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Community Briefs Wellness: it’s elementary More than 2,500 fifth-grade students from East Chicago, Hammond, Hobart, Lake Ridge and Whiting know their ABCs, jumping jacks, and their carrots and peas after completing Community Hospital Fitness Pointe’s Take 5 for Life program. Take 5 for Life is an interactive fitness and nutrition program offered to local elementary school children. The curriculum is aligned with the State of Indiana Standards for Health and Physical Education and has five components: eat/drink healthy; be active; manage your mind (no drugs, alcohol and tobacco); be well-rested; and feel good about yourself. Take 5 is made possible through generous donations and grant funding. This year, the program was expanded to second- through fourth-grade levels, and Cedar Lake, Ind., elementary schools. Participating students receive incentives of healthy snacks and fitness prizes. “We added the ‘Veggie of the Year Award’ where the children taste a variety of veggies and vote for their favorite,” says Debi Pillarella, program manager. ”Kids use math skills to tally up the winning class veggie.” Find out more at www.takefiveforlife.com. Y-M-C-A! Portage Township YMCA and St. Mary Medical Center have partnered to bring additional healthcare services to the community. “We want to reach out into the community and educate on preventive care and wellness,” says Janice Ryba, chief executive officer for St. Mary Medical Center. With St. Mary Medical Center outpatient facilities on Willowcreek Road and U.S. 6 in Portage, the YMCA offers another convenient location to provide wellness programs and events, Ryba says. The partnership not only benefits YMCA members, but the entire community. A variety of health and wellness programs, from screening to testing to lectures, are available through the YMCA and St. Mary Medical Center, and are open to everyone. The Portage Township YMCA is at 3100 Willowcreek Road in Portage. In the Pink St. Catherine Hospital has partnered with several organizations to promote breast cancer awareness research and fundraising, and even painted the town pink! In May, the hospital helped sponsor the Laini Fluellen Charities (LFC) Fight Against Breast Cancer Fun Run/Walk at Wicker Park. LFC’s mission is to continue the work of its namesake, a special young lady who succumbed to triplenegative breast cancer at just 38 years old. She fought a courageous battle and is remembered for her dignity and grace. In Whiting, the entire town turned pink with pink flags on light posts, “Wear Pink” days, and many other fun and creative activities each week, including a “Smash Cancer” car cruise night and a walk/run May 21. During the walk, Girl Scouts sold pink lemonade. Proceeds from activities were donated to the Cancer Resource Centre in Munster. Vim & Vigor • Fal l 2011 3 http://www.takefiveforlife.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Community Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Community Healthcare
Contents
Community Message
Community Briefs
Special: A Healthy Weight for Life
Healthy Hues
The New Survivors
First (Aid) Things First
Find Your Groove
Cover Story: Carrie Underwood
Stay in Circulation
‘X’ Marks the Spot
Pregnancy Predictors
Play It Safe
Before the Fall
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
The Big Picture

Vim & Vigor - Fall 2011 - Community Healthcare