I attended the launch of a new '21st Century Healthy Community' project recently in Fayette County, Georgia. The Fayette Healthy Community Partnership is a collaboration of health care provider organizations, employers, retailers, and other businesses and groups brought together by locals Daye Bexley and Terry Womack to promote health and wellness in Fayette and Coweta Counties. Leaders of the Partnership include the Piedmont Fayette and Newnan Hospitals and the Piedmont Heart Institute, Kroger Stores and Pharmacies, the Center for Health Transformation, and Novo Nordisk.
One of the highlights of the launch was the health screening and education held at the local Kroger Store. Screening included Body Mass Index, blood pressure, blood sugar, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides and percent body fat. A 'Heart Health Scorecard' was provided by Piedmont Heart Institute, the Center for Health Transformation, and the Piedmont Fayette and Piedmont Newnan Hospitals. If every individual knew these numbers, what they meant and simple steps to improving them we would make progress in improving the health of our nation.
Initiatives such as these are key to better health at lower cost. Visit the Center for Health Transformation website to learn more about '21st Century Healthy Community Initiatives.'
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