--- title: USFHP Blog- Family Matters (49) description: Blog page that focuses on topics designed for our members (49) --- [![](https://usfhp2.knockmedia.dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/logo-1.png)](https://blog.usfhp.net/) - [About Us](https://usfhp.net/about/) - [Events & Webinars](https://usfhp.net/events-and-webinars/) - [Contact Us](https://usfhp.net/contact/) [Members](https://member.usfhp.net/) [Providers](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [For Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [Members Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) - [Care Management Program](https://usfhp.net/care-management-program/) - [Health Centers](https://usfhp.net/health-centers/) - [Member FAQs](https://usfhp.net/member-faqs/) - [Providers](https://usfhp.net/providers/) - [For Providers](https://usfhp.net/for-providers/) - [Providers Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Become a Member](https://usfhp.net/eligibility/) - [Eligibility](https://usfhp.net/eligibility/) - [Health Benefit Consultants](https://usfhp.net/health-benefit-consultants) - [Plan Benefits](https://usfhp.net/plan-benefits/) - [Tricare Prime Coverage](https://usfhp.net/tricare-prime-coverage/) - [Enrollment](https://usfhp.net/enrollment/) - [Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [For Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [Members Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) - [Plan Benefits](https://usfhp.net/plan-benefits/) - [Care Management Program](https://usfhp.net/care-management-program/) - [Health Centers](https://usfhp.net/health-centers/) - [Providers](https://usfhp.net/providers/) - [For Providers](https://usfhp.net/for-providers/) - [Providers Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Webinars](https://usfhp.net/webinars/) - [Contact](https://usfhp.net/contact/) - [Enrollment](https://usfhp.net/enrollment/) - [About](https://usfhp.net/about/) - [Provider Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Member Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) ### Contact - - - # Weekly Health Tips ## [A Healthy Start to the New School Year](https://blog.usfhp.net/a-healthy-start-to-the-new-school-year) Posted by [Rhonda Morris](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/rhonda-morris) on Aug 10, 2017, 5:30:09 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.usfhp.net/hubfs/school-bus-kids-1.jpg)](https://blog.usfhp.net/a-healthy-start-to-the-new-school-year)     Hi FAM, As summer winds down, it time to get ready for the new school year. Buying school supplies and scoping out sales for new clothes is the easy part.  Making sure that your children have a safe and healthy school year is a bit more challenging. US Family Health Plan – a TRICARE Prime health option – has 5 important tips to help you prepare your children for a healthy start to the new school year. [Read More](https://blog.usfhp.net/a-healthy-start-to-the-new-school-year) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.usfhp.net/a-healthy-start-to-the-new-school-year#comments-listing) Topics: [Back to school](https://blog.usfhp.net/topic/back-to-school) ## [6 Tips for Sea, Sand and Sun Safety for the Family](https://blog.usfhp.net/6-tips-for-sea-sand-and-sun-safety-for-the-family) Posted by [admin](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/admin) on Jul 26, 2017, 2:55:52 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.usfhp.net/hubfs/family_on_vacation.jpg)](https://blog.usfhp.net/6-tips-for-sea-sand-and-sun-safety-for-the-family) Nothing says summer like great family trips to the lake, the pool and the beach! These summer trips make us recall fun, laughter, the smell of the beach, laying back with a great book, and just feeling the warm sun caress your face. They are about building sand castles on the beach, fishing, and other great family activities. [Read More](https://blog.usfhp.net/6-tips-for-sea-sand-and-sun-safety-for-the-family) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.usfhp.net/6-tips-for-sea-sand-and-sun-safety-for-the-family#comments-listing) ## [Health Tip of the Day!](https://blog.usfhp.net/health-tip-of-the-day) Posted by [Rhonda Morris](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/rhonda-morris) on Jul 17, 2017, 1:40:49 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.usfhp.net/hubfs/No%20Diet%20Soda.jpg)](https://blog.usfhp.net/health-tip-of-the-day) Apples have always been a symbol of good health. Wasn’t it Benjamin Franklin who said, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.”? But while apples may be healthy, apple shaped tummies are not. As more and more Americans are becoming “apple-shaped”, US Family Health Plan – a TRICARE Prime Option – wants you to know that rounder bellies can pose a serious problem when it comes to your health. [Read More](https://blog.usfhp.net/health-tip-of-the-day) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.usfhp.net/health-tip-of-the-day#comments-listing) ## [Hi FAM,](https://blog.usfhp.net/hi-fam) Posted by [Rhonda Morris](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/rhonda-morris) on Jul 5, 2017, 1:38:09 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.usfhp.net/hubfs/back_to_school_2.jpg)](https://blog.usfhp.net/hi-fam) The 4th of July is really the kick-off of the summer season. Families are either returning from the extended weekend holiday, jetting off on a quick getaway or anticipating an upcoming family vacation. Whichever bucket you fall in, know that as quick as the season comes… after the 4th of July it rapidly goes by. Before you know it, you will be doing back to school shopping! At US Family Health Plan we encourage our members to get a jump start on the back to school season! Schedule all of your required appointments early—Optometrist-Physical Exam-Sports Physical, etc. [Read More](https://blog.usfhp.net/hi-fam) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.usfhp.net/hi-fam#comments-listing) Topics: [Back to school](https://blog.usfhp.net/topic/back-to-school) ## [PTSD National Awareness Month-Six myths that need to be debunked](https://blog.usfhp.net/pstd-national-awareness-month-6-myths-about-pstd-debunked-blog) Posted by [Rhonda Morris](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/rhonda-morris) on Jun 27, 2017, 12:42:20 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.usfhp.net/hubfs/PTSD-Awareness.jpg)](https://blog.usfhp.net/pstd-national-awareness-month-6-myths-about-pstd-debunked-blog)   Current U.S. statistics show that over 70% of adults will experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives.  Needless to say, this is also true in the military community. Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect anyone, at any stage in life, and is an extremely important issue that deserves national attention.  For this reason, the U.S. Senate in 2014, named the month of June PSTD Awareness Month. 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