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SPORTS PHYSICALS are often required
before students can participate in school sports.
To make it easier for students and parents,
PeaceHealth Medical Group (PHMG) provided
sports physicals at three convenient locations
in August.
During this annual event, PHMG offers
low-cost sports physicals to student athletes in
Cottage Grove, Creswell, Dexter, Oakridge and
Pleasant Hill.
Each exam costs only $20, and all money
raised is donated to local high schools to fund
scholarships, replace equipment and cover fees
for students who would otherwise not be able
to participate in sports programs.
Each year, more than 230 physical exams
are performed at PHMG’s sports physical event,
raising nearly $5,000 for the local school sports
programs.
If you missed this year’s event and your child
needs a sports physical to participate in athletics,
please contact his or her physician’s office to
make an appointment. Your child’s doctor can
conduct a physical as part of a well-child exam.
Student athletes take advantage
of low-cost sports physical event
NOVEMBER IS American Diabetes Month, an
opportunity to shine a light on this potentially
deadly, increasingly prevalent and often
preventable disease, which affects nearly
26 million people in the United States.
Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend
has a slew of activities planned to educate our
caregivers and patients, as well as the public,
about the prevention and management of
diabetes.
Saturday, Nov. 10
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Walk from Obesity
, 8:30 a.m. (registration),
9 a.m. (start), Sacred Heart at RiverBend
river path. There’s a link between obesity and
diabetes, and rates of both have increased
dramatically in recent decades. The Oregon
Bariatric Center at RiverBend is hosting a walk
to raise awareness about and funds to combat
this burgeoning health problem. Visit
www.walkfromobesity.com
for more
information about this national campaign.
Click on “Find a Walk” and “Springfield,
Oregon,” to register.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
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Diabetes Health Fair
, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Room 200EB, Sacred Heart at RiverBend. You’ll
find a wealth of information about the latest
technology and medications for managing
Diabetes:
Be aware
diabetes, as well as tips on prevention.
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The Diabetic Chef
, 10:30 a.m. to noon,
Demonstration Kitchen at Oregon Heart
& Vascular Institute at Sacred Heart at
RiverBend. Celebrity chef Chris Smith will
give a cooking demonstration and share tips for
eating well with diabetes.
Thursday, Nov. 15
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Presentation on prediabetes by Jill
Chaplin, MD
, PeaceHealth Medical Group
Family Medicine, 11 a.m. to noon, Room
200CD, Sacred Heart at RiverBend.
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Talk by Kendall Simmons
, former NFL
player, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Room 200CD, Sacred
Heart at RiverBend. Diagnosed with type 1
diabetes in college, Simmons played in the
NFL for a decade after being drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers. He’ll discuss how he
overcame the many challenges of his disease,
answer questions and sign autographs.
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Presentation on the link between sleep
apnea and diabetes by Sherrie Rawlins,
MD
, Sleep Specialist at Sacred Heart’s
Sleep Disorders Center, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
Room 200CD, Sacred Heart at RiverBend.
Look for more details on these
and other events on our website,
www.peacehealth.org/sacred-heart-riverbend
.
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