Main Program: Al Pilong Introduces member Ed Ness to Introduce Speaker: Christi Nowak , Munson Healthcare.
The entire Grand Traverse Community is engaged in a major effort to improve the general health of everyone.
In the past health care was understood to be curing the sick. Now the additional focus is also to improve the general health of everyone, Adults, children and especially people who are experiencing difficulty in achieving a lifestyle that could reduce the potential of causing illness, diseases, malnutrition, obesity, activity and certainly livelihood.
Christi Nowak offered several scary statistics based on the current status of the entire Grand Traverse Community:
65% of our population is overweight and/or obese;
79.5% consume inadequate fruit & vegetables;
Chronic disease is evident and repeatable among the malnourished ;
Munson Health Care (MHC) is promoting a total health care initiative that everyone should follow. The primary issue is food, the good & bad. MHC has identified an Obesity Reduction Plan that focuses on increasing fruit & vegetables in your daily diet. Basically, it encourages a complete healthful lifestyle “Choose Well”. This is essentially an Rx Prescription Program that applies to everyone.
The MHC Wellness Program includes several lifestyle changes that affect our Community, Providers of Health Care, and Employers.
The Theme is “Choose Well” to improve your health outcome.
You are encouraged to GO TO www.munsonhealthcare.org and “Choose Well”! The Grand Traverse Community will be supporting this initiative thru 9-10 News, YMCA, Fit-Kids, and special TV programs.
For Your Info: Next 3 Rotary meetings are at the Great Wolf Lodge.
Ed Ness with Christi Nowak