Heathy StepsKeeping you informed about prevention, early detection and diseaseself-management in fighting cancer, diabetes, heart and lung diseases

Summer 2008

Premier Community Health (PCH) received $35,902 from the Greater Cincinnati Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, Inc. for My Sister’s Keeper. This program educates African-American women about the importance of mammography through fun, interactive parties.

This funding supports free mammograms and co-pays foruninsured and underinsured women,a targeted media campaign to promote the parties and development of physician packets about the cultural issues surrounding mammography and African-American women. My Sister’s Keeper is also funded by the Avon Foundation. We are grateful for the generous support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Reserve your date for flu shots at your place of business. PCH is scheduling dates from late October through December. We send nurses to your place of work, saving you and your employees time and money. Pricesare at our cost and probably going to be about $25. Final pricing will be available in August. Call Premier Community Health at 937-227-9400. Spots fill quickly for this popular program, so call early for best selection of dates!

After receiving an email from her employer’s human resources department, Martha Keim and her husband went to a free skin-screening offered by Premier Community Health and other community partners at Wright State University in May 2007.

Marty, as she is known to family and friends, had a few spots she wanted checked. The doctor noticed one she had missed on the tip of her nose.

After the screening, the doctor learned the spot on her nose was basal cell cancer,

Screenings Work: A Success Story

a form of skin cancer. Marty was referred to a doctor just six blocks from her home, where she was successfully treated.

Now, Marty said she always wears 30 SPF sunscreen on her face and encourages others to be screened. “The screening was easy, prompt and efficient,” said Marty.

Marty lives in Beavercreek with her husband, Bill, and works for Duncan Oil in Springfield. She enjoys knitting, reading and being outdoors. She works part-time at Kettering’s Fraze Pavillion during the summer, and just welcomed a new grandchild on June 26!

Reservations Available for Employer Flu Shots

Komen Foundation Awards PCH $35,902

In This Edition

Welcome New Board Members ........................ pg. 2Events Calendar ..................................................... pg. 3Students Prove “Big Give” Gives Big Hope .... pg. 4PCH Wins Seven National Awards ................... pg. 5

Screening success story Martha “Marty” Keim enjoying the outdoors - and wearing her sunscreen.

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Healthy Steps is an informational newsletter published quarterly by Premier Community Health, a nonprofit 501c3 organization in Dayton, Ohio. Its mission is to fulfill Premier Health Partner’s commitment to creating a healthier community through prevention, early detection and disease self-management.

Any health advice within this document is intended for informational purposes only and not meant to take the place of your physician’s advice.

Healthy StepsPremier Community Health601 W. Riverview Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45406(937) 227-9400www.premiercommunityhealth.org

Executive Editor: Pamela M. Reichel, Executive DirectorEditor: Leslie Cohen ZukowskyWriters: Pamela M. Reichel, Leslie Cohen Zukowsky and Claire Nerl Designer: Claire Nerl

2008 Board of Trustees: James Pancoast, Chair; Margaret Dunn, MD, Vice Chair; Stephen McHugh, Esq., Treasurer; Jeff Petry, MD, Medical Director; Makul Chandra, MD; Julie Crusenberry; Cheryl Johnson, MED; Marietta Langlois, PhD; Adam Middleton; Sharen Neuhardt; Howard Part, MD; Arthur Pickoff, MD; Richard Powell; Albert Schneider; Basil Yanes, MD.

Message from the Executive Director

New Board Members Join PCH

Julie brings extensive experience in development, fundraising and the local, non-profit world to the Board of Trustees. She is a past vice-president of the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area. A University of Dayton graduate, Julie is also involved with the Planned Giving Council of Dayton.

Marietta is an Associate Professor of Health Education at Wright State University in the College of Education & Human Services. Marrietta came to WSU in 2001 from Middletown Regional Hospital, where she was the Director of Health Education. She is also a published author and accomplished speaker.

Dr. Petry is PCH’s new Medical Director. A Bowling Green State University graduate, Jeff works for Samaritan Family Care, serves as an Occupational Medicine Consultant for IAMS and is a professor for Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. Jeff is involved in several medical associations, and

Cheryl is a retired administrator from the Dayton Public Schools and is the Business Manager at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Cheryl has been involved with several organizations including the Key Bank Community Advisory Board, The Muse Machine Board of Trustees and

K-12 Student Art Gallery Board of Trustees. Cheryl was named one of Dayton Daily News’ Top Ten Women of the Miami Valley in 2007.

has held numerous leadership positions within Good Samaritan Hospital and Premier Health Partners.

Julie Crusenberry

Cheryl Johnson, MED

Marietta Langlois, PhD

Jeff Petry, MD

not use tobacco, keep your cholesterol and blood pressure in a healthy range and maintaina healthy weight by staying active.

So that you can understand your risk for stroke, during September Premier Community Health is working with Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Atrium Medical Center to offer stroke screenings at three different locations. You can find more information about these screenings on the back panel of this newsletter.

The screenings include a fingerstick total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), blood sugar and blood pressure. Afterwards, a nurse will listen to carotid arteries (the arteries in your neck that carry blood to your brain) and complete a special stroke risk assessment. Counseling with a stroke nurse will also be available.

Kids are not the only ones learning this year – we all are. If you do not know your stroke risk, take your health in your own hands and learn your risk now.

Sincerely,

Pamela M. ReichelExecutive Director

Dear Friends:

As the summer comes to an end and the school bells ring, it is time for us to educate ourselves -- about our stroke risk.

Every 45 minutes, a person in the U.S. has a stroke. The risks for stroke are similar as for heart disease, including that our risk increases as we age.

While you cannot change your age, you can take steps to reduce your risk for having a stroke. Some things you can control to make it less likely you may have a stroke are to

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Health Events and ServicesThird Annual Huber Heights Health FairSaturday, October 119 a.m. to 1 p.m., FreeSt. Peter Catholic Church6161 Chambersburg Road• Health screenings• Give-a-ways• Door prizes• Fun for kidsBooths and sponsorships still available (Hurry, they are going fast!). Call Premier Community Health at 937-227-9400.

Free Medication Safety Booklet for SeniorsThis free booklet is for any senior adult who takes two or more medications and lives at home. It includes easy to understand information and forms for you to track your medications and health records. For your booklet, call 937-227-9400.

Senior Health ScreeningsThese screenings are for any group of senior adults through a grant from the Area Agency on Aging, PSA-2. It includes a total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), blood sugar, blood pressure, colorectal take home kit, height, weight, body mass index and a hemoglobin A1C for anyone who has diabetes. Fees are suggested, but not required. To schedule your place of worship or other senior group, call 937-227-9400.

Seniors are welcome to attend any of these screenings.

Wednesday, August 208 a.m. to 12 noonMiami Valley Center Mall

Friday, August 2210 a.m. to 3 p.m.Good Samaritan North Health Center

Monday, August 258 a.m. to 1 p.m.Upper Valley Mall

Wednesday, August 279 a.m. to 12 noonCAP Center

Saturday, September 610 a.m. to 2 p.m.Westown Health Fair

Thursday, September 189 a.m. to 12 noonMechanicsburg Chrisitan Fellowship

Monday, September 229 a.m. to 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Payne Recreation Center

Prostate ScreeningsFree PSA blood test and digital (finger) exam by a doctor. For men over 50 and African-American men over 40. Three locations below.Reservations required. Call CareFinders at 1-888-608-FIND (3463).

Saturday, September 139 a.m. to 1 p.m.Miami Valley HospitalOne Wyoming St., Dayton, OH

Saturday, September 139 a.m. to 1 p.m.Atrium Medical CenterThe Compton Center, 1st Floor501 Atrium Dr., Park in Lot E

Saturday, September 209 a.m. to 1 p.m.Good Samaritan North Health Center9000 N. Main St., Dayton, OH

Lipid ScreeningsMornings throughout September. This is a laboratory test for total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol), and triglycerides. Do not eat or drink anything except water for 10 hours before this test. Various Samaritan Clinical Laboratory and Compunet Clinical Laboratory sites. Results will be mailed to your home. Appointment required, $15. Call CareFinders at 1-888-608-FIND (3463).

Calling All African-American Ladies! Let’s Party!Learn about the importance of mammography and breast care while partying with your friends by scheduling a My Sister’s Keeper party. These parties include invitations, posters, goody bags, food, decorations, door prizes—and life-saving information. Before partiers leave, they are asked to either sign a pledge to get a mammogram or, if they are uninsured, they can sign up for a free mammogram. Any group of African-American ladies who are 40 or older can call and book a free party. Call 937-227-9400.

Diabetes HelpLineDo you have questions about diabetes? Are you trying to control your diabetes or do you have a loved one struggling with this disease?

Call Premier Community Health’s Diabetes HelpLine. Leave your question, full name, number and best times to be reached. A certified diabetes educator will call you back. Call 937-227-9483.

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On May 2, PCH treated its volunteers to a lunch at Mimi’s at The Greene. The lunch was held as part of National Volunteer Week, and five volunteers attended the event. In addition to lunch, volunteers received gas gift cards as a token of thanks.

“We held the lunch to let them know that we appreciate their hard work and their gift of time and energy,” said Volunteer Coordinator and Office Assistant Cindy Wilcox. “They all seemed to really enjoy it.”

Volunteers in attendance were Ora Allen, Janette Cancila, Carla Harbut , Earleen James, and Joyce Jones. PCH volunteers typically help with working the front desk, completing paperwork, filing, and helping at events. Volunteers gave 377 hours to PCH from January 2008 through June 2008. Thank you so much for your generosity!

PCH Volunteers Honored at Luncheon

Kettering Fairmont High School (KFHS) students washed away dirt and grime to uncover hope and inspiration. In May, PCH received $500 from KFHS’s Advisory Room 148 as part of their own “Big Give” program, modeled after Oprah’s challenge. The students in this advisory group held a car wash and decided that they wanted the proceeds to benefit a local breast cancer fund. Led by the teacher Terrence Kalba, the students were one of 24 classes that participated in the challenge. Through the “Big Give,” all of the KFHS students that participated impacted hundreds of lives in the community.

Welcome to Kathy Pate, our new PCH Mammography Technologist. She holds a Masters in Health Care Administration from the University of Phoenix, Bachelors in Business Management from the University of Montevallo, and Associates in Sonography and Diagnostic Imaging from the Community College of the Air Force.

Welcome to Claire Nerl, our new Marketing & Development Associate. She recently received her Masters of Public Administration from Wright State University.

Welcome New PCH Staff

Claire NerlKathy Pate

Students Prove “Big Give” Gives Big Hope

Right: PCH Executive Director Pamela Reichel (center) accepts the $500 check from KFHS’s Advisory Room 148 students.

Left to Right: Volunteers Carla Harbut, Joyce Jones, and Earleen Jones along with staff member Leslie Zukowsky leave for lunch.

Can You Help? Volunteers Needed!Call 937-227-9410 to help.

We welcome you to become part of the PCH team.We need help with film requests, filing, mailings, sorting colorectal kits and other office duties.

Thank you, United Way Donors!

The United Way plays a major role in supporting local community services. Premier Community Health participates in the United Way campaign and receives designations from generous donors. Thank you for supporting the local United Way.

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Honoring a variety of health communications activities, Premier Community Health recently received seven national awards.

The awards PCH received are: Four Healthcare Marketing Report Adverting Awards• Silver Award for the Huber Heights Health Fair Flyer• Bronze Award for the Premier Health Update Calendar• Merit Award for the Test for Life Campaign• Merit Award for Breast and Cervical Cancer Project Brochure

The members of Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, Lambda Theta chapter (PIKES) at the University ofDayton held their 2nd Annual Pike Bounce for Charity in March 2008. The PIKE brothers ran from UD arena to Xavier University (46.5 miles) in Cincinnati for the UD / XU game. They raised $5,556.36 for community health screenings. Thanks, guys!

At their state convention, the Fraternal Order of Eagles honored Premier Community Health with a $10,000 grant for our heart screening programs. Because of their amazing support, many more people in our community will reap the benefits! For the third year, Ken Stahl of the Wapakoneta #666 Aerie spearheaded a reverse raffle at the Aerie. Proceeds from that event totaled over $7,800 benefiting the cancer screenings PCH completes all year long. Thank you, Wapa Eagles!

News BriefsHaught Nominated for Award

The Ohio Hospital Association announced 75 nominees for the 2008 Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, including our Kathy Haught. All honorees were recognized at the Ohio Hospital Association Recognition Dinner June 9 at the Columbus Hilton at Easton.

PCH Presents at APHA

Sara Brown, PCH’s Community Health Education Manager, has been accepted to present a poster at the American Public Health Association meeting in October 2008. The poster, “Test for Life: Increasing community awareness of colorectal cancer screenings through a sustained, collaborative, multi-media campaign,” will be part of a section on health communications and health improvement.

Give to PCH just by grocery shopping!

If you shop at Dorothy Lane Market, you can help support Premier Community Health (PCH). Dorothy Lane will donate 1% of your grocery bill to the charity of your choice. Simply fill out the DLM form (at the store) once a year, specifiying Premier Community Health. After you’ve spent $250, one percent of your bill will come to PCH. Easy, effective and deeply appreciated!

PCH Wins Seven National Awards

Fraternity Raises Over $5,000

Eagles Again Honor PCH

Two Aster Awards for Health Marketing• Bronze Award for the Premier Health Update Calendar• Bronze Award for the Huber Heights Health Fair Flyer

We were also honored with a 2007 Aesculapius Award of Excellence from the HealthImprovement Institute for the Test for Life Campaign. The award was awarded to onlytwo organizations nationwide for excellence in health communications.

Right: Pikes present Marketing and Development Director Leslie Zukowsky with their gift.

The Eagles’ Nest

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Executive Director Pamela Reichel accepts $7,800 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles member Ken Stahl.

Know Your Risk!

Stroke ScreeningsSaturday, September 13 Miami Valley South Health CenterThursday, September 18 Atrium Medical CenterSaturday, September 20 Good Samaritan North Health Center

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at all locations.Only $5. Free convenient parking.

No fasting needed. Screenings include: Total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), blood sugar, blood pressure, we’ll listen to your neck arteries and do a special stroke risk analysis. A stroke nurse will be available to answer questions.

Appointments are limited and required. Call CareFinders at 1-888-608-FIND (3463).

Call for your free senior medication safety booklet! (937) 227-9400

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