health Don’t let a bad economy affect the health of
you and your family. Join the Detroit Medical Center for “Staying Healthy in Hard Times,” a free resource fair to be held on Friday, July 16, at Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers, from 3 to 6 p.m.
The event will help attendees with smarter
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE ‘Staying Healthy in Hard Times’
shopping, coping with stress, maintaining an active lifestyle, food safety and preparation, tips to help save money, disease prevention, wise use of medications, home-grown food and starting a food co-op.
For more information about this event, please contact (313) 578-3518.
Relay For Life of Detroit to honor area residents touched by cancer
The American Cancer So-
ciety’s Relay For Life event is often defined as a celebration of life and truly symbolizes the courage and spirit of the more than 500,000 cancer sur- vivors who, each year, proudly walk the event’s survivor lap at more than 5,000 Relay For Life events nationwide.
In fact, there are 11 million
cancer survivors living today. Because of progress made by the American Cancer Society, cancer is no longer an im- mediate death sentence. But there is still more work to be done to ensure everyone diag- nosed with cancer celebrates more birthdays. That is why the Relay For Life of Detroit is held each year.
On Saturday, June 19,
starting at 9:30 a.m., local cancer survivors will be hon- ored during the Survivor Celebration at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Detroit. This will be held on the campus of Marygrove Col- lege, located at 8425 W. Mc- Nichols. Survivor celebration activities offer both survivors and caregivers an opportunity to experience healing, receive support, and celebrate their collective victory over cancer.
“Relay For Life is a place
where you can go to share your story without saying a word,” said Laeki Hester, Relay For Life of Detroit Survi- vorship chair. “We are inviting all cancer survivors, no matter if it’s been one day or one decade since their diagnosis, to come out and be celebrat- ed.”
Participating cancer survi-
vors are given a t-shirt to wear as they lead a special Victory Lap around the track in honor of their triumph over cancer. Then there is breakfast and activities for them. Caregivers are also invited to participate! This year’s Victory Lap will be held after the Relay Opening Ceremony which begins at 10 a.m. on June 19.
Also at the heart of this
emotional event is the Lumi- naria Ceremony, which occurs after sundown. Luminaria are small candlelit bags decorated with the names of people who have faced cancer. The lit bags line the track often into the morning hours.
“The sight of the luminar-
ia glowing in the darkness is breathtaking,” said Cynthia Wheeler, Relay Ceremonies Committee chairperson. “The Luminaria Ceremony brings to light the impact cancer has
had on our community and in- spires us to do everything pos- sible to find a cure.”
If you would like to make
a donation for a Luminaria in honor or in memory of some- one touched by cancer, please call (248) 663-3420. Luminar- ia will also be available at the event. All donations received for Luminaria and the Relay For Life as a whole are used to fund the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives and create a world with more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer.
For information more on
how you can join the Ameri- can Cancer Society Relay For Life of Detroit, contact Chiara Clayton at (248) 663-3420. Survivors wanting to register for the Survivor Recognition on June 19 are asked to RSVP with their T-Shirt by June 1 to (248) 663-3420 or E-Mail
chiara.clayton@
cancer.org. You can also register online at
www.relayforlife.org/de- troitmi and look for the “Sur- vivors” link on the home page. Donations can also be made directly to the Relay for Life of Detroit by going to the web- site.
HAP welcomes new COO, CMF Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
recently announced two ex- ecutive appointments to its senior leadership team. David M. Scott has been named the senior vice president, Chief Operating Officer. Mary Ann Tournoux has been named senior vice president, chief marketing officer.
“David Scott and Mary Ann
Tournoux are both highly sea- soned executives with superb track records of achievement across a broad spectrum of responsibilities within their respective areas of expertise,”
said William Alvin, president and CEO.
David Scott will lead
major cross-functional areas throughout the company to include business processes, projects and implementation of operational aspects of the 2010 – 2012 strategic plan. His responsibilities include Provider Network Develop- ment and Service, Information Technology, Client Services, Claims and Human Resourc- es.
Mary Ann Tournoux will
lead market strategy to include expansion of HAP’s products and services as well as all other marketplace initiatives contained in the 2010-2012 strategic plan. She will have sales and product develop- ment responsibility for com- mercial, individual, Medicare and public sector business, as well as responsibility for market research, advertising, communications and public relations.
For more information, visit
www.hap.org/jdpower.
June 16-22, 2010
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St. John Providence Health System serves as catalyst for Healthy Neighborhoods Detroit
By Dr. P.A. Maryland The vision of Healthy Neigh-
borhoods Detroit, the commu- nity collaborative spearheaded by St. John Providence Health System to improve access to health care services, job train- ing and affordable housing in Detroit, is moving forward on several fronts.
St. John Providence re-
cently signed purchase agree- ments to sell Riverview Center and the St. John Senior Com- munity (both in Detroit) to a developer who plans to use both facilities for senior nurs- ing and living options. While many details are still in discus- sion, the developer is propos- ing to move the nursing beds currently housed at the Senior Community to Riverview, and construct a state-of-the-art skilled nursing facility in the former hospital and potential- ly some assisted living units. The Senior Community facili- ty will then be used to develop senior residential options and services. It is expected that there would be an increase of potentially 400 available jobs with these developments.
The agreement creates an
excellent opportunity for the Riverview facility to be used to fulfill a significant commu- nity need and be even more of a thriving campus. Recent as- sessment of needs in that area of Detroit, including a study by the Greater Detroit Area Health Council and an inde-
ric beds that were transferred from the former Riverview Hospital to Samaritan previ- ously will be opened later this month, following renovation at Samaritan. This ensures that critical psychiatric needs will continue to be met in Detroit.
Dr. Patricia A. Maryland
pendent consultant retained by St. John Providence, rein- force that access to primary care and services for seniors are in critical demand. Phy- sician medical offices, urgent care and the federally-quali- fied health clinic for the com- munity will remain on the site. In addition, Riverview will con- tinue to house the Oakland University School of Nursing and will expand job training opportunities.
There is more good news.
• At St. John Providence’s Connor Creek campus, the Detroit Community Initiative (DCI) is preparing to break ground in June on its second phase of senior housing con- struction, which will add an- other 48 townhouses at the site.
• The 55 inpatient psychiat-
• A Senior Wellness Center will open on June 30 at River- view’s Medical Office Building, made possible through a grant from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging. The center will pro- vide a variety of programs at little or no cost to enhance the physical, emotional, intel- lectual, social and spiritual health and wellness.
This is exciting news for
the city of Detroit and for our region, re-purposing exist- ing facilities to contribute to economic growth in the city, and demonstrating St. John Providence’s commitment to our Mission of service to the community for the long term. We are proud of the role that St. John Providence Health System has played as the cata- lyst in leading this unique col- laboration with our commu- nity partners.
For more information on
Healthy Neighborhoods De- troit, call 866-501-DOCS (3627).
Dr. Patricia A. Maryland
is the president and CEO of St. John Providence Health System and the Michigan Market Leader for Ascension Health.
University of Michigan Health System cardiovascular medicine specialist marks Clean Air Act on Capitol Hill
University of Michigan
Health System cardiovascular medicine specialist Robert D. Brook, M.D., spoke on Capitol Hill during the 40th anniversa- ry celebration of the Clean Air Act hosted by the U.S. Envi- ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Heart Association.
Research by Brook, an as-
sociate professor of inter- nal medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at U-M, adds to the growing evidence that pollution from industry, traffic and power
generation causes damaging strokes and heart attacks.
Brook spoke May 21 during
a series of seminars intended to educate policymakers about the link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease and the importance of main- taining clean air. The theme of the event was “Breathe Clean- er, Live Longer.” Additional speakers included Arden Pope, Ph.D. of Brigham Young University and the head of re- search at the EPA.
The Clean Air Act defines the EPA’s responsibilities of
protecting and improving the nation’s air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. The agency is required to set and enforce regulations to protect the general public from expo- sure to airborne contaminants that are known to be hazard- ous to human health.
Because there is such a
wide range of vulnerability to the effects of air pollution, the EPA must design air stan- dards to protect the most at- risk populations.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MEDICARE
the better I feel. Thanks Medicare. The less I pay for prescriptions, Ever since I retired, money has been tight. And the older I get, the more medication I take—
that’s tough on my pocket. I’m so glad I found out about Extra Help from Medicare. Now, it’s easier than ever to qualify. I pay just $2.50 for generics and $6.30 for brand name prescriptions.
For help in your community call MMAP, Inc., the Michigan Medicare & Medicaid Assistance Program at 1-800-803-7174
Extra Help to stay healthy. OR CONTACT
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 1-800-772-1213 TTY: 1-800-325-0778 WWW.SOCIALSECURITY.GOV
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