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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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...