Health & Wellness
HealthbeaH
I
Dr. Chase Gregory
speaks at United Nations
Dr. Chere Chase Gregory, directwjy
Neurosciences and Neurocritical Care at <lj^H
Medical Center, recently presented and
in a panel discussion entitled "The Ch^a^H
Rural Women: United States ?i
1 '
Chase Gregory
Africa" at the 36th sesska(MH
International Commissioeil
Status of Women at -t|H
Nations Headquarters l|H
York.
Dr. Chase Grego|M^^^^|
health issues, paiticuh
incidence and preveatiofi|^|
disease and stroka amd^^H
in underserved rural coaujHH
in the US. She partk^U
invitation of Mary Singletary, president
National Council of Women/US.
"It was an honor to represent the Forsyth MhKKH
Center Women's Services program," said Dr. CnH
Gregory. "It was eye-opening to share in the oan|fl
of women from around the world about the
rural women. The cultures may be different, btitjjl
of the issues are the same."
While at the international conference, Dr. 0||H
Gregory had the opportunity to engage with womaU
representing the 45 Member States of the ITnl|m
Nations, as well as members and student fellows fifBj
the NC Chapter of the Commission on the StattlilH
Women. She also attended a session sponsored by itt
Medical Women's International Associatityi MM
engaged with its leadership and members.
Jolly earns NCRE honor B
Candace Jolly, a senior rehabilitation studies,lM|
dent at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), has I
received the inaugural Undergraduate Rebai?Oi$j^H|
Student of the Year Award from
the National Council on
Rehabilitation Education
(NCRE).
In the past, the NCRE has
only recognized a graduate stu
dent with an award. Jolly will
receive this first undergraduate
award at the NCRE annual con
ference in San Francisco this
month. Nominees must meet cer
tain academic criteria as well as
demonstrate outstanding service,
leadership and advocacy.
.
jony nas spent several semesters on tne uh
List and was selected asayehabilitation
gram student of the month. She completeiifH
practicum at the Centers for Exceptional ChildraflSH
has an internship at The Enrichment CeflMH
Additionally, Jolly participated as a research usitMH
for a grant-funded project and co-prcsenMM||H
WSSU faculty Dr. Paige Dunlap at a local conferenciti
Local expert offers tips to
reduce social media risks
While social media has made connecting Mfl
communicating with anyone at any time as
pie, it also has altered teen's social skills and (MhH
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySj&H
have proven to be great tools to expedite the devdQM
ment of empathy, encourage task-switching or ?*?
bring somewhat shy individuals a little more OtfjH
their shells. However, social media sites have
fostered a host of psychological and behavioral jg|H
"Cognitive development is still maturing <ImH|
the teen years and the introduction of these typeii^J
online outlets can act as a platform for teenagcm^B
speak their minds without facing peers directly," MM
Amy Grosso, Ph.D., a counselor with CareNet, padfl
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.-"This can n|H
in negative consequences, such as bullying, uW
sism, depression, distractibility and anxiety."
For information about CareNet's counseling smB
ices, call (336) 716-0800 or visit the web jMjj
www.carenetcounseling.org.
Forsyth Medical grant aims to |9j
reduce diabetes hospitalizatk*|J
Forsyth Medical Center Diabetes and hMfM
Services is pleased to announce it has recsi^H
$198,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds QM?jH
Trust.
The funds, given over a three-year perijM^^J
allow the hospital's diabetes specialists to edofifl
help low-incotne<|(fl^^|
|| i A Forsyth County nunigfl
KATERR^OLDSC
years, the hospital will enroll 300 adttit*,ijifl
newly diagnosed with diabetes or with uacxajH
diabetes in its diabetes self-manageae^^^fl
which is recognized by the American DflH
Association for meeting national excellenC*^!
dards. In addition, the hospital will enroll 290NH
with pre-diabetes in an educational prevention
gram.
Participants with diabetes will leant to bettdflj
age the disease by changing personal lifestyle I
iors such as diet and exercise. Their lifeatyw^H
will be tracked and participants will be scraMMM
ing the program to assess changes in ovenH^f
glucose levels and weight. The goal for the g<B
betes group is to decrease their risk of devetapflH
disease.
Clemmons dentists offering free services
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Kingery & Kingery, a Clemmons dental
practice, is once again offering free services
to those who need it.
The practice, owned and operated by Drs.
William and Mary Kingery, is hosting its
Second Annual Forsyth County Dentistry
From The Heart (DFTH) event, on Friday, _
May 4.
The Kingerys, their team, volunteers and
sponsors will provide the first 125 patients
with a free extraction, filling or cleaning.
Organizers expect a line of patients to start
forming at 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 3 for
the first-come, first-served event.
"This is our second time hosting this
event and we are excited about donating our
time and skill to our community," says Dr.
William Kingery. "We are estimating more
than $13,000 in free dental care will be
donated to those 125 residents. We hope to
bring a smile to the face of anyone living with
chronic pain and give them some relief."
Dentistry From The Heart is a nationwide
nonprofit that relies on giving professionals
like the Kingerys to provide free dental work
for those in need. It was started in 2001 when
with New Port Richey, Fla. dentist Dr.
Vincent Monticciolo began providing aid to
the growing number of Americans without
dental insurance. In the past nine years,
Dentistry From The Heart events have con
tributed more than $8 million in free dentistry
and helped more than 45,000 patients across
the country.
Kingery and Kingery has been located in
the Clemmons/Lewisville area since 1974
and the couple is well
Known tor tneir Dig nearts.
Each year, they have par
ticipated in many local
charities, including Toys
for Tots, Operation
Gratitude, American Red
Cross and Hospice of
Forsyth County.
"It all comes down to
wanting to provide some
thing greater to my com
munity," says Dr. Mary
Kingery. "The services
provided by Dentistry
From The Heart help more
than just a patient's teeth,
it gives them a renewed
reason to smile."
Kingery and Kingery
is located at 2554
Lewisville Clemmons
Road in Clemmons.
Mary Kingery
William
Kingery
Learn more about the practice at
www.kingerysmi les. com.
Residents
invited to
speak on local
health reforms
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Center of Excellence for the
Elimination of Health Disparities, an
offshoot of the Winston-Salem State
University School of Health Sciences,
is giving local residents the opportuni
ty to learn more and weigh in on local
health care reform.
The Center's free Health Equity
Town Hall Meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 19 from 5-8 p.m. at
the Benton Convention Center, 301
West 5th St. Organizers hope to begin
a conversation at the meeting that will
eventually help to erase the health
divide between between whites and
minorities and the haves and have
nots.
Local heavyweights have been
recruited to take
part in the meet
ing, which ^will
begin with a 40
minute reception
at 5 p.m.
Beginning at
5:40 p.m., Dr.
Sylvia A. Flack,
director of the
Center of
Excellence for
the Elimination
of Health
Disparities, will
open the meeting
with greetings.
Mayor Allen
Joines, Forsyth
County Health
Director Marlon
Hunter, Mable
Johnson, a health
outreach commu
nity advocate,
and Dean Peggy
Gunn
Flack
Valentine of the WSSU School of
Health Sciences, will follow with their
greetings.
Two panel discussions - moderated
by WXII's Margaret Johnson - are
slated to begin at around 6 p.m. One
will feature Anton Gunn, the Atlanta
based Regional IV Director of U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services. County Commissioner
Everette Witherspoon, and Dr. Tim
Monroe, the county's former health
director, will also be among the pan
elists.
By 7:05 p.m., the meeting is sched
uled to be in its Q&A phase, where
attendees will have the chance to ask
their health-related questions to panel
of experts that will include HealthCare
Access Executive Director Mary Anne
Squire, Novant Health Chief Diversity
Officer Dr. Deborah Ashton, Wake
Forest Professor of Law and Health
Care Reform Mark Hall, Nancy
Sutton, Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools program specialist of
health and physical education and
Cancer Services Julie LD Lanford and
Felecia Bennett-Giles.
Rev. Willard Bass of the Institute
for Dismantling Racism is slated to
end the event by talking about the
"next steps" that 'the community
should take in regard to health care
reform.
The Center of Excellence for the
Elimination of Health Disparities was
founded to improve minority health
outcomes and eliminate health dispar
ities within the local community, the
state of North Carolina and nation.
The Center works to reach those goals
through research, education, leader
ship development and community out
reach activities. 4
Walking Together
AHA Phtrto
Hundreds of Forsyth County residents took part in National Walking Day - April 4 -
strolls. One of the largest local events took place at Hanes Mall, where dozens met at
Wake Forest Baptist Health - one of the event's sponsors - for a lively stroll through
the mall. Co-sponsors Hanesbrands, Inc., Inmar and Lowes Foods also held walking
events, which were designed to promote the Oct. 20 American Heart Association's
Tanglewood Heart and Stroke Walk. Learn more at www.tanglewoodheartwalk.org.
Forsyth County-636
April is National Public Health Month. To mark this occasion. The Chronicle is running a
series of health and wellness articles this month written by Forsyth County Department of Public
Health staff members.
BY ERIKA GABRIEL
' V-f
Six hundred thirty-six!
What does it mean? No, this is not the number of new jobs coming to Forsyth County. This
number represents the number of teen girls between the ages of 15-19 that became pregnant with
-their first or second child in 2010. We all know how babies are made, but to our dismay, this isn't
the only reason.
Our research and common sense
continues to tell us of about 200 risk fac
tors that are affecting our teen pregnancy
rate here in Forsyth County. Our teens
are becoming pregnant due to the lack of
effective sexual health education,
resources, socioeconomic status, future
opportunities, peer pressure, low self
esteem and many more other risk factors
associated. Let's face it! Our teens are
not ready socially, financially and emo
tionally to b^ome mothers.
In recognitor) of Public Health
Week's (April 2^(jnl 8) theme: "A
Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement." let's all work together to wirgpi-ao.underly
ing issue that our community is facing. Forsyth County's teen pregnancy rates places us 53rd out
of 100 counties (with #1 being the worst) in North Carolina. The Forsyth County Department of
Public Health is in support of providing you with technical assistance and educating youth about
the risks associated with unsafe sex practices and the lack of practicing abstinence.
Give us a call to schedule group sessions for your youth, or a one-on-one educational session,
or to set up an appointment for reproductive health and/or family planning counseling.
For more information, please call us at 336-703-3100 or email us at gabrieel@forsyth.cc.
Everyone can Donate Life
7tu Picnic'*, Clihic
A Vorffc cLm Minority
CofMofvriM
The Maye Angetou Center for Health Equity
www.wfukmc.e4v/mmche
m Wake Forest
tNIVIIHTT
_____
Did you
know that
approximately
18 people die
every day wait
ing for an organ
transplant? And
that every 10
minutes another
person is added
organ and tissue donation. Let's talk about
what the facts are.
Facts about donation
- Almost everyone is a potential donor,
regardless of race, age, or medical history -
what is most important is the condition of
your organs and tissues.
- It is not always necessary for a person
to be deceased to be an organ/tissue donor.
to the waiting list?
Currently, there are
more than 100,000
people in the United
States waiting for an
organ transplant,
and of those nearly i
one-third are
African American.
oa MiLkioN mt
?\jz 012 M
- l here is
no cost to a
donor/donor's
family to be
a n
organ/tissue
donor.
- Most
major reli
Approximately half of the waiting list is
made of up of persons of non-white ethnic
backgrounds.
Unfortunately, African Americans are
much less likely to be organ and tissue
donors, even though they have higher rates
of those diseases that often result in a need
for organ transplant, such as diabetes, and
diseases of the heart, kidneys, lung and liver.
Many people choose not to become donors
because they do not know all the Sfltts about
gions in the United States support
organ/tissue donation. For religion/ denomi
nation specific information, check organ
donor.gov/donation/religious_views.htm#al
0
- It is more likely for a recipient to be
matched with a potential donor who is of the
same ethnic background.
What can be donated?
See Life on A9