Paste your Google Webmaster Tools verification code here

Trucker Health

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...

read more

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...

read more

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 and flu vaccines to offer uninsured drivers a way to...

read more

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,...

read more

Self-Care

If you’ve ever taken a flight and listened to the safety spiel before takeoff, you know the importance of placing your own oxygen mask before helping others. But how often do we use this technique outside of an aircraft emergency? To be honest, probably not frequently...

read more

Reducing the Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Currently, an estimated 47 million people world-wide have Alzheimer’s Disease, and this estimate is expected to grow to over 76 million by 2023.  While this drastic increase is partially a reflection on improved screening techniques to diagnosis Alzheimer’s earlier,...

read more

Mental Health Awareness Month

Over-the-road truck drivers spend a significant amount of time on the road, often away from families and loved ones. The isolation and lack of social support, coupled with the demands of their jobs, can take a significant toll on their mental health.  Additionally,...

read more

The Four A’s of Stress Relief

April is National Stress Awareness Month and provides us with a chance to recognize the causes of stress in our lives, the negative impacts, but more importantly, an opportunity to better manage our health.  A poll from the American Psychological Association in March...

read more

Love Your Heart – Don’t Be a Statistic

February is widely known to be the month that we celebrate Valentine’s Day but, more importantly, it is also National Heart Health Month. The Centers for Disease Control states that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with one in four...

read more

Is Okra the Next Superfood?

Did you know that okra is not only good tasting (to a lot of people) but is also really good for you? Okra can be used as a thickening agent in recipes, help regulate blood sugar, and can also be healing to our gut. I know, I can hear you saying, “Yuck” or “Gross!”  I...

read more

Diabetes: The Silent Killer

Could you be one of the 38 million American adults with diabetes or 88 million Americans that are pre-diabetic and not know it? This month is American Diabetes Month, and we want to shine a spotlight on what has become one of the fastest growing health epidemics in...

read more