Date:
Friday, August 27, 2010
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: White Memorial Medical Center
Rehabilitation Conference Room
1720 East Cesar Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Los Angeles – Graduation ceremony Friday, August 27- 4 p.m. recognizing the dedication of families completing the six-week Healthy Eating Lifestyles Program (HELP).
White Memorial Medical Center has successfully launched the HELP program to assist children and families adopt healthy lifestyles and learn about the importance of healthy eating and staying active. White Memorial is running HELP as a part of a larger region-wide campaign called Hospitals Offering Prevention for Everyone "HOPE" For Health Campaign developed by the Hospital Association of Southern California, National Health Foundation and the Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium. HOPE unites hospitals around a shared vision to improve the health of patients and communities by emphasizing chronic disease prevention and management through programs like HELP.
In the community served by White Memorial, 26% of children in grades 5, 7 & 9 are obese, 31% of adults are overweight and 20% are obese (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2009). Obesity is linked to numerous health consequences and puts children at risk for early onset type 2 diabetes as well as other serious preventative chronic diseases. Despite these alarming statistics, accessible, FREE and culturally relevant educational programming in communities is lacking. White Memorial has become an important resource for many families seeking education on adopting healthy lifestyles.
HELP is a family-focused childhood obesity prevention and intervention program. It includes medical and behavioral assessments, interactive educational workshops on nutrition and physical activity, telephone follow-ups and opportunities for physical activity and exercise to promote healthy lifestyles. As a result of adopting lifestyle changes, program participants are expected to make healthier food choices, integrate exercise into their everyday activities, watch less TV, and reduce their body mass index (BMI).
About the Hospital Association of Southern California
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) regional trade association comprised of hospitals and health systems, related professional associations and associate members with a common interest in improving the operating environment for hospitals and improving the health status of the communities they serve. HASC represents 160 hospitals which operate a total of 41,000 beds in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Their mission is to serve the political, economic, informational and educational needs of hospitals in our regions, and improve the quality and accessibility of health care services, thereby improving the health status of communities.
For more information about the Hospital Association of Southern California, please visit www.hasc.org.
About the Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium
The Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium (CDMC) was established in 1995, with seed funding provided by Good Hope Medical Foundation, by a group of Los Angeles non-profit hospitals dedicated to providing their patients and surrounding communities with free and culturally appropriate chronic disease management programs. Its members include California Hospital Medical Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Good Samaritan Hospital, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital and the National Health Foundation. Led and facilitated by the National Health Foundation, the consortium has successfully developed and implemented several programs to help improve the health of individuals suffering from chronic diseases.
For more information about CDMC, please visit www.nhfca.org.
About National Health Foundation
The National Health Foundation (NHF) is an independent, tax exempt 501 (c)(3) public charity dedicated to improving and enhancing the healthcare of the underserved by developing and supporting innovative programs that 1) can become independently viable, provide systematic solutions to gaps in healthcare access and delivery, and 2) have the potential to be replicated nationally.
For more information about the National Health Foundation, please visit www.nhfca.org.
CONTACT: Mia Arias, +1-213-538-0743
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Aug. 26/
SOURCE Hospital Association of Southern California
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Location: White Memorial Medical Center
Rehabilitation Conference Room
1720 East Cesar Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Los Angeles – Graduation ceremony Friday, August 27- 4 p.m. recognizing the dedication of families completing the six-week Healthy Eating Lifestyles Program (HELP).
White Memorial Medical Center has successfully launched the HELP program to assist children and families adopt healthy lifestyles and learn about the importance of healthy eating and staying active. White Memorial is running HELP as a part of a larger region-wide campaign called Hospitals Offering Prevention for Everyone "HOPE" For Health Campaign developed by the Hospital Association of Southern California, National Health Foundation and the Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium. HOPE unites hospitals around a shared vision to improve the health of patients and communities by emphasizing chronic disease prevention and management through programs like HELP.
In the community served by White Memorial, 26% of children in grades 5, 7 & 9 are obese, 31% of adults are overweight and 20% are obese (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2009). Obesity is linked to numerous health consequences and puts children at risk for early onset type 2 diabetes as well as other serious preventative chronic diseases. Despite these alarming statistics, accessible, FREE and culturally relevant educational programming in communities is lacking. White Memorial has become an important resource for many families seeking education on adopting healthy lifestyles.
HELP is a family-focused childhood obesity prevention and intervention program. It includes medical and behavioral assessments, interactive educational workshops on nutrition and physical activity, telephone follow-ups and opportunities for physical activity and exercise to promote healthy lifestyles. As a result of adopting lifestyle changes, program participants are expected to make healthier food choices, integrate exercise into their everyday activities, watch less TV, and reduce their body mass index (BMI).
About the Hospital Association of Southern California
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) regional trade association comprised of hospitals and health systems, related professional associations and associate members with a common interest in improving the operating environment for hospitals and improving the health status of the communities they serve. HASC represents 160 hospitals which operate a total of 41,000 beds in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Their mission is to serve the political, economic, informational and educational needs of hospitals in our regions, and improve the quality and accessibility of health care services, thereby improving the health status of communities.
For more information about the Hospital Association of Southern California, please visit www.hasc.org.
About the Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium
The Los Angeles Chronic Disease Management Consortium (CDMC) was established in 1995, with seed funding provided by Good Hope Medical Foundation, by a group of Los Angeles non-profit hospitals dedicated to providing their patients and surrounding communities with free and culturally appropriate chronic disease management programs. Its members include California Hospital Medical Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Good Samaritan Hospital, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Huntington Memorial Hospital and the National Health Foundation. Led and facilitated by the National Health Foundation, the consortium has successfully developed and implemented several programs to help improve the health of individuals suffering from chronic diseases.
For more information about CDMC, please visit www.nhfca.org.
About National Health Foundation
The National Health Foundation (NHF) is an independent, tax exempt 501 (c)(3) public charity dedicated to improving and enhancing the healthcare of the underserved by developing and supporting innovative programs that 1) can become independently viable, provide systematic solutions to gaps in healthcare access and delivery, and 2) have the potential to be replicated nationally.
For more information about the National Health Foundation, please visit www.nhfca.org.
CONTACT: Mia Arias, +1-213-538-0743
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Aug. 26/
SOURCE Hospital Association of Southern California
