Clarksville Living Magazine — January 2022
The January 2022 Clarksville Living Magazine opens the year with a women's health checklist grounded in current screening guidance and a case for trading vague resolutions for SMART goals.
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The cover feature was a practical women's health checklist, timely at a moment when nearly 16% of adult women reported being in fair or poor health and many had put off visits during 2021. It laid out where the guidance actually stands: a Pap test every three years for women 20 to 65, a combined Pap and HPV test every five years for those 30 to 65, clinical breast exams every one to three years for women 20 to 39, and annual exams and mammograms beginning at 40.
The numbers made the case. According to the American Cancer Society, the five-year relative survival rate for localized breast cancer is 99% when the disease is caught early. “When you detect a disease early, you can prevent complications and improve quality of life,” said Michael Hibbs, a family nurse practitioner at Tennova Family Medicine – Tiny Town. The companion feature reframed the new year itself, walking through SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound — as a more durable way to change a habit.
The recurring departments round out a deliberately useful opener — less about grand declarations than about the concrete, scheduled, doable steps, a screening booked and a goal written down, that make a difference over the long run.
The checklist framed 2022 as a fresh start for anyone who had let their visits slide during 2021 — it's never too late, it reassured — and tied its screening reminders to the year's usual resolutions. Whether a reader meant to quit smoking, eat better or lose weight, the point was the same: real change starts with a scheduled appointment. It laid out where the guidance now stands, too, noting that a Pap test once suggested annually is now recommended every three years for women 20 to 65.
Table of Contents
- Women'S Health Checklist (p. 6)
- Serenity Now: Pure Sweat Clarksville (p. 8)
- The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows (p. 12)
- Smart Goals Instead Of Resolutions (p. 14)
- Living Ink With 3D Printing (p. 16)
Regular Departments
- Calendar Of Events (p. 20)
- Network (p. 28)
