now constantly aware of how active we are (or aren’t) being each and every day. If you aren’t a part of this craze, it’s likely you’ve heard people talk about ‘meeting their steps.’ But why is everyone obsessed with walking...
5 Surprising Ways In Which Telemedicine Is Revolutionizing Healthcare-FORBES Magazine …
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Stressed? Try A Bath …
Sometimes all you need is a nice, warm bath. It’s funny that a tub of hot water can solve so many of life’s problems, or at least feel like it! Lucky for us, there’s a bunch of different ways of taking a relaxing bath, and you probably have most of this stuff anyway!...
Should You Be Taking Vitamins? …
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably someone who is pretty invested in their own health. We live in an age of information, so it makes sense that we want to do everything possible to be proactive about our health. The downside to having so much access to...
Recipe: Steamed Mussels in a White Wine Broth …
Steamed Mussels in a White Wine Broth Prep: 25 mins Cook: 15 mins Servings: 2 (generous) Ingredients 2 pounds mussels, cleaned 1 tablespoon butter 2 small shallots, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock ½ cup dry white wine...
The Health Benefits of Green Tea …
(Coffee drinkers might want to sit this one out.) Green tea might be one of the best drinks you can consume, besides water. Not only is it chock-full of antioxidants, it has several other health benefits that make this beverage worth your while. Here are 10 cool...
Stressed? Try Meditation …
We’re always looking for new ways to deal with stress. In today’s day and age, there seems to be thousands of methods we’re supposed to use to limit our stress. The amount of options we have is simply overwhelming, and the choices we’re presented with range in...
Ted Talk Tuesday: Defining and Defeating the Opioid Crisis
This Ted Talk by Manal Fakhoury is about how to conceptualize the opioid crisis in terms of how we should feel about people addicted to opioids. Instead of negative judgments concerning laziness or lack of will power, Fakhoury suggests that we should actively use our...
What is pasteurization? …
All I knew (before writing this) about pasteurization was that it makes milk safer to drink, and that the French don’t pasteurize their cheese. I was curious about what pasteurization actually meant, so I did some research! I think knowing about processes so important...
Recipe: Open-Face Eggplant Parmesan Sandwiches …
Open-Face Eggplant Parmesan Sandwiches Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 55 minutes Serving size: 2 Ingredients ½ teaspoon olive oil 2 egg whites, divided, lightly beaten ½ cup panko breadcrumbs, divided 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, divided ¼ teaspoon ground...
Bullet Journals: Organization for Pros …
So you still have a few months until you can go on your summer vacation, and you're hitting a bit of a lull. You want to be productive, but you need to shake somethings up. Can I tempt you with...a bullet journal? A bullet journal is like a fancy, completely...
Ted Talk Tuesday: Putting a Dent into the Opioid Crisis …
For the second to last Ted Talk Tuesday for April, here's "Putting a Dent into the Opioid Crisis" by Manal Fakhoury. This talk puts emphasis on the need to look at not only the crisis differently, but the addicts involved in the epidemic. By looking at people with...
What is homeopathy?
There are certain words that I don’t know what they mean, but I’ve heard them so much that I feel like I know what they mean and I absolutely don’t! That’s the case with homeopathy, the topic of this “What Is” blog. I thought that homeopathy just meant the use of...
Recipe: Chocolate Chip Mug Cake …
Chocolate Chip Mug Cake (For when you just need one cookie.) Prep Time: 4 minutes Cook Time: 1 minute Servings: 1 Ingredients 4 tbsp all purpose flour 2 tbsp brown sugar, lightly packed ¼ tsp baking powder 3 tbsp low fat milk ⅛ tsp vanilla ½ tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp...
Why Is American Health Care So Expensive? …
Read this article to find out! https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/why-is-american-health-care-so-ridiculously-expensive/274425/
Ted Talk Tuesday: Disconnected Brains
Today's Tuesday Ted Talk is called "Disconnected Brains: How Isolation Fuels Opioid Addiction," by Rachel Wurzman. This talk gives really interesting insight to the factors that help to create and sustain addiction. Watch the talk here.
How to Manage Stress
As I write this, I am stressed out! I'm a college student, but I'm also an intern, an employee, a fellow, etc. I have so much stuff to do that I feel like if I wrote it all down the list would go all the way from the desk where I'm typing, out the door, and down the...
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