North Country HealthCare, the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association and Flagstaff Medical Center would like to announce the first meeting of the newly formed “Hermosa Vida Policy Coalition,” an initiative of the “A Beautiful Life – Hermosa Vida – Nizhóní Iiná” project. Funded by a 3-year $750,000 Kresge Foundation Grant, The Hermosa Vida project promotes healthy lifestyles in recognition that a healthy life is a beautiful life. The policy coalition will hold its first meeting June 1st, 5:30-7:30 at the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Attendees of the June 1st Hermosa Vida Policy Coalition meeting will discuss the term “policy” and address how policy relates to peoples’ capacity to lead healthy lives. Future meetings will focus on identifying specific policies that could be developed, changed or implemented in order to support healthy lifestyles. The coalition will then work to impact local, state and national change. Most importantly, the coalition’s work will reflect the words and experiences of Sunnyside residents that the Hermosa Vida team identifies through ongoing community-engaged research.
The project partners appreciate the public’s interest and participation in the project. For more information about “A Beautiful Life” or the program launch, contact Julio Quezada by email, jquezada@northcountryhealtchare.org; by mail, 2304 North Third Street, Flagstaff AZ 86004; by fax, 928-213-5460; or by phone, 928-525-6060.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Please join us this weekend for the 3rd Annual LUNAFEST in Flagstaff!
LUNAFEST is a nationally touring film festival featuring short films by, for, and about women. All proceeds from the event benefit the Breast Cancer Fund & Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona
Saturday, May 14, at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff
2pm Matinee: $5, Just the show & some popcorn!
6:30pm Evening Show: $10, Speakers, Silent Auction & FREE FOOD from Bigfoot BBQ & other local sponsors
Tickets Available online at:
http://www.lunafestflagstaff.blogspot.com
Thanks to our awesome local sponsors: Melissa Collins Cripps State Farm Agency, the Flame Broiler & AskTheJudge.info
This is a SUPER FUN night with amazing silent auction prizes, delicious food, and awesome films!
Please come support a local non-profit making a positive difference in the lives of girls in Northern Arizona!
Stephanie Ludwig, MDiv, PhD cand
Executive Director
Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona
www.gotrna.org
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Free Self-Care Workshop!
On Wednesday, May 16, 2011 from 3-5 p.m. Further Shore is proud to offer Naturally Caring-TLC for Care Givers Workshop #2 "Bowenwork Self-Care & Music as Medicine." Your presenters are Teresa Peterson and Meghan Callaghan, MT-BC. This FREE workshop will be held at the Thorpe Senior and Community Center in the arts and crafts room, located at 245 N. Thorpe Road next to Thorpe Park. The 2 hour workshop is designed for professional and family care givers.
In this two part workshop you will relax with Bowenwork® and learn useful self-help "moves" for your survival tool box. Then enjoy music practices to promote wellness in yourself and others. The Series is funded in part by the Arizona and Flagstaff Community Foundation, Forest Highlands Foundation and Flagstaff Medical Center. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. Questions? Call 928-525-2910. Light refreshments will be served and certificates of completion awarded.Find out more about Further Shore at www.furthershore.org
In this two part workshop you will relax with Bowenwork® and learn useful self-help "moves" for your survival tool box. Then enjoy music practices to promote wellness in yourself and others. The Series is funded in part by the Arizona and Flagstaff Community Foundation, Forest Highlands Foundation and Flagstaff Medical Center. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. Questions? Call 928-525-2910. Light refreshments will be served and certificates of completion awarded.Find out more about Further Shore at www.furthershore.org
Prevention: Saving seniors, Medicare--and a trillion dollars
In an opinion piece published in TheHill.com, Prevention Institute Executive Director Larry Cohen makes the case that our federal government can take on Medicare as a means to address the budget deficit—but we have to do it effectively and compassionately, not by cutting coverage for our older adults.
The op-ed explains:
"Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) 2012 budget plan is selling out the next generation of seniors. His proposal would cap what each state is allocated to spend on Medicare and asks our elderly to figure out how to pay for their treatment with private insurance companies and a voucher with ever-shrinking value.
We can reduce the amount of money we need to spend on healthcare for seniors, and for everyone else, but penalizing our aging adults and raiding Medicare is not the way to do it. The fiscally responsible approach must include policies that keep people healthier now, in order to reduce the demand for medical care throughout their lives.
That approach is prevention."
Read the full piece here.
The op-ed explains:
"Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) 2012 budget plan is selling out the next generation of seniors. His proposal would cap what each state is allocated to spend on Medicare and asks our elderly to figure out how to pay for their treatment with private insurance companies and a voucher with ever-shrinking value.
We can reduce the amount of money we need to spend on healthcare for seniors, and for everyone else, but penalizing our aging adults and raiding Medicare is not the way to do it. The fiscally responsible approach must include policies that keep people healthier now, in order to reduce the demand for medical care throughout their lives.
That approach is prevention."
Read the full piece here.
Less Alcohol Means Less Breast Cancer
By Pam Stephan, About.com
Next time you want to "drink pink" just order grapefruit, papaya, or pomegranate juice - without alcohol. Australian researchers recently crunched the data on alcohol and cancer, finding that 20 percent of breast cancer cases were linked to alcohol use. That means that for every 5 people diagnosed with breast cancer, one of them will have overused alcohol.
Professor Ian Olver of the Australian Cancer Council calls alcohol a Class 1 carcinogen, comparing its negative health effects to tobacco or asbestos. Olver said, "We know alcohol does interfere with the balance of female hormones, so there is a very strong link with how it could cause something like breast cancer, but we didn't expect it to be quite that high." The majority of breast tumors are fueled by estrogen and progesterone. Drinking any amount of alcohol, especially daily drinking, causes your hormone levels to rise, and exposes your breast tissue to a greater risk for cancer.
So, to lower your risk of breast cancer, empty your glass! And I don't mean putting away another glass of beer, wine, or liquor. The Cancer Council thought that 2 drinks a day was not harmful - until they did this study. Now they say that there is no safe level for alcohol intake. It has long been known that alcohol can cause cancers of the liver, head and neck, esophagus and mouth, breast and bowel. If you cut down on alcohol, or stop drinking it altogether, you can lower your risk for all these cancers.
Next time you want to "drink pink" just order grapefruit, papaya, or pomegranate juice - without alcohol. Australian researchers recently crunched the data on alcohol and cancer, finding that 20 percent of breast cancer cases were linked to alcohol use. That means that for every 5 people diagnosed with breast cancer, one of them will have overused alcohol.
Professor Ian Olver of the Australian Cancer Council calls alcohol a Class 1 carcinogen, comparing its negative health effects to tobacco or asbestos. Olver said, "We know alcohol does interfere with the balance of female hormones, so there is a very strong link with how it could cause something like breast cancer, but we didn't expect it to be quite that high." The majority of breast tumors are fueled by estrogen and progesterone. Drinking any amount of alcohol, especially daily drinking, causes your hormone levels to rise, and exposes your breast tissue to a greater risk for cancer.
So, to lower your risk of breast cancer, empty your glass! And I don't mean putting away another glass of beer, wine, or liquor. The Cancer Council thought that 2 drinks a day was not harmful - until they did this study. Now they say that there is no safe level for alcohol intake. It has long been known that alcohol can cause cancers of the liver, head and neck, esophagus and mouth, breast and bowel. If you cut down on alcohol, or stop drinking it altogether, you can lower your risk for all these cancers.
Explore Your County Parks: Saturday, May 14
Kick off your "Bike to Work" week with a ride to explore proposed trails to be constructed in 2011! Join FCCP Chair, Jeff Stein, for this month's "Explore Your County Parks" series on a ride up to Observatory Mesa.
The ride is "intermediate" with a hearty climb up the Mesa and a bit of non-technical single track. The balance of the ride is easy-going two-track and Forest Service out to a meadow near A-1 Mountain for lunch/snack and spectacular peak views. The ride will also include a handout map describing the County's efforts to complete sections of the Loop Trail on the Mesa. The return trip will include exploring recently-completed sections.
The ride will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Xeriscape Gardenlocated on the corner of Sitgreaves Street and Aspen Avenue (near the City Hall parking lot). Please be sure and bring a mountain bike in good repair, sunscreen, helmet, a snack/lunch, and some water. If you have a spare tire tube, bring it along too, just in case. The ride is suitable for intermediate to advance bike riders.
For more information, call Jeff at (570) 417-3577.
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