Presentation focuses on preventing diabetes
04 / 08 / 2008
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
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KIMBERLY, Wis. – More than 20 million American children and adults, or 7 percent of the U.S. population, live with diabetes. Nearly one-third of Americans are unaware they have the disease.
The good news is that by taking control of diet and exercise, people can prevent the disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin.
Dr. Meena Vir, a family medicine physician with the Affinity Medical Group Clinic in Little Chute, will give a presentation on what you can do to prevent diabetes. The free talk begins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28 at the Heart of the Valley YMCA, 225 W. Kennedy Ave., Kimberly. An open discussion will take place following the presentation. Healthy snacks will be provided.
To register for the free event contact Affinity NurseDirct at 1-800-362-9900, or go online at www.affinityhealth.org.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.