Health Articles
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New Year Goal Setting with SCF
As 2024 quickly comes to a close, you may already be giving thought to your New Year’s resolutions and health goals for the coming year. Whether that be to run your first 5k, quit smoking, lose weight, or better manage your stress, the St. Christopher Fund has you...
SCF Highlights Wellness Programs for Great American Smokeout and Diabetes Awareness Month
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund Highlights Wellness Programs as Great American Smokeout and Diabetes Awareness Month Draw Attention to Health Issues in the Trucking Industry St. Christopher Fund recently joined the Healthy People 2030 Champion Program run by the...
Quit Smoking with Rigs Without Cigs
“How do I quit smoking?,” is a question that leaves thousands of truck drivers each year feeling lost and alone. What they don’t realize is the process is much easier than they think and free help along with milestone prizes means the path to a healthier life is one...
Vaccine Voucher Program
The St. Christopher Truckers Fund, thanks to sponsorship from OOIDA, offers free vaccine vouchers for uninsured over-the-road, Class A semi-truck drivers. These vaccine vouchers are available for pneumonia, shingles, flu, and Covid-19 vaccines to offer uninsured...
Healthy People 2030 Champions & SCF
The St. Christopher Fund has big news! We’re excited to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and join the Healthy People 2030 Champion Program. As a Healthy People 2030 Champion, the St....
GPS and New Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Over the last twenty years, the medical community has identified an alarming trend. While cancer rates as a whole are decreasing, the risk for colorectal cancer is on the rise among younger adults. Newly diagnosed cases of colorectal cancer in individuals under the...
Our New Health & Wellness Programs
Irregular working hours, long durations away from home, and logistical difficulty attending appointments while on the road are some of the many factors that limit medical care for over-the-road drivers. Without early treatment, the risk of a disease or chronic...
November Health Observances: American Diabetes Month and National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung cancer and diabetes complications consistently top the list of the many reasons OTR drivers are taken off the road. The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund is working hard to reduce the rates of both lung cancer and diabetes through the Driven to Be Healthy...
Knowing Your Numbers: Cholesterol
September is National Cholesterol Education Month and an important time to make sure you know and understand your numbers. Even more importantly, now is the time to learn how you can reduce your risk for high cholesterol, or better manage your cholesterol levels if...
SCF Enhances Health & Wellness Programs
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund Enhances Health & Wellness Programs to Better Serve Drivers and Increase Healthy Living Across the Trucking Industry “Driven to Be Healthy” initiatives now include a more flexible diabetes prevention program, free vaccinations,...