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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
September 1-7, 2010
POHRMC provides 162 free sports physicals
A total of 162 Oakland
County students received free sports physicals during the 5th Annual Children’s Sports Health Fair.
Aimed at keeping kids
active and healthy, POH Re- gional Medical Center and the POH Riley Foundation hosted the Children’s Sports Health Fair on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the POH Children’s Clinic in Pontiac.
The event attracted more
JOSEPH DANAVI, a three-year medical student at POHRMC, checks the blood pressure of 17-year-old Walter Daniel Jr. of Troy.
than 300 attendees. Students enjoyed games, prizes, food and live music by QTMC (Quest To Make A Change).
“This was our best year
ever,” said Dr. Tressa Gard- ner, director of Emergency Services at POHRMC. “We had more students than in previ- ous years and the community was more engaged as well. We had students from all over Oakland County. I was quite amazed at the wonderful turn- out and community support.”
Seven POHRMC doctors
donated their time to provide the physicals. Students also received back-to-school sup- plies and learned important nutritional
information to ATTENDEES AT the 2010 Children’s Sports Health Fair.
improve their physical endur- ance and sports performance while taking part in athletic activities.
“This event is great for the
community,” said Loretta G. Smith, vice president, Michi- gan CRA (Community Rein- vestment Act), manager, Cor- porate Compliance & Public Affairs, Comerica Bank. “Keeping our children happy and healthy is important and Comerica is excited to partner with POH. We’re reinvesting in
the communities where we do business.”
“The POH Riley Founda-
tion and the physicians at POH Regional Medical Center are proud to present the POH Children’s Sports Health Fair for the fifth year in a row,” said Teresa A. Rodges, execu- tive director of the POH Riley Foundation. “Studies show that childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. To fight this epidem- ic, we want every child to have the opportunity to incorporate exercise into their everyday life.”
Sandee Stone brought
her 13-year-old son, Bakari Evelyn, to the event. He is an eighth-grade student at East Hills Middle School in Bloom- field Hills who plays basket- ball and football.
“With the type of insur-
ance we have, we can only get a physical once a year, and he wasn’t due back in until Oc- tober,” Stone said. “So this is very beneficial because I want him to have a physical before school starts. If we would have gone earlier, they would have charged us.”
Walter Daniel, Sr., of Troy,
said this is the first time he and his son, Walter Daniel Jr., attended the event.
“We were only there for
30 minutes. The turn-around time was great and there was entertainment for the students while they waited,” Daniel said. “You can get your child in and checked out, at no cost, without an appointment. It’s very convenient. How can you beat that? This is great.”
Team Rush Robotics from
Clarkston High School at- tended the Sports Health Fair to show local youth how much fun science and technology can be with a student-built robot named “Rushie.”
“What’s great about our
robotics program is it demon- strates science and technology opportunities for high school students down to elementary school students,” said Dennis Hughes, Team Rush Robotics engineer mentor. “We want to help kids see that it’s fun to do this type of thing, that sci- ence and technology can be fun and rewarding.”
Various little league teams
came out in support of the event, including the Pontiac Sharks Baseball Team and the Pontiac Panthers football players and cheerleaders. Daniel Sowell, a Pontiac Pan- thers football coach, said his organization has been sending players to the POH Children’s Clinic for the past five years.
“This helps us out a lot,”
Sowell said. “It takes the pres- sure off our parents to get physicals for our athletes. They can’t practice or participate in any sport without a physical, so this is definitely needed to keep our kids active.”
Andre Micou, Public Rela-
tions and Community Involve- ment representative with Geni- sys Credit Union, added, “POH is doing great things in the community, and we’re happy to be a part of that.”
To learn more about the
POH Children’s Clinic/POH Children’s Health Services, visit
www.pohregional.org or call (248) 334-0024.
Free health program offered in Detroit The National Kidney Foun-
dation of Michigan (NKFM) is hosting a free health work- shop in Detroit, Sept. 15-Oct. 20, to help individuals manage long-term health conditions.
The Personal Action Toward
Health (PATH) class will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Detroit Receiving Hos- pital.
The PATH workshop pro-
J’NIYAH ANDERSON (center), 15, was the winner of a brand new bike at the Children’s Sports Health Fair.
vides information and skills to adults with chronic health conditions such as arthritis,
heart disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, bronchitis, asthma and depression.
Workshops are run by
trained leaders who hold in- formal, small group discus- sions and provide easy-to-un- derstand course materials.
The PATH program is suited
for both the newly diagnosed as well as those seeking more aggressive management.
It has been proven in stud- ies to reduce symptoms and
physician visits as well as in- crease self-management abili- ties and communication with doctors.
Registration for the PATH
workshop is necessary and space is limited.
To register, or for more
information, contact the Na- tional Kidney Foundation of Michigan at (734) 222-9800 or contact Pam Thomas at (313) 966-4365.
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