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Health & Wellness jt Healthbeat New Senior Services Board New members recently elected to three year terms on the Senior Services, Inc. Board of Directors are Candice Wooten Brown, sen ior director and HR strategic partner at RAI Service Companies; Linda Garrou, former NC state senator and community volunteer; B. Hofler Milam, senior vice president for Finance and Administration and CFO at Wake Forest University; Ellen C. Parsley, communi ty volunteer; and Win Wdlch, vice president at \J. L. Long Construction Company, Inc. The elected offi cers are James T. Brewer, chair; Sandra Adams, chair-elect; Betsy Hoppe, .secre tary; David R. Smelcer, treasurer; and Philip R. S. Waugh Jr.. immediate past board chair. New members have also been'elected to serve on the board of directors of the Senior Services Foundation, Inc., a supporting organ ization of Senior Services, Inc. Elected to three-year terms were David L. Cotterill, retired executive vice president at Wachovia Corporation; RaVonda Dalton-Rann, execu tive assistant to the chancellor and secretary of the university at Winston-Salem State University; Lynn B. Eisenberg, community volunteer; and Suzanne Taylor Ramm, a real tor at Taylor Development Group. Officers for the 2014 Senior Services Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors are Elizabeth L. Quick, chair; Veronica C. Black, secretary; Richard N. Davis, treasurer; and Victor 1. Flow Jr., immediate past board chair. ^ Senior Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, chari table organization that provides and coordi nates creative, quality services that allow sen ior adults to live with dignity, remaining as independent as possible for as long as possi ble. Brown Swim meet to benefit troops Greensboro College's men's and women's swim teams are turning their Jan. 24 swim meet into a "Salute the Troops" fundraiser for a nonprofit that helps wounded combat veter ans. The Pride swim teams will host Guilford College, Hollins University and Hanjpden Sydney College at 6 p.m. at_ ureensDoro college s Reynolds Center, 1015 W. Market St. ^ Proceeds and W sponsorships willfj benefit the Wounded f Warrior Project. / .Sponsors to date ^ include Wahoo's Tavern, The WOUNDED WARRIOR I Property PROJECT ~ Source, Lindley Park Filling Station and Emma Key's Flat-Top Grill. Sponsorships start at $100. If you or your business is interested in helping sponsor the event, contact Emma Phillips, assistant swim coach, at 919-357-6069 or email her at emma.phillips@greensboro.edu. Donations also can be made online at https ://support. wounded warriorproject .org/ind ividual-fundraising/GCSaluteTheTroops. Biotech leader joins Hall In his career spanning six decades, Norris Tolson has earped some distinguished titles, executive, representative, secretary, president and CEO among them. Last month, the head of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center l J a auueo one more: North Carolina Business Hall of Fame Laureate. Tolson joined Alan E. Gant Jr., president and CEO of Glen Raven, Inc., apd Stephen P. Zelnak Jr., chairman of the board of Martin Marietta Materials and chair iimn ctiiu iiiajiiiiiy owner of ZP Enterprises, in receiving the honor. "This year's laureates are business heroes for the next^generation to look up to and have made outstanding contributions in defining and reshaping the bjorth Carolina business landscape," said North Carolina Chamber President and CfeO Lew Ebert. Tolson has led the Biotechnology Center for six years, strengthening the Center's job creation and economic development activities. The state leads top biotech clusters in employ ment growth over the past decade, increasing jobs by 23.5 percent. Prior to coming to the Biotech Center, Tolson served North Carolina governors in three cabinet positions: secretary of revenue, secretary of transportation and secretary of commerce. He served two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives after retir ing from 28 years of service to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. With DuPont, he held various domestic and international research, marketing and sales responsibilities. Tolson Grant to help create local healthy solutions CHRONICLE STAII REPORT Winston-Salem-based Gramercy Research Group has been awarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant through the UCLA Healthy-by Default REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) Project. The funding will be used to identify poli cies and strategies to promote healthy eat ing and physical activity that can help elim inate health disparities. "Sometimes our environment makes it hard to make healthy choices ? not every one in our community has access to fresh fruits and vegetables or opportunities to get up and move during the day," said Gramercy President and CEO Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover. "This grant will bring togeth .er a multi-sector coalition of community organizations that will focus primarily on churches, schools J ... ? an o uaj>caica 111 East Winston Salem: The coali tion will develop a Community action plan and work with ?organizations to implement and evaluate changes to policies and the environment that support healthy eating and physical activity." The coalition will include the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, the YMCA of j Northwest North Carolina, Winston Sale m/Forsyth ?County Schools (WS/FCS), Cancer Services, -Inc., Smart Start of Forsyth County, Inc., the Ministers' Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, and Winston-Salem Safe Routes to School. "Our hope is to help Gramercy in what ever way possible through our relation ships, our presence and our service as we move towards a goal of healthier communi . ties," says Tyler Jenkins of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health. Some strategies beihg considered to increase access to healthy food include helping organizations adopt policies to ensure that appealing healthy options are accessible anytime that food is served, encouraging stores and restaurants to carry and promote healthy food and beverage selections and helping organizations to establish healthy food fundraising policies when selling foods/snacks as a way to raise money. Ph^rical activity strategies might include promoting a community-wide phys ical activity campaign, encouraging more active commuting (walking, biking) among community residents and encouraging organizations to integrate short bouts of physical activity during organizational activities. Final strategies will be chosen during a one-day planning meeting with community representatives, and the coali tion will provide technical assistance to help organizations adopt these strategies and policies. WS/FCS Program Specialist Nancy Sutton is excited about the possibilities the partnership could yield. "Many times ... there are not enough saf# places for children and families to play and be physically active. Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools are commit ted to the successful futures of each and Sec Grant on A7 Whin-Glover Mitchell WFl'BMC Pholo The Wake Forest Biotech Place. ~ i WFU Innovation Quarter growing SPl CIAL ro [HE CHRONICLE "two of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's preeminent School of Medicine programs will move to Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in the spring. J he Medical Center has announced that its nationally recognized Division of Public Health Sciences (PHS) and its nationally rated Physician Assistant (PA) program will relocate approxi mately 450 staff, faculty and students to state-of- j the-art education and high-tech research space in tne newiy developed Vine building, located downtown across Vine Street from Wake Forest Biotech Place. The move is expected to begin in March 2014. "The move of Public Health Sciences and the Department of PA Studies to our downtown campus is part of our overall strategy to create synergies between our world-class research and education programs embodied in the School of Medicine and our commitment to public-pri vate partnerships to advance the economic development of the region," said Dr. John D. McConnell, chief executive officer of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The Division of Public Health Sciences received more than $74 million in fiscal year 2013 in exter nal research funding. Historically, the division has been ranked among the top two of similar groups nationally in National Institutes of Health funding. More than 260 of the division's staff, faculty and students, currently based in the Wells Fargo Building in downtown Winston-Salem will relocate to the third, fourth and fifth floors of 525@ Vine. Wake Forest Baptist's Physician Assistant Studies program, which is rated by U.S. News & World Report See Medical on A 7 Bushardt Lupus support groups SPECI AL TO THE CHRON1CLE \ The Lupus Foundation of America. North Carolina Chapter (LFANC) will (post support groups for those living with lupus, their families and caregivers on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hemphill Branch Library, 2301-West Vandalia Rd. in Greensboro, and Sunday, Jan. 26 from 2:30-4 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 2380 Cloverdale Ave. in Winston-Salem. The Greensboro group meets the third Wednesday of each month, while fhe I H A Winston-Salem' gathering is held every fourth Sunday. There is no 11 . Jr W charge to attend the meeting, and If? m drop-ins are welcome. \ This group provides partici- 1 W pants with an opportunity to % I m tWjsfr AK receive introductory informa- ; x T It I f.W-ir.jMkI tion about lupus, encourage the ? m m w m jm expre^ion of concerns, provide I I . I I 1 I I g an opportunity to share experi- III I I ences, encourage and support I E^jl I B^jl . positive coping strategies, and emphasize the importance of r- j r ? medical treatment Meeting rOUn<j3llOn Ol AmCNCS programs vary from guest i speakers to DVD presentations Piedmont Chapter, InC. . and open group discussion. Lupus is ' an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease that ravages different parts of the body. It is difficult to diagnose, hard to live with and a chal lenge to treat. Lupus is a cruel mystery because it is hidden from view and unde fined. has a range of symptoms, hits out of nowhere and has no known cause and no known cure. Its health effects can range from a skin rash to a heart attack Lupus is debilitating and destructive, and can be fatal, yet research on lupus remains underfunded relative to its scope and devastation. An estimated 45,000 North Carolina residents and 1.5 million Americans are estimated to have a form of lupus. Contact the LFANC at patientservices@lupuslinks.org, call 877-849-8271. ext. 2. or go to www.lupusnc.org for more information. Fundraiser helps women fight cancer SPECIAL TO.THE CHROMCI E The Tanger Outlet Center in Mebane recently raised $35,492 for the battle against breast cancer. The Pretty In Pink Foundation (www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org) and the Alamance Regional Norville Breast Care Center (www.armc.com/norville-breast care-center) were among the recipients of the funds. Tanger personnel visited both places recently to make the dopations. "It takes all of us working together with a common focus and determination to find a cure for this terrible disease." stated Steven B. Tanger, president and CEO of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. "I am proud of our Tanger Team members "in Mebane for their continued hard work in fighting breast cancer and I thank our shop pers for supporting Tanger's mission to find a cure " Tanger raised the money through its annual PinkStyle Campaign, which ran nom Sept. 12 - Oct. 25. For a $5 donation to local breast cancer beneficiaries. Tanger customers received five special pink sav ings cards that provided 25 percent bonus savings at participating Tanger Outlet stores. , In addition to the sale of Pink Cards. Tanger raised money to fight breast cancer through internal contests withJthe stores, street teams, and through promotions at more than 30 major local events intfifcuwc months. Since 1994, Tanger has donated over $13.5 million to fight breast cancer nationally. For the Pretty in Pink Foundation alone, Tangcr's donation helped to pay. in full, for the care of eight North Carolina women battling cancer. Jeff Johnson, GM ofTanger Outlets in Mebane, makes a presentation to : Barb Fields of the Pretty In Pink Foundation.
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