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by DePauw University for her <
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National Cancer
Day event is June 7
Services, Wake Forest Unive
Carter/Comprehensive Cancer
; L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer (
; cancer survivors and their families I
1 15th annual National Cancer Survivors 3
y, June 7 at Tanglewood Park.
s fee to the parte will be waived fort
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activities, entertainment, a
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Patient Advocate Award will !
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[ the lives of cancer patients.
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to mastership
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of Internal Medicine at
School of Medicine,
by the Board of Regents d
by the American College
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YWCA Photo
Women take part in a recent Sister, Stroll!
Life-saving stroll slated for June 7
Proceeds from event will fight breast cancer
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE -
When the YWCA's third Annual "Sister, Stroll!"
and Healthy Families Day begins the morning of
Saturday, June 7, Brenda Sloan will be there, body and
spirit.
She'll lend a hand and cheer on hundreds of people
think it's important that we have resources such as
Sister, Stroll! and Sister,Speak! to raise funds, support
survivors and educate the community."
Often, African- American women lack medical
insurance and/or financial resources to cover the cost of
a mammogram, which has climbed to about $280. Even
with Medicaid the cost is still $137, said Betty
wno win waiK, stron or run aiong mappea
routes starting and ending at the Kennedy
Learning Center on Highland Avenue.
Sloan is an African-American breast
cancer survivor, who was diagnosed in
1994 with stage one infiltrating duct cell
carcinoma. Following a mastectomy with
breast reconstruction and chemotherapy,
Sloan's life took a new turn.
"I became a flag- waver for bringing
breast cancer 'out of the closet,'" Sloan
said. " We owe it to ourselves to move
past the silence. Live life, and get checked
for breast cancer."
Dr. Stewart
Meadows, coordinator of the Sister, Stroll!
Event and of its umbrella program, the YWCA
Sister, Speak! Program. The Sister, Speak!
Program has directed women to financial
resources or, in many cases, provided funds for
mammograms for women in financial need.
Currently, the Sister, Speak! outreach jias
identified 120 breast-cancer survivors, most in
Forsyth County. At least six women in the
community in the last two years have suc
cumbed to the disease.
Registration for Sister, Stroll! begins at 7
a.m. June 7, with a one-mile fun walk and 5K
Sloan's message is especially directed to African
American women. Based on a 2006 study from the
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the
breast cancer death rate for African-American women
is 1.5 times higher than the rate for white women,
because African-American women are more likely to
have breast cancer diagnosed at the regional, or distant,
stage. That indicates the need for more preventive
breast-cancer screening among this group, the study
said.
Dr. J#iu\ Stewart, assistant professor of surgical
oncology aTWake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center, said, "It's clear that there is a disparity, so I
stroll beginning at 8 a.m. Participants will follow
mapped routes beginning at the Kennedy Learning
Center, 1060 Highland Avenue. During the Stroll, there
will be wellness information booths, games, children's
activities, live music, prizes and refreshments. After
the Stroll, the YWCA will present team and survivor
awards. Last year, more than 500 people participated in
Sister, Stroll! and Healthy Families Day Fair. The
event will end at 11 a.m.
Entry fees for the Stroll are $15 for adults and $10
for children 12 and under, with T-shirts provided as
supplies last. For more information, call Robin Ervin at
Gateway YWCA at 354-1590, ext. 302.
Winston 68th for 'Heart Friendliness
Heart disease is top killer of women
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ?
Recently, the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement released a study revealing the nation's
10 most - and least - heart friendly cities for women.
In the study, the Winston-Salem
metro area was ranked No. 68 out of
130 in the smaller metro category.
The study found that Winston-Salem
scored extremely well with the mod
erate and healthy levels of alcohol
consumed by women, healthy eating
habits by women, the number of
physicians per capita, the number of
canliologists per capita, and regular
checkups for women.
The study also cited problems in
Winston-Salem, including the. need
for better physician diagnoses of
hypertension in women, more smoke
free legislation, and a need for an
increase in the number of women
who commute by bike or walking.
Heait disease, the No. 1 killer of women nationwide. The study named areas such as Minneapolis-St. Paul
Bloomington, Minn and Wise., Salt Lake City, Utah and Boulder, Colo., ranked highest on the study. Areas such as
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn., Birmingham-Hoover, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C. ranked among the worst.
The study focused on the 200 largest metro areas in the United States, which are home to nearly 75 percent of
the nation's population. The research analyzed 22 factors for each location including smoking, obesity, cardiac mor
tality rate and regular exercise amongst women.
WSSU project gives the gift of mobility
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
For countless individuals around
the globe, the ability to be independ
ently mobile would be a dream come
true.
Fortunately, research and techno
logical developments at the Winston
Salem State University Department
of Occupational Therapy (OT) are
helping turn those dreams into reali
ty.
WSSU's OT department is part
of a project known as AmTryke,
which features a hand or foot-pow
ered therapeutic tricycle to benefit
and assist children with physical dis
abilities that inhibit mobility.
This partnership-project was
originated by Dr. Cynthia Bell,
WSSU professor in Occupational
Therapy and an AMBUCS National
AmBility Board member.
AMfJUCS, Inc. (American Business
Clubs), is a national charitable serv
ice organization. The goal of
AMBUCS is to create mobility and
independence for people with dis
abilities. Already, AmTryke has
WSSU Photo
Dr. Cynthia Bell is leading WSSU's ambitious AmTryke project.
enabled hundreds of children lo
become mobile, and ride, play and
interact with friends and family.
Recently, Dr. Anne Jenkins,
WSSU assistant professor of
Occupational Therapy, visited the
southern African nation of Lesotho,
where she delivered an AmTryke to a
young girl named Tseleng. Jenkins
had promised to bring the child the
tricycle on a previous humanitarian
mission trip in 2006.
"When Tseleng got on her new
AmTryke, it was a great moment,"
Jenkins said. "All the people from
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Treatment
and Living
Healthy
with
Diabetes
Data from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) indicate that diabetes is
more prevalent (occurs more fre
quently) in African American
communities than in non
Hispanic white communities. In
fact, the rate for African
Americans is nearly twice as
high as that for whites! For the
past two weeks, we have dis
cussed the basics of diabetes,
common vocabulary words,
symptoms, and the importance
of nutrition and physical activity
in your daily life. This week, we
are going to talk about common
treatments and achieving and
maintaining good health after
diagnosis.
Things to keep in mind when
you are first diagnosed
It is difficult to hear that you
or a loved one have been diag
nosed with diabetes, but it's
important to keep in mind that
the disease is treatable. While it
is a serious chronic disease, peo
ple with diabetes can still live
long, active, healthy lives. The
key to living with diabetes is
working with your doctor and
other healthcare providers to
itianage the disease. When you
receive your diagnosis, it is cru
cial that you make time to talk
with your healthcare team about
your care. Together, you can
come up with a treatment plan
that will work best for you. It is
so important to take an active
role in your health care; after all,
your well-being is on the line!
There are many treatment
options available to you, includ
ing oral and/or injection medica
tions. Treatment for diabetes
also includes developing a
healthy eating plan and increas
ing your physical activity to'
maintain a healthy weight.
Let's talk treatment . . .
Whether you have Type 1 or
Type 2 diabetes, it is essential
that you learn how to monitor
your blood glucose ("sugar"), so
you can maintain a proper level
and avoid problems like hypo
glycemia (too low blood sugar),
hyperglycemia (too high blood
sugar), and ketoacidosis (a build
of acids in your blood that can
cause someone to go into a
coma). Let's talk about the dif
ferent ways in which we can
manage blood glucose.
? Lose excess weight. We all
know how difficult it is to lose
weight, but it is so important for
people with diabetes to maintain
a healthy body weight. One sim
ple way to determine whether
you are overweight is to measure
your body mass index (BMI),
which is a ratio of your weight to
your height. The CDC
(www.cdc.gov) has a free BMI
calculator on their website under
Conditions > Obesity. A BMI of
25 or greater means that you are
overweight, and a BMI of 30 or
greater means you are obese.
Not only does being overweight
increase your chances of dia
betes complications, but it also
increases your risk for other con
ditions, including heart disease,
osteoarthritis, and stroke. So,
how do you get started? A good
way to get started is to calculate
5 percent of your body weight
and lose that much. For instance,
a person who weighs 200
pounds can lose 10 pounds (S*1
percent) to take the first steps in
reducing their risk for complica
tions.
? Eat a healthy diet. This
doesn't mean you can never
have sweets again! It simply
means that sweets peed to be
eaten only in moderation, as part
of a sensible diet, and combined
with physical activity.
According to the American
Diabetes Association (ADA), a
healthy diet for a person with
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