Health And Wellness Programs
St. Christopher Fund offers health and wellness programs to assist drivers in getting and staying healthy while living the trucking lifestyle. These programs include a diabetes prevention program, Rigs without Cigs-a tobacco cessation program, and FREE flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines for uninsured drivers. We also include health and wellness articles from SCF staff and guest contributors.
SCF Launches Preventative Screenings Program for Drivers
The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is proud to launch a new preventative health program called G.P.S.-Get Preventative Screenings (www.truckersfund.org/gps). We are pointing drivers in the right direction towards good health. We are excited to work with...
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...
Surprising Causes of Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration
It’s been said that the eyes are the window to the soul. We depend on our eyes probably more than any other sense. In fact, the average person perceives approximately 80% of their impressions through their eyes. The months of January and February are dedicated to eye...
SCF Celebrates Continued Success of Rigs Without Cigs Program in support of the Great American Smokeout
Study shows smoking is still one of the greatest health challenges for the trucking industry KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – November 17, 2022 – The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is pleased to share continued successful results of the trucking industry’s only smoking...
Can I Really Get Breast Cancer? It’s Not Just for Women.
You’ve probably seen the pink ribbons, T-shirts, and other paraphernalia while shopping in fuel stops and big box stores, but if you didn’t already know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 281,000...
Plantable Health Sets Out to Improve the Health of U.S. Truck Drivers Through the Launch of a New Dietary Intervention Program
New York, New York--- Plantable® Health Inc. (NEO: PLBL) (OTCQB: PLBLF) ("Plantable" or the "Company"), today announces the launch of The Road Athlete Challenge, fueled by Plantable ("The Challenge"), which is a dietary intervention program aimed to improve the health...