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January Contents 2010

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7 Need a Gym? No Sweat. Find a local gym that’s fit for you.

10 Burden of Proof

New mammogram guidelines fall short.

12 Six Resolutions to Make Today Get our tips for a healthy 2010.

14 Cold-Weather Eats

These white delights add flavor to winter meals.

The Future is Here

25 Clean Out, Stock Up

Maintain your family’s medicine cabinet.

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30 Second Opinion 31 Health Directory 35 Calendar 37 Snapshots

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The Health Journal is a free monthly magazine covering health and wellness. It is distributed via direct-mail, racks and hand-delivery. Three editions serve Hampton Roads: Williamsburg, Peninsula and Southside.

Notice anything new about this page? Or maybe this month’s cover caught your eye. Here at The Health Journal we’ve spent the last several weeks redesigning the magazine to better serve our readers and offer new advertising options to local businesses. And here it is—our first issue of 2010—ready for your review. But don’t worry: Your favorite departments are still here, from Snapshots—your community bulletin-board for health-related photos—to our monthly Profile, which this month features a widow who counsels local families affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The Health Journal is here to give your new year a shotgun start to better health. For example, this month’s Local Beat story (page 7) has tips for finding the gym that fits your needs as well as a mini-directory of leading local gyms and what they offer to their members. Starting a strength training routine is just one of the six resolutions local experts advise everyone to make this year, followed by living greener and being more optimistic. Find that article (written by Alison Johnson) starting on page 12. Most fitness experts agree that a successful program for sustained weight loss requires three core elements: cardiovascular activity, strength/resistance training and a carefully controlled diet. On page 17, Personal Trainer Gayle Pinn gives readers a refresher course on what it takes to lose weight and keep it off in “Back to the Basics.” What better time than the start of a new year to clean out and stock up your family’s medicine cabinet? Sharon Miller Cindrich shares why it’s important to have the right (and, preferably, unexpired) supplies on hand for any emergency. Locals like us know that Hampton Roads scores high in areas such as history and higher education—but what about health care? Starting on page 20, you’ll get a glimpse of medical marvels such as temporary hearts and scalpel-free surgery, all available within our region. We hope you enjoy this issue and the upgrades we’ve made with readers in mind. The evolution won’t end here, though. Our content is largely based on feedback from readers like you. Don’t hesitate to drop us a line by e-mail, telling us what types of articles you’d like to see in upcoming issues. We’ll also bring you new departments as the year continues, such as a triathlon training series (starting soon) and a new “Editor’s Picks” section that highlights my favorite trends in health foods, fitness gadgets, workout gear and more. If your business would like a product featured, send your samples to our office for consideration. Here’s to 2010—may it be your best year yet.

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Ready to Get Fit? Find a gym that’s right for you Written by Joy Vann

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Scott Grafton, owner of Ironbound Gym, recommends that anyone shopping for a gym take a trial workout or two before committing to a full membership.

itness experts from across Hampton Roads agree that when it comes to selecting a gym, it’s important that you feel as comfortable there as you do in your sweats and sneakers. In addition to a comfortable atmosphere, other considerations include a convenient location, affordability and cleanliness as well as accessible, friendly staff who are on the floor to offer assistance or demonstrate equipment. “Convenience is the main thing to consider,” says Phil Curtain, co-owner of Inlet Fitness and Inlet

South in Virginia Beach. “It already takes effort just to go to the gym so if it’s out of the way it’s that much easier to blow off.” If your New Year’s resolutions include joining a fitness club, start by taking a tour of several gyms close to your home or work. Stacy Theodore, owner of Anytime Fitness in Virginia Beach, likens finding the right gym to choosing a college. “You take a tour and see if it feels good,” she says, noting that every gym has its own unique atmosphere. “Sometimes, it doesn’t work.” During your tours, be sure to ask about discounts. This time of year many gyms suspend their annual joining fee. Discounts are also often available for couples, families, seniors and the military. The most common bit of advice from gym managers is to take advantage of free trial offers. Scott Grafton, owner of Ironbound Gym in Williamsburg, suggests taking a trial workout before making a commitment. “Go to a cardio class, or have a one-on-one session with a personal trainer and see if you’re comfortable,” he says. “You’ll know pretty quickly if the place is right for you.” With H1NI and seasonal flu still threatening, enough can’t be said about the necessity of cleanliness in a fitness facility. Gyms should have numerous cleaning stations and encourage members to follow basic guidelines for sanitizing equipment after use. Check out the locker rooms to see if they meet your standards. Once you’ve found your gym home, the question remains—how do you meet your goals and stick with a program? Start by setting realistic expectations. “When I ask people how many days they plan to work out each week, many people say four or five,” Grafton says. “I say, ‘That’s a great goal, but why not commit to just three days a week and make days four and five bonus days?’ That way they don’t feel bad if they miss the fourth or fifth day and get discouraged.” Curtain suggests frequently changing routines to stay motivated. “You don’t want to get bored,” he emphasizes. “Try something new every 30 days to keep your workouts fresh. If your body gets bored, you get bored.” Ben Dickerson, a manager and personal trainer at Wareings Gym in Virginia Beach, agrees. “Your body gets acclimated to the routine and doesn’t benefit after a while,” he explains. “I recommend that people use multiple tools so that they don’t become bored and have a wide variety of activities that [complement] each other.”

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After conducting an on-site review in October 2009, the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care has given Riverside Regional Medical Center its Gold Seal of Approval™ for Primary Stroke Centers. “Riverside demonstrated that its stroke care program follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients,” says Jean E. Range, RN, the Joint Commission’s executive director of Disease-Specific Care Certification. Each year about 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke—the nation’s third leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, longterm disability.

InMotion Physical Therapy to Host Open House in Hampton Jan. 21 Check out Bon Secours InMotion Physical Therapy’s newest branch (located at 5 Armistead Pointe Parkway, Ste. B., inside the Boo Williams Sportsplex) during an Open House on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. Enjoy heavy hors d’oevres, cocktails, door prizes, free chair massages and tours of the facility. RSVP by Friday, Jan. 15; call (757) 224-4601.

Former Social Workers Now Serve Seniors’ Daily Needs Latarsha Harris and Teresa Bales, who share a combined 14 years of experience as social workers, have established At Home Senior Consultants, LLC. This organization will serve the senior and disabled populations of Williamsburg, Yorktown and the greater Peninsula, including Hampton and Newport News.

CHKD’s “Healthy You” Program For Overweight Kids, Teens Starts Jan. 19 & 25 “Healthy You,” a free educational program for overweight children and teens, will be offered Jan. 19–March 23 at the CHKD Health Center in Norfolk (teens only) as well as Jan. 25–March 29 (for youth) at the CHKD Health Center in Chesapeake. Both sessions run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and include individual assessments. Call (757) 668-7035 to register or request information on tuition assistance.

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Anytime Fitness is an international fitness club franchise with numerous locations throughout Hampton Roads. Each is independently owned so amenities vary. A Virginia Beach location features Nautilus equipment, free weights and a cardio theater (each machine has a TV). Group classes, which include ab work, aerobics, kickboxing and yoga, are included in the cost of membership. Owner Stacy Theodore notes that given the 24hour access, there is also a state-of-the-art security system. Members have free access to the corporate Web site that features exercise videos, a diet tracker and personal program setter. New members receive one free personal training session. Members have access to all clubs in the franchise.

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From big and bustling to small and service-based, here’s a look at some leading local gyms and what they have to offer their members.

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With clubs in Newport News, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Bally clubs feature cardiovascular equipment, indoor pools and aqua aerobics, indoor tracks, personal training, cycling, saunas, steam rooms, Whirlpools and play centers for children. Group fitness classes range from Pilates to martial arts. Childcare is included with membership and members have access to 300 locations nationwide. There are also Spanish-speaking staff members.

Inlet Fitness

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Inlet Fitness has two locations in Virginia Beach, and membership buys privileges at both. Both feature ladies-only workout areas, resistance and cardio equipment, locker rooms with private steam units and free towel service. More than 55 fitness classes are offered weekly including step aerobics, kickboxing, spin, mat Pilates, chisel (a strength/resistance training program), boot camp, yoga, Zumba (a Latin dance class) and a variety of combination classes such as SAG (spin, abs and glutes). Hot yoga is offered at Inlet South. The Great Neck location also provides spectacular views of Long Creek—taking an outdoor abs class or yoga on the spacious deck offers a resort feel. Members receive three free training sessions monthly. Childcare is free at the Great Neck location and $5 per visit at Inlet South.

Ironbound Gym

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This locally owned club has been in Williamsburg since 1983. It offers full-service membership with no paid extras. Members have access to circuit training and cardiovascular training areas and free weights. More than 40 group fitness classes are offered weekly including aerobics, spin and yoga. The gym offers incentive programs such as “Around the Gym in 21 Days,” which encourages members to try new activities.

Onelife Fitness

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Onelife Fitness, formerly Gold’s Gym, has five locations in Hampton Roads—in Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Amenities include a women’s work-out area, cardio cinema, resistance and core training, locker rooms with saunas, a smoothie bar, Kids Club (up to age 13), youth fitness for ages seven to 13, and basketball, racquetball and volleyball courts. The club’s HealthFirst program includes chiropractic, rehab and massage therapy. Classes include aerobics, BodyPump and BodyFlow, cycling, kickboxing, strength and weight training, Pilates, yoga and Zumba. Three free personal training sessions are included with membership. Travel benefits are available at 3,000 locations worldwide.

Premier Fitness

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Established in 2007, this gym is located in the Harbor View area of Suffolk. Managers describe it as a private club with a public club cost. It features free weights, circuit training and cardiovascular training areas, cardio theater entertainment systems, personal training and nutrition specialists, locker rooms, towel service and free child care up to age 11. More than 35 classes are offered weekly including mat Pilates, yoga, BOSU, chisel, Zumba, H.E.A.T (high-energy athletic training), abs, step and interval training. Child care is free.

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Located in downtown Norfolk, this gym sports a unique entrance—through a Subway shop and up an elevator to the second floor. It features five rooms dedicated to different workouts including cardiovascular equipment, general workouts with bands and balls, leg machines and cycling. Unlimited classes include boot camp, step aerobics, cardio-kickboxing and mat Pilates. Combination classes include spoga (spin and yoga) and boxing circuit. In addition to typical perks such as a free personal training session at sign-up, members can take advantage of discounts to area businesses and restaurants. Members also receive free parking in the garage atop The Marketplace grocery store, where they can drop off a grocery list and have their groceries waiting for them after their workout. The groceries aren’t free, but the shopping service is.

Virginia Beach Recreation Centers

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There are six centers throughout the city including locations in Bayside, Bow Creek, Great Neck, Kempsville and Seatack. Each has an indoor swimming pool and gymnasium and areas for group fitness classes. While the cardio and weight equipment is at a premium during busy times, such as when the after-work crowd arrives, many find waiting for a treadmill worth it versus the cost of membership at private gyms. The full, annual adult membership is $280; however, City of Virginia Beach residents receive a substantial discount. Annual adult resident membership is $66, and the senior rate is $53. Personal training and classes cost extra; an unlimited 90-day group fitness pass is $90, or members can pay $2 for each 30-minute class and $4 for each hour class.

Wareings Gym

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This family-owned and operated Beach fitness institution is celebrating its 50th year. It features cardio equipment, free weights and personal training. Group fitness classes include cross-training, stretching, core, drills, Pilates, yoga and hot yoga, spin and Zumba. Wareing’s also offers the latest fitness innovation— X-Spin with TRX machines. Developed by Navy SEALs, the program uses suspension training to build core strength. Childcare is free.

YMCAs <Penninsula Metropolitan YMCA, www.penninsulaymca.org; YMCA of South Hampton Roads, www.ymcashr.org> This venerable institution of health has been in existence for 155 years. Membership includes unlimited use of any facility within a specified area, access to cardiovascular equipment (many offering personal screens with TV and iPod/MP3 connectivity), basketball and (at some locations) racquetball courts and an Interactive Zone with video game fitness for youth, teens and adults. Unlimited group exercise classes include options such as yoga, Pilates, PowerCut and spin. Members can also take advantage of fitness evaluations and weight management guidance. Pools offer family swim time and lap lanes, and some locations offer access to indoor water slides or outdoor water parks. Membership includes free childcare.

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One obvious concern is whether women might die of breast cancer because of the recommendations, said Dr. Thomas Herzog of Columbia University in New York, chairman of an American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists subcommittee on gynecologic cancers. He and others also questioned the task force’s heavy reliance on computer models instead of real-life data. “I guess the problem, if anything, that people have is this is based on theory,” Herzog said in a telephone interview. “It may be excellent theory. It may be the best theory out there, but nonetheless, it’s not prospective data that says how these new guidelines are actually going to perform,” he added. “We will only know looking back if these guidelines did their job.” Both the American Cancer Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stand by their current recommendations for screening mammograms to start at age 40. Ironically, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have scaled back cervical cancer screening guidelines based on studies in women that show screening women under age 21 can result in overtreatment and difficulty carrying a child full term. Lichtenfeld said there is far more agreement on the decision to change cervical cancer screening guidelines. And he said new evidence on the harms of prostate cancer screening, which can cause overtreatment resulting in a lifetime of impotence and incontinence, is changing two decades of screening advice for men on that cancer. “Then you have breast cancer screening, where experts are looking at the same data and coming to markedly different conclusions,” he said. “That is the crux of the issue.”

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s the calendar flips to a new year, many people turn to an old tradition—deciding what they’d like to change in their lives. To help narrow down the list of choices for 2010, local health experts offer these six New Year’s resolutions they say everyone should make:

Help combat germs. The H1N1 virus has made

this flu season scarier than usual, but everyone has the power to slow the spread of disease, says Dr. S. William Berg, director of the Hampton Health District. Washing hands frequently, sneezing or coughing into tissues and staying home until a fever has been gone at least 24 hours are smart strategies. So is getting vaccinated for both seasonal and H1N1 viruses. And January is by no means too late: Flu season in Hampton Roads typically doesn’t peak until January or February and continues through March or April, and this year may be more unpredictable. “Your personal flu shot also protects many other people—your family, friends, co-workers,” Berg says. “If you don’t get sick, you can’t make other people sick. These might include people who have other health problems and who might get a lot sicker from the flu virus than you would.”

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Start strength training. Even many regular exercisers haven’t grasped that working out with weights is critical to weight loss, flexibility, balance, bone strength, energy level and mood, says Kelly Cox, director of operations at the Riverside Wellness & Fitness Center in Newport News. “People may think that strength training is only for guys or athletes, but it’s important to know that it has benefits for all ages,” Cox says. “A regular program will allow a reduction of body fat and an increase of lean muscle mass, which will allow more calories to burn more efficiently.”

lutions You Owe Yourself Lifts with exercise bands and dumbbells—or common household objects such as water bottles— and push-ups, squats and lunges all count. With weights, Cox recommends beginning with a resistance level that will tire muscles after about 12 repetitions. Also be sure to stretch out and give each muscle group a day of rest between sessions. (For more advice on starting a strength-training routine, turn to page 17.)

Get to a healthy weight. This is the most common

resolution every year—and many people make it repeatedly with little success. “Making a change in your lifestyle for permanent weight control and optimal health can be very challenging,” says Holly Hicks, a registered dietitian and wellness programming coordinator at the Riverside Wellness & Fitness Center. What might make the difference this year? Lining up more support, research suggests; for example, people are 50 percent more likely to start exercising if their spouse or partner joins them, according to a Duke University study. Some ideas: team up with family, friends, co-workers or neighbors for a weight-loss challenge; make an appointment with a nutritionist or personal trainer; or find a support group locally or online.

Become more optimistic. During tough times, reduce

your exposure to bad news (or go to www.goodnewsnetwork. org for an alternate take on the news), stay active, socialize with positive people and make a conscious choice to see the best side of situations, says Terilyn J. Goins, a Yorktownbased motivational speaker and trainer. “What I think dictates how I feel, and how I feel dictates how I act,” Goins says.

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“For example, if I send an e-mail to someone and get no response, I can automatically assume that the person received the e-mail and is simply ignoring me, or I can figure they must not have received my e-mail and follow up with a telephone call….Every moment we spend focusing on the negative requires valuable energy that could be directed toward something more productive. If you want to accomplish a goal, tell yourself you can do it, act as if you believe what you’ve said, and you will make it happen!”

Live more greenly. The average person generates a

whopping 4.6 pounds of trash a day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A bit more daily reflection can do a lot to decrease trash loads as well as unnecessary car trips and wasted water, says Tammy Rojek, recycling and water conservation specialist for the City of Williamsburg. “[Terms like] ‘global warming’ and ‘carbon footprint’ sound so daunting—so ‘where-the-polar-bears-live’— but it doesn’t begin in the land of icebergs and snow,” Rojek says. “It begins in our own backyard. We each play a part in the big picture.” So, seek out recycling containers rather than trash cans. Fix leaky faucets, take shorter showers—each minute can eat up seven gallons of water, turn off tap water while brushing teeth, don’t run a dishwasher or laundry machine without a full load and use old pet water to water plants. Bike, carpool and consolidate errands into single trips. And shop for local produce at farmers’ markets. For more ideas, visit www.planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green.

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hen it comes to the healthy benefits of vegetables, we’ve been taught to eat our greens—and reds, purples, oranges and yellows, too. But don’t forget the whites! Even though they might be lacking a splash of color, these winter whites contain important nutrients like vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. So, delight in white this season by incorporating these vegetables into your diet.

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Legendary for its anti-vampire charms, this truly amazing vegetable has many therapeutic and nutritious qualities. Garlic has been shown to decrease the risk of some cancers, lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease. A flavorful ingredient in many recipes, garlic has also been shown to boost the body’s immune system and act as an anti-inflammatory.

A cousin of broccoli and kale, cauliflower is high in vitamin C and contains compounds that reduce the risk of cancers, especially lung, colon, breast, ovarian and bladder cancer. To appease picky eaters, keep cauliflower at its whitest by cooking it in a stainless steel pot with a tablespoon of milk or lemon juice.

Enjoy garlic sprinkled on your favorite meat or fish, roasted and spread on wholegrain bread or diced and baked into your favorite casserole.

Enjoy cauliflower steamed until tender or dipped raw into low-fat ranch dressing.

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Navy beans

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Onions

Potatoes

Related to the turnip, this large vegetable is a popular staple in Latin America and sometimes called the Mexican potato. Jicamas contain vitamin C, are low in sodium and fat-free, and have a very mild, sweet flavor. These crunchy veggies are perfect for a vegetable platter because cut jicama won’t brown when exposed to air.

These small, creamy white beans got their name from the United States Navy, which used them as a main source of food in the early 20th century. Navy beans are a member of the legume family, packed with potassium and cholesterol-lowering fiber, and may protect against high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. One cup of navy beans also provides 24.7 percent of the daily requirements of thiamin, which is critical for brain function.

A close relative to the turnip, this crunchy vegetable adds nutrition and a unique flavor to recipes. At just 10 calories each, this fat-free veggie contains vitamin C, folic acid and potassium.

While they might bring a tear to the eye when they’re cut, onions will bring smiles to health-conscious folks who don’t mind a little bad breath. Onions can lower blood sugar, reduce the risk of colon cancer and help build healthy bones. Whether they are Spanish onions, pearl onions or shallots, these bulb veggies have antiinflammatory qualities and are rich in vitamin C.

While they are most often seen in less healthy forms, like french fries and potato chips, potatoes—the world’s most prolific food crop—are a low-fat, high-fiber food that contains good amounts of vitamin C and potassium. Potato skins are packed with health benefits, too, including flavonoids that may protect against cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.

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Enjoy navy beans cooked in stews and soups.

Enjoy white radishes raw with a dash of salt or sliced in your favorite salad.

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f your holiday indulgences are now appearing on the scale, or if years of gradual weight gain have finally caught up with you, then perhaps it’s time to get back to the basics. Weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you eat. Yes, I know that’s easy for me to say; but, if you can stay focused and follow this three-part plan, you’ll find that lasting weight loss is not so difficult to achieve. The three basic principles of weight loss are cardiovascular exercise, strength/resistance training and a healthy diet/lifestyle. Combine that formula with motivation and commitment, and soon you’ll be laughing your way to the scale. Continued on page 18

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While it is possible to lose weight through diet alone, you’ll risk hitting a plateau. But when you combine a reduced-calorie diet with a cardio program and resistance/strength training, you’ll not only achieve your goal—you’ll find that it is easier to maintain your results.

Resistance/strength training is often the missing link in Part II a weight-loss program, but without it, you won’t see lasting results. The more lean body mass (muscle) you have, the more calories you burn at rest. If you allow your muscles to atrophy (either through inactivity or by not challenging your muscles), your metabolism will decrease, which will cause weight gain. Cardiovascular workouts are effective and necessary but only raise your metabolism temporarily. For example, after an hour of running your metabolism will return to normal within the following hour. On the other hand, resistance training will permanently raise your metabolism because it requires first breaking down muscle tissue and then rebuilding it—only stronger, firmer and with more tone. This process takes time and energy (i.e., calories). Muscles need energy, so the more muscle tone you have, the higher your metabolism will consistently be. In addition, research shows that those who follow a strength-training program for two months burn, on average, about 200 calories more per workout than those whose exercise regimen does not include strength training.

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FYI: 1 pound of muscle burns about 50 calories a day, while 1 pound of fat burns about 4 calories a day.

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If you’re trying to lose weight, cardio exercise is key because it burns calories. The best activity is the one Part I Cardio you’ll do on a regular basis. So, finding a physical activity you like is critical to reaching your weight-loss goals. That said, different activities have different intensity levels. For example, a person weighing 150 pounds would burn a different amount of calories depending on the exercise. Walking at 4 mph: 170 calories Mowing the lawn with a push mower: 200 calories Stationary bike: 238 calories Spinning (at moderate intensity): 239 calories Running at 5 mph: 270 calories Swimming: 270 calories

FYI: 1 pound of body fat = 3,500 calories

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How Much Cardio Do I Need? The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association each recommend about 60 minutes of moderate-tovigorous-intensity exercise on most days. If you’re a beginner, start with 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardio three to four days a week and work up to 45 to 60 minutes, five to six days a week. Bottom line? Cardio will help you lose weight, but it is most effective when combined with strength training and a healthy, low-calorie diet.

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How Much Resistance Training Should You Do? Lift two or three days a week, performing three sets of 10 to 12 repetitions with weights heavy enough to fatigue your muscles by the end of each set.

Technically, there is no magic number of calories to eat to lose weight. While some people can lose weight Part III Diet by eating around 1,500 calories a day, with a little math you can assess your own personal caloric needs: To lose one pound of fat, you must burn approximately 3,500 calories over and above what you already burn through normal daily activities. That sounds like a lot of calories, and you certainly wouldn’t want to try to burn 3,500 calories in one day. However, you can determine what it would take to burn or cut enough calories to result in healthy weight-loss. Here’s how :

Calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate). This is the minimum number of calories you need to eat each day just to survive. To find out your BMR, go to this Web site: http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/g/ BMR.htm. (Keep in mind that no calculator will be fully accurate, so you may need to adjust these numbers as you go along.)

Calculate how many calories you burn through exercise. For example, try http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/blcalorieburn. htm. Or, even better, you could wear a heart rate monitor during your workout to calculate the number of calories burned.

Calculate your average daily caloric intake. You may need to keep a food journal to help with this. (Try the online food journal at www. thecaloriecounter.com.)

Now, use the following formula to figure out how many calories you need to burn daily: Take your BMR, add your activity calories and then subtract your food calories from that total. If you’re eating more than you’re burning (i.e., your BMR + activity burn is 2,000, and you’re eating 2,400 calories a day), you’ll gain weight. If you’re burning more than you eat, you’ll lose weight.

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In a scene from Star Trek, Dr. Leonard H. McCoy time-travels back to present day, and he’s horrified by the primitive practice of doctors cutting into their patients with scalpels and performing archaic treatments like chemotherapy. Just as life ever imitates art, medical technology ever imitates science fiction. Today’s patients are now benefitting from robotic surgery and chemotherapy alternatives, while doctors are being trained in virtual-reality environments. At the forefront of modern innovation, Hampton Roads is home to many a medical marvel, from bloodless surgery to 3-D imaging to replacement organs. Here are just a few examples of what our region’s health care leaders have to offer.

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Until recently, minimally invasive surgery was limited to simple procedures. The rule seemed to be: The more complex the operation, the bigger the incision. But experts now have the da Vinci Surgical System, and both internal abdominal exams (laparoscopy) and many types of major surgery can be performed through the smallest of incisions. With four black robotic arms built to “hold” scalpels, cutters, cauterizers and cameras, the da Vinci operating table only looks intimidating. Named for the Italian inventor who conceived the first robot, the da Vinci system doesn’t eliminate the human factor altogether: It takes a skilled surgeon to operate its controls. Dr. Michael Fabrizio of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital participated in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s clinical trials for the first generation of robotic surgical systems, and he has been operating a da Vinci machine since 2004. Twenty da Vinci surgical systems are now located across the state of Virginia, including three in Hampton Roads: at Sentara Norfolk, Riverside Regional Medical

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“Are you a Star Trek fan?” asks Dr. Leonard Weireter, Jr., responding to a query about the workings of the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) simulator. Weireter likens the device to the Star Fleet’s “holodeck,” saying it creates an immersive virtual reality environment for the purposes of medical training, evaluation and research. The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC)—a non-profit enterprise located in Norfolk and supported by Old Dominion University’s Research Foundation—is home to a CAVE prototype that serves as a training ground for students at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Weireter, a professor of surgery at EVMS and medical director of the Shock Trauma Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, has taken students out of the classroom and put them inside the CAVE’s 10-foot cube, where they are surrounded by projection walls that create a virtual environment. Once inside, an electronic wand controls a virtually unlimited range of 3-D objects that are used to practice procedures and gain skills—all before putting on a white coat. “We’re not at a holodeck level yet,” says Weireter, “but the realism is good.”

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Center in Newport News, and Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth. “The system is very ergonomic,” Fabrizio says. “The visualization and technology are amazing. It’s a 3-D view with 10x magnification.” Da Vinci’s system design allows surgeons to operate the controls from a seated position, manipulating the robotic arms to guide tiny instruments with precision and dexterity. The system is used locally to perform minimally invasive abdominal, urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic and general surgeries. (Read The Health Journal’s coverage of Riverside’s da Vinci robot [November 2006] online at www.thehealthjournals.com.) The da Vinci’s cost to hospitals and outcome reliability are similar to that of other minimally invasive surgical methods, and its value is largely measured in post-operation patient comfort, with less blood loss and a shorter recovery period. “Patients have been pleased with the outcomes,” Fabrizio says. “I believe the da Vinci system is here to stay and has growing applications in other specialties.”

Radiation has long been a chief weapon against cancer, but never before have oncologists had such a wide array of tools in their arsenal. Surgical tools that use stereotactic radiation offer a non-invasive (read: no cutting) method of treating tumors by delivering a focused beam of gamma radiation directly to a cancerous mass. Housed at Sentara Norfolk, the Cyberknife System utilizes robotics and X-ray image guidance to precisely target tumors of all kinds while the patient remains at ease, feeling no pain. Cyberknife’s software—adapted from missile-guiding technology—tracks subtle movements, even the motion of a patient’s lungs breathing. Dr. Scott Williams, medical director of Sentara’s Advanced Radiosurgery Center, says “sub-millimeter accuracy” has earned the Cyberknife its 90-percent success rate in reducing lung tumors. “It’s declassified military software that really makes this thing go,” he adds. In fact, Cyberknife’s adapted X-ray guidance system was once used to examine ships’ welds, whereas its robotic arm technology was pioneered on the auto assembly line. Williams first trained on the Cyberknife seven years ago at Stanford University, where the technology was invented. Sentara now uses the Cyberknife on cancers of the brain, spine, lungs and liver, reports Williams, who hopes they’ll start treating prostate cancer this year. It’s another tool in our toolbox [for treating

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Another type of radiosurgery is also on the rise, and it’s all about the protons. Scientist Robert R. Wilson first suggested using protons to treat cancer in 1946, and the first treatments were performed using particle accelerators built for nuclear physics research. Today there are five proton therapy centers in the United States and eight more on the way. Of these, Hampton University’s Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI)—once it is completed this fall—will be the nation’s largest at a roomy 98,000 square feet. Traditional radiation treatments shoot gamma radiation through a tumor, with the excess dissipating in the patient’s body. Proton radiation, on the other hand, can be delivered to the exact depth of a tumor while conforming to its shape—resulting in a more concentrated, effective dose. Proton therapy is especially important for treating childhood cancer, because it offers minimal side effects and spares surrounding tissues.

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eadache? Sniffles? Full-fledged stomach flu? When you’re feeling ill, the first reaction may be to reach into your medicine cabinet to find something to make you feel better. But while worrying about taking care of our family’s health, many of us don’t know whether our medicine cabinet is healthy or not. The Food and Drug Administration recommends giving your medicine cabinet an annual checkup. The start of a new year is a great time to clean out that cabinet, restock expired supplies and check the batteries in the digital thermometer.

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As far as medicines go, pharmacist David Kuzma recommends having a fresh supply of ibuprofen or acetaminophen on hand, most often prescribed along with fluids and rest to fight off the flu. “Have these [items] in appropriate doses for all age groups in your household,” he says. “If you have children, you’ll want liquid dose forms, and for adults, tablets or capsules.”

While you may have bottles of these types of medicines left over from your most recent headaches, Kuzma reminds folks that expiration dates are different for every medication, and checking those should be first on your list when cleaning out your medicine cabinet. “Once you open a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, it deteriorates quickly,” says Kuzma, who adds that even first-aid staples such as rubbing alcohol have expiration dates. “These products are very inexpensive” but nonetheless important, he says. And while your bathroom medicine cabinet may be a great place to store your contact lenses, bandages and toothpaste, it is not the best place to store your medications. “The worst place to store medicine is your bathroom,” Kuzma says. “Humidity breaks down products rapidly, especially tablet forms.” Instead, he suggests finding a cool, dry, dark place where prescription and over-the-counter medications can be kept safely out of the reach of children. Continued on page 27 THE HEALTH JOURNAL

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Clean out, stock up and be prepared by following these basic tips when giving your medicine cabinet an annual makeover:

Move your medicine. Store first-aid supplies, gauze pads, bandages and everyday hygiene products in your bathroom medicine cabinet. Move prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines to a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children and preferably in a childproof box.

Keep medication packaging and information. Store medication in its original packaging to easily reference expiration dates, dosage information and drug interactions. Keep a file of extra paperwork you might receive with a prescription, even if you’ve been taking the same medication for years. You never know when you’ll need to check on side effects or drug interactions.

Stick with one pharmacy. It’s best to fill all your prescriptions and overthe-counter needs at one pharmacy so the pharmacists will have a complete record of your medication history and can screen for potentially hazardous drug interactions. Some pharmacies will even honor competitors’ coupons to keep you as a customer.

Our New Year’s resolution is always the same.

Throw out dusty bottles. If alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and even antacid bottles are dusty or don’t display expiration dates, assume they have expired. Similarly, if medicine labels are missing or unreadable, safely discard them.

Restock first-aid supplies. Open bandage boxes to make sure you have plenty, check lotions to make sure they aren’t dried up, stock up on cotton balls and swabs, and find the tweezers and scissors that may have been misplaced.

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5. PARP INHIBITORS

>>| The PARP trial will continue for another few months, and Danso urges women with triple-negative breast cancer to contact Virginia Oncology Associates at 757-466-8683.

6. VAD Think of it as a temporary heart—a portable generator that could power an entire house during an electrical outage. Ventricular Assistance Devices (VADs) are mechanized circulatory pumps that keep blood flowing through a person’s body when the heart is failing. Weighing less than a pound, a VAD (for example, Thoratec’s “Heartmate II”) resembles a four-inch-long plumbing fixture that’s surgically implanted just beneath the heart. Shoulder holsters contain a pair of batteries, and a system controller is attached to the user’s waistband. Inside the chest, the VAD is attached to the heart’s left ventricle and ascending aorta. Outside the body, a single-wire lead penetrates the patient’s skin at the abdomen. For years, VADs were used for either short-term (postop) recovery or as a “bridge device” for those awaiting heart transplant. Today VADs are used more often as a “destination therapy” but mostly for patients with endstage heart failure and others who are ineligible for heart transplant due to age or illness. Dr. John Herre, a cardiologist and scientific director of Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute in Norfolk, has

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7. BIPLANE IMAGING

A tool worthy of Dr. McCoy’s ship’s medical bay, biplane imaging requires patients to lie on a full-body-length imaging platform where they are scanned from head to toe, allowing the doctor to analyze their lateral and frontal anatomy on a live 3-D display. Operated by Riverside Health System on the Peninsula, the Siemens Artis Zee biplane imaging platform is a powerful diagnostic and procedural tool that can be used for cardiovascular, trauma, neurovascular and orthopedic procedures. This robotic, multi-axis system provides unprecedented positioning flexibility as it quickly rotates two image planes to give cardiologists and neuroradiologists a detailed, live, high-definition display, allowing the physician to see contrast-enhanced blood vessels and even the heart’s four chambers from every angle. Treating aneurysms once required penetrating the skull, but biplane imaging technology allows surgeons to observe vivid, cross-sectional internal images on a live flat-screen display while they move a catheter through the leg’s femoral artery and guide it all the way up to the brain, where they can embolize (neutralize) an aneurysm on the spot. Leading the current trend toward hybrid operating rooms that support multiple specialists, the Artis Zee allows a clinical team to shift from common diagnostic procedures to open surgery without delay. Essentially, a scanning bed can become an operating table in a moment’s notice. Neuroradiologist Dr. Frank Sanderson has been using the Artis imager since it came to Riverside Regional Medical Center over a year ago and points to the speed of the biplane imager as its greatest asset, noting that less time on the table means less radiation exposure for the patient.

>>| Riverside’s biplane imager really sets the benchmark for today’s diagnostic-surgical tools.

Today’s medical technology may not be ready for Star Fleet just yet. Kidney disease can’t be cured with a pill, and doctors can’t diagnose any disease with a handheld scanner. But every decade yields new advances, and the ongoing process of bold discoveries and innovation continues to pave the way for a healthier next generation.

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What if all that stood between patients and cancer survival was a single protein? For women with advanced breast cancer, that very well may be the case. Poly ADP Ribose Polymerase (PARP) is a protein that repairs damage to our DNA. Healthy cells use PARP to repair themselves, but cancer cells do, too—harnessing the power of PARP to further their uncontrolled growth. So it was immediately clear, upon discovery of this protein, that inhibiting its function could be of great advantage to cancer patients. Initial clinical trials revealed that PARP inhibitors dramatically increased the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Currently, 400 breast cancer patients are enrolled in PARP-related clinical trials at the Norfolk offices of Virginia Oncology Associates. There, Dr. Michael Danso serves as principal investigator in a Phase III trial studying women with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive level of cancer that can often spread through the body and is treatable only with chemotherapy. Danso confirms that previous trials have already yielded encouraging results. Patients who have received the intravenous PARP inhibitor with chemotherapy have displayed almost a doubling of the median survival rate. Trial participant Sharon Price encountered no additional side effects while taking PARP inhibitors, which sent her cancer into retreat within a year. “I was very lucky,” says Price, 39, crediting the combination of chemotherapy and PARP inhibitors with shrinking her lung tumors. “I’m lucky that I was selected [for this trial], and lucky that I live in an area where the study is taking place.”

been using the Heartmate II unit for both short- and longterm care as well as cardiac repairs following the stress of cancer therapy. “There’s a lot of interest in this sort of artificial heart,” says Herre, “because there simply aren’t enough real hearts to go around for transplanting. But we can make as many VADs as we want, and they can last years longer than fully artificial hearts [which replace the failing heart entirely but are not a long-term solution for most patients]. We now have rechargeable batteries that can last 12 to 18 hours, and you can plug your VAD into the lighter socket of your car to [recharge] batteries on long trips.” Though Herre and colleagues are pleased with the improved survival rate VADs supply, they look to the future, another five years down the road, when they expect to see variable speed VADs that are completely concealed within the chest and can be recharged through the skin. Says Herre: “That will be the next big leap.”

Scientists at Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Strelitz Diabetes Center are closing in on a potential treatment for Type I diabetes, often called juvenile diabetes. The body needs insulin to convert sugar into energy. When a specific enzyme—lipoxygenase, or “12LO”—is present, it releases proinflammatory lipids within insulinproducing beta cells. The body’s immune system then sends out special-agent cells to target and destroy the source of inflammation (i.e., beta cells). When too many cells are destroyed, a person must self-administer insulin. Dr. Jerry Nadler (above), professor and chair of internal medicine at EVMS and director of the Strelitz Center, and colleagues have identified the 12-LO enzyme in human beta cells. His team believes that blocking 12-LO can prevent or stop the progression of Type I diabetes and possibly reverse it by allowing beta cells to regenerate. In animal studies, Nadler and his team have seen a nearly 100-percent success rate at preventing Type I diabetes when the gene responsible for producing 12-LO was deleted. “We have successfully identified a vital step in the development of Type I diabetes, and we are hopeful that blocking this enzyme could hold the key to engineering breakthrough new treatments,” Nadler said in a statement. Stay tuned for The Health Journal’s further coverage of Nadler’s ongoing research—which could be yet another medical “first” for Hampton Roads— as well as other exciting discoveries being made at EVMS.

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G. Theodore Hughes, M.D., is the director of obstetrics for Bon Secours Hampton Roads and an OB/GYN practicing with the WomanCare Center at DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk.

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How is a midwife different from an obstetrician in the type of care each provides?

Certified nurse-midwives are a very important part of my medical practice. They are nurses with advanced degrees who specialize in normal, natural childbirth and gynecological care of healthy women throughout their life cycle. Midwives and doctors share common goals: to provide excellent care for mother and baby, to create a positive birth experience for the parents and, of course, to deliver a healthy baby. Obstetricians and nurse-midwives work together to provide a rich experience for birthing women and their families. Both the midwife and physician use their professional knowledge to provide for the physical and emotional needs of each patient, but the midwife is often more in tune with the personal and spiritual changes that birth brings. Women know themselves well and are most likely to choose the kind of birth attendant and birth experience that meet their needs. Both physicians and midwives provide the full array of pain management options to women. Midwives, however, are skilled at assisting women who seek a more natural birthing experience. Women who choose a physician/midwife team benefit from the skills and perspectives of both professions. Obstetrician/gynecologists provide care that is focused on the female reproductive system. We are surgeons and primary care providers to women throughout their lives, in times of health and illness. Certified nursemidwives also care for women throughout their lives providing primary care and family planning services

with a specialty in the transformative process of the childbearing years. While obstetricians and midwives have a common goal of ensuring a safe birth and a healthy mother and baby, complications that require an obstetricianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intervention can arise during pregnancy, labor or birth. Obstetricians are educated to solve complex medical problems. We provide emergency and surgical care when medical intervention is needed to protect the health of the mother and the baby. (About 20 percent of women will have a complicated pregnancy or birth requiring specialized care.) In my practice, midwives spend more time with their patients during routine appointments. This provides time for discussion of personal goals and educational needs in order to prepare the family for the kind of birth experience they want. During labor, the midwife closely oversees the laboring mother to promote an optimal labor and birth. If a woman appears to be at risk for complications, the doctor must intervene; but the midwife remains part of the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care team to provide emotional support and continuity of care. As a physician, I love that my patients can choose between a midwife and an obstetrician. The midwives in my practice care for mothers who are likely to have a normal, healthy birth. This allows our doctors to care for high-risk patients and those with which we have a longstanding doctor-patient relationship. I must admit that I enjoy delivering second, third and fourth babies. No doubt our midwives do too. Blair Conger, CNMW, contributed to this article.

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Northampton Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center 1028 Topping Lane Hampton (757) 826-4922 Regency Health Care Center 112 N. Constitution Dr. Yorktown (757) 890-0675 Riverside Adult Day Care 1000 Old Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-2032 Riverside Convalescent Centers 1000 Old Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-2000 414 Algonquin Rd. Hampton (757) 722-9881 Riverside PACE (Program of AllInclusive Care for the Elderly) 4107 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 251-7977 St. Francis Nursing Center 4 Ridgewood Pkwy. Newport News (757) 886-6500 Sturdevant Lodge Elite Elder Care 11 San Jose Drive Newport News (757) 660-7703 Sentara Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 2230 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 224-2230

Venisse Georgalas, DC 702-A Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-9390 Gunderman Chiropractic & Wellness Center 5701 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 874-5666 Japhet D. LeGrant, DC 950 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton (757) 825-8010 Manadero Chiropractic 727 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 595-8433 Scott E. Olney, DC 1056 Harpersville Rd. Newport News (757) 596-9696 Optimum Chiropractic, PC 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste 202-A Newport News (757) 594-9412

Cardiology

Poquoson Chiropractic Clinic 370-A Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-7709

Cardiovascular Center of Hampton Roads 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 110 Newport News (757) 873-0360 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2074 12720 McManus Blvd., Ste. 307 Newport News (757) 872-0186 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 210 Hampton (757) 827-2490

Rebound Chiropractic 11790 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 205 Newport News (757) 873-8701 Burt H. Rubin, DC 183 Woodland Road Hampton (757) 723-3893

Thomas W. Butterfoss, DMD, PC Jennifer L. Barton Butterfoss, DDS, MS 2111 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 838-3400 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-5448 Henry A. Cathey 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 1-C Newport News (757) 874-5511 City Center Dental Care 709 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-3001 Michael Covaney, DDS 760-E Pilot House Dr. Newport News (757) 596-6850 Ray A. Dail, DDS 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. A-4 Newport News (757) 872-7777 G. Curtis Dailey, DDS 534 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-6091 2118 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-5075

Alan R. McGill, DDS 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 5-C Newport News (757) 595-9979 Jack A. Mrazik, DDS 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 204 Hampton (757) 838-3975 Francis D. Mullen, DMD 2240-B Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 838-8411 George L. Nance, DDS 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 805 Newport News (757) 872-0617 K. E. Neill Jr., DDS K. E. Neill III, DDS 219 Cook Rd. Yorktown (757) 898-6832 Oyster Point Oral & Facial Surgery 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 105 Newport News (757) 596-1200 Parks Orthodontics 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 802 Newport News (757) 874-6655

Family Care 802 Old Oyster Point Rd. Newport News (757) 595-2510

Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry 220 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 240-5711

Katherine A. Treherne, MD 2207-C Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 827-5626

David L. Forrest, DDS 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 7-A Newport News (757) 873-8800

Jon E. Piche, DDS 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 874-1777

Diagnostic Imaging

Geary Family Dentistry, PLLC 105 Terrabonne Rd. Yorktown (757) 898-4661

Port Warwick Dental Arts 251 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 223-9270

Gentle Caring Dentistry 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. C-3 Newport News (757) 594-9005

Gary A. Riggs, Jr., DMD 1610-B Aberdeen Rd. Hampton (757) 838-3830 Loretta Rubenstein, DDS 12725 McManus Blvd. Newport News (757) 874-0990

Gerald Q. Freeman, DDS 12482 Warwick Blvd., Ste. G Newport News (757) 599-3182

Riverside Heart Specialists 2112-B Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 827-7754

Wright Spine & Sports Health, PC 2360 Hampton Highway Yorktown (757) 223-5444

Clifford T. Goodwin, DDS 12610 Patrick Henry Dr., Ste. G Newport News (757) 930-3744

John Shepherd Jr., DDS Scott J. Golrich, DMD 4030 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-4646

York County Chiropractic 121-G Grafton Station Lane Yorktown (757) 989-5393

Barry Lee Green, DMD 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-2 Newport News (757) 874-5455

Perry L. Showalter, DDS 5324 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-0822

Dentistry & Oral Health

Hampton Roads Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 825-8355 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-1 Newport News (757) 874-6501

Jeffrey G. Sotack, DDS 2111 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-9595

A Family Chiropractic Center 121 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-7787

James River Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center 540 Aberthaw Ave. Newport News (757) 595-2273

Almloff Acupuncture 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 5-E Newport News (757) 596-8451 Atlas Specific Chiropractic 640 Denbigh Blvd., Suite 4 Newport News (757) 283-6929 Back in Action 11830-C Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-7786 Bayview Chiropractic Clinic 1204 E. Pembroke Ave. Hampton (757) 723-1496

Morningside of Newport News 655 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 890-0905

Charney Chiropractic Back Rehabilitation & Wellness 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 110 Newport News (757) 873-9580

The Newport 11141 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-3733

Chiropractic Wellness & Rehabilitation 716-A Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-4131

Newport News Nursing & Rehab. 12997 Nettles Dr. Newport News (757) 249-8880

Christopher Connolly, DC 370 Wythe Creek Rd., Ste. A Poquoson (757) 868-3407

Mitchell A. Avent, DDS Mark A. Huie, DDS 12725 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 1, Ste. A Newport News (757) 874-0660

Quarles Dermatology 304-A Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 827-3046

Ken J. Tompkins, MD Padman A. Menon, MD 2208-D Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 825-1440

Tidewater Clinic of Chiropractic 12715 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 1 Newport News (757) 890-2030

Allen, McCormick & Wexel 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 500 Hampton (757) 896-4900

Pariser Dermatology Specialists 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 595-8816

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 928-3810

Tidewater Heart Institute 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 1-B Hampton (757) 825-4260

Robert M. Alexander, DDS 105 Terrabonne Rd. Yorktown (757) 898-4625

Oyster Point Dermatology 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 302 Newport News (757) 873-0161

Essential Dental Services, LLC 2704 Chestnut Ave. Newport News (757) 247-0890

Scott H. Francis, DDS Hunter C. Francis, DDS 2038 Nickerson Blvd. Hampton (757) 851-3530

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Bruce E. Fuller, MD 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 3-B Newport News (757) 872-7787

William J. Shields, MD 914 Denbigh Blvd. Grafton (757) 874-0320

Kevin S. Steele, DC 183 Woodland Rd. Hampton (757) 723-1899

David J. Alexander, DDS 2019 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 314 Hampton (757) 838-2201

Associates in Dermatology 17 Manhattan Sq. Hampton (757) 838-8030

William Pearlman, DDS 1959 E. Pembroke Ave. Hampton (757) 723-6565

Harold B. Dumas, DDS 6521 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-3366

Allen B. Nichols, MD 12720 McManus Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 875-5332

Tidewater Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 602 Newport News (757) 534-5511

Ageless Dermatology & Laser Center 5309 Discovery Park Blvd. Williamsburg (757) 564-1200

Schumann Dermatology Group One Park Place 5309 Discovery Park Blvd. Williamsburg (757) 564-1200

Spine Care of Tidewater, PC 7216 Executive Dr., Ste. A Hampton (757) 827-3210 11872-D Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-8483

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons

Dermatology

Thomas R. Parrott, DMD 401 Oyster Point Rd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 249-8921

James F. Dollar, DDS R. Benjamin Ellis, DDS 12725 Patrick Henry Dr. Newport News (757) 874-6712

Hampton Roads Cardiology 4000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 827-2200

Hilton Plaza Assisted Living 311 Main Street Newport News (757) 596-6010

Mennowood Retirement Community 13030 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 249-0355

Egan Family Chiropractic 1078 Big Bethel Road Hampton (757) 838-2500

Pahnke Chiropractic & Wellness Care 755-A Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-2225

Abbott Family Chiropractic 2021-A Cunningham Dr., Ste. 3 Hampton (757) 838-8820

Mayfair House 1030 Topping Lane Hampton (757) 826-3728

Denbigh Chiropractic 13784-B Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-3770

Shelton on the Bay 1300 N. Mallory St. Hampton (757) 723-6669

Hidenwood Retirement Community 50 Wellesley Rd. Newport News (757) 930-1075

Keswick Place at Warwick Forest 866 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 886-2000

Kevin L. Conover, DC 10866 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-8834

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William G. Harper, DDS 235 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-8152 Kent Herring 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 102-B Newport News (757) 877-7667 Lanny C. Hinson 606 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. C-1 Newport News (757) 873-2577 Dawn T. Hunt, DMD, PC 358 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-6651

D. Mark Babcock, DMD 640 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 1 Newport News (757) 874-4420

Marvin Kaplan, DDS, PC 13193 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-5530

Jeff W. Bass, DDS 4326 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-6788

Levy & Hoffman Family Dentistry 3120 Kiln Creek Blvd. Yorktown (757) 877-9281

Sidney Becker, DDS 12821 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 874-7155

Maeso Family & Cosmetic Dentistry 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 107 Newport News (757) 877-4304

Walton L. Bolger, DMD 12695 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 4/ Ste. A Newport News (757) 877-1999

Anthony L. Martin, DDS 119-C Village Ave. Yorktown (757) 886-0300

Michael W. Bowler 4310 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-1919

Montague L. Martin, DDS Shannon M. Martin, DDS 12650 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 930-4800

Boxx, Blaney & Lachine Family Dentistry 113 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-8765

John L. Matney, DDS 4112 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-6622 12528-A Warwick Blvd.

Newport News (757) 596-8210

Jon L. Scott, DDS 1186 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton (757) 825-6280

W. Mark Stall, DDS 211 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 851-5939 Tabb Family Denistry 106 Yorktown Road Yorktown (757) 867-9000 DonnaMaria Tapp-Reid, DDS 2202-E Executive Drive Hampton (757) 838-8855 Donald L. Taylor Jr., DDS Russell S. Taylor, DDS 534-A Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-9334 Tidewater Family Dentistry 559 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-6787 Alexander Waitkus, DDS, MS, PC 2101 Executive Dr., Ste. 5E South Hampton (757) 826-8511 Benjamin T. Watson, DDS 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 7-E Newport News (757) 873-3322 Calvin R. White Jr., DDS 4101 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-7200 J. Dewey Willis III, DDS, PC 11713 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-3407 Patrick R. Wyatt, DDS 12528-F Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-7990

Breast Diagnostic Center 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600 Newport News (757) 595-8650 Cranial Facial Imaging Center 7151 Richmond Rd., Ste. 306 Williamsburg (757) 476-6714 Dorothy Hoefer Breast Imaging Center 1031 Loftis Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-5474 Roslind McCoy-Sibley 2204-C Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-1100 Mid-Atlantic Imaging Centers 750 McGuire Place, Ste. A Newport News (757) 223-5059 Open Multi-positional MRI Center 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 926-4351 Orthopaedic & Spine Center 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1444 Oyster Point Radiology, Inc. 11835 Fishing Point Dr., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 873-8823 Riverside Diagnostic & Breast Center 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 104 Newport News (757) 594-3900 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 1500 Hampton (757) 251-7800 Tidewater Diagnostic Imaging 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 873-0848 11803 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-1803 3630 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-6101 Tidewater Heart Institute Laboratories 2116 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 224-4233 TPMG Imaging Center 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 873-0848 Unique Imaging Solutions, Inc. 2113 Hartford Rd., Ste. B Hampton (757) 722-0223

Endocrinology Joseph K. Chemplavil, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 1-A Hampton (757) 827-9259 Anne Leddy, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 300-A Newport News (757) 595-4300 Riverside Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Center 11844-B Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 534-5050 12200 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 590B Newport News (757) 534-5909 THE HEALTH JOURNAL

Family Practice Carlos F. Acosta, MD Dana L. Bachtell, MD 2100 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-2102

Granma T’s 4161 William Styron Square N. Newport News (757) 594-9868

Gentle Care, Inc. 751 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. J Newport News (757) 873-4555

Sentara Urgent Care 747 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-6117

Health Haven 12452 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-6634

Heartland Hospice 11835 Fishing Point Dr., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 594-8215

Hypnosis

Health Trail Natural Foods 10848 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-8018

Home Care Alternatives 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 301-D Newport News (757) 236-5062

Ageless Balance Hypnotherapy 2013 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 869-0838

The Healthy Connection 2007 N. Armistead Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-6404

Home Helpers & Direct Link 6420-G Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 989-0090

Med Emporium 629 Pilot House Dr. Newport News (757) 434-5777

Home Instead Senior Care 555 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 886-1230

Elise Fee 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 8 Newport News (757) 812-1653 100 Bridge St., Ste. D Hampton (757) 812-1653

Hampton Roads Gastroenterology 501 Medical Drive Hampton (757) 826-3434

Riverside Lifeline 5033-B Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy., Ste. C Yorktown (757) 856-7030

Hope in Home Care Skilled Care Division 11835 Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 873-3410

Peninsula Gastroenterology 101 Philip Roth Street, Ste. 5-A Newport News (757) 599-6333

Smoothie King 2040 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 13-A Hampton (757) 262-1588

Hope in Home Care 11828 Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-0030

Port Warwick Internal Medicine 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 140 Newport News (757) 594-1803

Virginia Home Medical 11842 Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-1700

Hospice Community Care 1064 Loftis Blvd., Suite C-2 Newport News (757) 594-0288

Infectious Disease

Bally Total Fitness 12555 Hornsby Lane Newport News (757) 249-1315

TPMG Gastroenterology 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 301-A Newport News (757) 240-2700

The Vitamin Shoppe 12266 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 249-3697

Hospice of Virginia Hampton Roads (800) 501-0451

Stephen L. Green, MD 2112 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-8677

Body-in-Balance 12482-A Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 715-6906

General Surgery

Hearing & Audiology

Oyster Point Medical Specialists 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 596-7115

Dominion Surgical 4000 Coliseum Dr. Ste. 320 Hampton (757) 827-2202

Dominion Pediatric Therapy 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 873-2932

Immediate Care Assisted Living 66 West Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 838-0900 Interim Healthcare 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 303-B Newport News (757) 873-3313

Riverside Medical Specialists 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 3, Ste. B Newport News (757) 594-2081

Hampton Roads Surgical Specialists 109 Philip Roth St. Newport News (757) 873-6434

ENT Physicians & Surgeons 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 152 Newport News (757) 599-5505

Lillies in the Valley Private Duty 11747 Jefferson Ave.. Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 873-0711

Internal Medicine

Maxim Healthcare Services 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 503 Newport News (757) 595-8822

Denbigh Internal Medicine 1000 Old Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872-7003

Nurses 4 You, Inc. 4112 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Ste. 3 Yorktown (757) 833-3200

Melvin G. J. Green, MD 4001 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 300. Hampton (757) 827-2030

TPMG of Hampton 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 5-C Hampton (757) 223-4992 TPMG Hidenwood Family Medicine 12655-A Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-9880

Albert H. Francis Jr., MD 2104 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-9979

TPMG Patrick Henry Family Medicine 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 6-A Newport News (757) 969-1755

Nancy Ayers, MD 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B-4 Newport News (757) 873-4441

TPMG of Yorktown 307 Cook Road Yorktown (757) 898-7261

Leo C. Bowers, MD 26 Wine Street Hampton (757) 728-1100

Victoria Family Practice 3212-B Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-6160

Bruton Avenue Family Practice 12 Bruton Avenue Newport News (757) 594-4111

The Village Doctor 10222 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 223-0124

Alvin Bryant, MD 2000 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 380-8603

Warwick Primary Care 4032-A Campbell Road Newport News (757) 534-5600

Harold E. Cloud Jr., MD 2726 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 825-1500 Coliseum Medical Associates 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 200 Hampton (757) 827-0420 Commonwealth Family Practice 12715-M Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 930-0091 Roxanne Dietzler, MD 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 599-3623 Family Care of Denbigh 12652-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 874-8822 Family Practice of Hampton Roads 2117 Hartford Road Hampton (757) 825-4273 Robert E. Feely Jr., MD Sinclair B. McCracken, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600-A Newport News (757) 595-5001 48th Street Physicians 4714 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 380-8709 Maurice W. Frazier, MD 17 W. Mellen St. Hampton (757) 723-9141 C. Lee Ginsburgh, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 500 Newport News (757) 599-1066 Hampton Family Practice 9-A Manhattan Square Hampton (757) 838-6335

Fitness & Weight Management

Center for Metabolic Health 733 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 873-1880 Curves for Women 5336 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-8300 3835 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 723-3600 1814-A Todds Lane Hampton (757) 265-9200 Willow Oaks Village Square 227 Fox Hill Rd. Hampton (757) 851-5800 555 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872-8720 328 Oyster Point Plaza Newport News (757) 249-9300 10860 Warwick Center Newport News (757) 596-2121 477-C Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-1488 3301 Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-7150 Fitbody/Strongbody 735 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 120 Newport News (757) 874-3488

YMCA 7827 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 245-0047 101 Long Green Blvd. Yorktown (757) 867-3300 1800 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-6018 1322 LaSalle Ave. Hampton (757) 722-9044

Gastroenterology Colonial Gastroenterology 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 230 Newport News (757) 534-7701 Gastroenterology Specialists 410-A Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 826-6539

Peninsula Surgery Center 12000 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-1717 Peninsula Surgical & Trauma Services 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 601 Newport News (757) 534-5300 Port Warwick Surgery 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 250 Newport News (757) 873-0050 Riverside Hampton Surgery Center 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 251-1077 TPMG - General Surgery 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 204 Newport News (757) 874-1077

Flair for Fitness Personal Training (757) 286-4195

Weight Loss Surgery Center 645 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-9572

Fyzique Fitness Center 8100-F Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy.Yorktown (757) 283-5303

Hand Surgery

Healthy Family Partnerships 100 Old Hampton Ln. Hampton (757) 727-1300

Gold’s Gym 815 Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-4653

Hilton Family Practice 10852 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-3602

Hampton Senior Center 3501 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 727-1601

Robert M. Campolattaro, MD Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 900 Hampton (757) 637-7016

Lawrence C. Hyman, MD 2114-A Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 826-3460

HeartSenter Yoga 111 Manassas Loop Yorktown (757) 236-5603

Riverside School of Health Careers 316 Main Street Newport News (757) 240-2200

Daniel Lee Medical Group, PC 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-3 Newport News (757) 243-2377

Jazzercise Oyster Point Center 882 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-9266

Maxim Healthcare 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 503 Newport News (757) 595-8822

Magruder Primary Care 850 Enterprise Pkwy. Hampton (757) 637-7600

Metabolic Balance Hilltop Medical Center 1788 Republic Rd., Ste. 202 Virginia Beach (757) 228-1241

Health Departments

J. Matthew Halverson, DO, FAAFP Tammy J. Beavers, MD 11835 Fishing Point Drive, Suite 104 Newport News (757) 599-5588

John L. Marshall, MD 12715-H Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-3969 Mercury West Medical Center 2148 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 827-1940 Old Hampton Family Practice 200 Eaton Street Hampton (757) 726-5000 Oyster Point Family Practice 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 700 Newport News (757) 873-2000 Patriot Primary Care 2855 Denbigh Blvd. Grafton (757) 968-5700 Port Warwick Medical Assoc. 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 594-1870 Preventive Medicine Center 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 602 Newport News (757) 596-8073

Northampton Community Center 1435-A Todds Ln. Hampton (757) 825-4805 North Phoebus Community Ctr. 249 West Chamberlin Ave. Hampton (757) 727-1160 Old Hampton Community Center 201 Lincoln St. Hampton (757) 727-1123 Peninsula Boxing Academy 467-D Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 872 -9832 Personal Training Associates On the Square (Port Warwick) Newport News (757) 599-5999 Piyo Pilates Studio 101 Nat Turner Blvd.

Newport News (757) 218-5505

Riverside Wellness & Fitness Centers 12650 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 875-7525

Health Careers

Hampton Health District

3130 Victoria Blvd. Hampton (757) 727-1172 Hampton University Hampton (757) 727-5328

Maico Audiological Services 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 403-B Newport News (757) 873-8794

Robert N. Lowe, MD 2501-A Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-3910

Riverside Hospice 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-D Newport News (757) 594-2745

Frank E. Medford, MD 11030 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-0908

Riverside Lifeline 5033 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Ste. C Yorktown (757) 856-7030

Hoskote S. Nagraj, MD 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1-A Newport News (757) 874-1337

Sentara Home Care Services 2713-G Magruder Blvd. Hampton (757) 766-2600

Port Warwick Internal Medicine 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 140 Newport News (757) 594-1800

Costco Hearing Aid Center 12121 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 746-2031

Tama Home Health Care Services 600 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 350 Newport News (757) 873-3315

Riverside Center for Internal Medicine 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 2200 Hampton (757) 838-2891

Hearing Health Care Center 111 Cybernetics Way, Ste. 220 Yorktown (757) 206-1900

Visiting Angels Tidewater 12388-203 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-4145

Miracle Ear 100 Newmarket Fair Newport News (757) 825-9477

Hospitals & Clinics

Audibel Hearing Aid Center 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 6-A Newport News (757) 595-2005 Beach Hearing Aid Centers 11745 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 7 Newport News (757) 595-2005 Beltone-Ledford Audiology & Hearing Aid Center 727-F J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-2113 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 2-B Hampton (757) 896-3989

Hospice & Home Care

Bayada Nurses 7151 Richmond Rd. Williamsburg (757) 565-5400

Sentara Center for Health & Fitness 4001 Coliseum Drive Hampton (866) 760-2658

Food Herbs & More 2821 Denbigh Blvd. Yorktown (757) 898-0100

Suburban Family Practice 858 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-4343

Total Fitness 6120 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 827-0629

Freewheel Bicycle Shop 12440 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-6320

TPMG/Denbigh Family Medicine 13347 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0214

Traveling Fitness for Women Hampton - Newport News (757) 593-5912

TPMG of Grafton 101-A York Crossing Grafton (757) 898-7737

West Hampton Community Center 1638 Briarfield Rd. Hampton (757) 896-4687

General Nutrition Center 605 Newmarket Dr. Hampton (757) 838-5930 23 Town Center Way Newport News (757) 896-3794

Internal Medicine 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. C-4 Newport News (757) 872-9808

Riverside Home Care 856 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 594-5600

Thomas Nelson Community College 99 Thomas Nelson Dr. Hampton (757) 825-2700

Stoneybrook Family Practice 15408 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 890-0012

Hannibal E. Howell, MD 55 E. Tyler St. Hampton (757) 723-2674

Hearing Aids

Amour Home Care, Inc. 3114 Chestnut Ave. Newport News (757) 245-5100

Bike Beat 120 Ottis Street, Ste. 118 Newport News (757) 833-0096

Susan C. Nicholson, PhD, LCSW Newport News (757) 873-2307

Personal Touch Home Care & Hospice of Va., Inc. 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 595-8005

Peninsula Health Center 416 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-7300

Health Products & Equipment

Peninsula Pharmacy Home Infustion Services 11833 Canon Blvd., Ste. 114 Newport News (757) 594-3944

Hypnosis & Healing Center 2013 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 838-3450

Sentara Careplex Audiology 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 827-2528

Amedisys Home Health Services 1 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 223-5424

Riverside Kettlebells Yorktown (757) 645-7586

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Hecker & Associates 802-C Lockwood Ave. Newport News (757) 874-4665

Medical Careers Institute 100 Omni Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (866) 708-6174

Conte’s Bicycle & Fitness 9913 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-1333

Riverside Family Medicine 10510-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-3800

Hampton Roads ENT-Allergy 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-0338

Hampton Roads Hypnosis & Meditation 100 Bridge Street, Ste. D Hampton (757) 968-7365

Beacon Health Care 710 Denbigh Blvd., Bldg. 7, Ste. A Newport News (757) 833-0430 Bon Secours Home Care & Hospice 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6000 Care Advantage 12528 Warwick Blvd., Unit E Newport News (757) 595-9676 Comfort Keepers 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 3 Newport News (757) 766-2311 Concordia Private Care 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-1966 Elite Healthcare 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 306-C Newport News (757) 926-4641 Family Centered Resources 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 12 Newport News (757) 596-3941

BonSecours Mary Immaculate Hospital 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6000 Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital 245 Chesapeake Ave., 4th Floor Newport News (757) 534-5000 I & O Medical Center 530 Aberdeen Road Hampton (757) 825-1100 Lackey Free Family Medicine Clinic 1620 Old Williamsburg Rd. Yorktown (757) 886-0608 MedExpress Urgent Care 4740-A Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-6339 12997 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 369-9446 Patient First 611 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 283-8300 Peninsula Institute for Community Health 4714 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 380-8709 15425 Warwick Blvd., Ste. H Newport News (757) 874-8400 Riverside Regional Medical Center 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2000 Sentara Careplex Hospital 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 736-1000 Sentara Port Warwick Medical Arts 1031 Loftis Blvd. Newport News (757) 736-9810

Melvin R. Johnson, MD 3451 Victoria Blvd. Hampton (757) 723-9380

Riverside Internal Medicine 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 3 Newport News (757) 594-4431 Henry L. Rothfuss, MD 2019 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 827-1920 Thomas P. Splan, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 3-H Newport News (757) 591-0011 TPMG OB/GYN & Internal Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 223-9794

Medical Transportation Home Helpers & Direct Link 6420-G Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 989-0090 LogisiCare Toll-Free (866) 386-8331 Peninsula Agency on Aging Newport News (757) 873-0541 Pittman’s Medical Transport 164 Winchester Dr. Hampton (757) 825-2605 Toll-Free (800) 322-3451 Riverside Goldencare 5033 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Ste. B Yorktown (757) 856-7030

Nephrology & Renal Health DaVita Hope Dialysis 300 Marcella Drive Hampton (757) 838-1585 Hampton Roads Nephrology Associates, PC 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 500-B Newport News (757) 599-3436

Newport News Dialysis Center 711 79th Street Newport News (757) 245-8090

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast 813 Forrest Drive, Ste. B Newport News (757) 595-9802

Riverside Gynecologic Oncology 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 534-5555

Dr. John Kauffman & Associates 2157 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 826-3937

Peninsula Dialysis 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. D Newport News (757) 875-1125

Habitat for Humanity 809 Main St. Newport News (757) 596-5553

Peninsula Kidney Associates 501 Butler Farm Rd., Ste. I Hampton (757) 251-7469

Jewish Family Service 2700 Spring Rd. Newport News (757) 223-5635

Riverside OB/GYN & Family Care 10510-D Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-4720 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 701 Newport News (757) 875-7891

Lenscrafters 1800 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 825-3044 12300 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 249-3091

Renal Advantage, Inc. 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 600 Newport News (757) 873-1090

Kidney Foundation of the Virginias 2021 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 102 Hampton (757) 825-5450

Riverside Warwick OB/GYN 12200 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 510 Newport News (757)534-5700

Dr. Kent McQuain 5220 George Washington Hwy. Grafton (757) 898-1000

Riverside Center for Renal Medicine 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 801 Newport News (757) 873-1009

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 27 W. Queens Way, Ste. 301 Hampton (757) 723-2676

TPMG OB/GYN & Internal Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 223-9794

N2 eyes Comprehensive Optometry 11045 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-4018

Neuropsychology

The Needs Network, Inc. 95 Tyler Ave. Newport News (757) 251-0600

Robert M. Treherne, MD 2207-A Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-1945

Pearle Vision 2310 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 827-5600 Denbigh Crossing Shopping Center Newport News (757) 872-7655

Terry J. Gingras, PhD 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 833-7107

Patient Advocate Foundation 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 873-6668

Hampton Roads Neuropsychology 739 Diligence Drive, Ste. 704 Newport News (757) 498-9585

Peninsula Agency on Aging 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 1006 Newport News (757) 873-0541

Marsha Lewis, PhD Lisa Newman, PsyD Mona L. Tiernan, PsyD 245 Chesapeake Ave. Newport News (757) 928-8340

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 591-0643

Neuropsychology Associates of Hampton Roads 708 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-1958

Protect our Kids P.O. Box 561 Hampton (757) 727-0651

Neurology & Neurosurgery Hampton Roads Neurology 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2767 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 1400 Hampton (757) 637-7500 Hampton Roads Neurosurgical & Spine Specialists 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 110 Newport News (757) 595-7608 Peninsula Neurology 802-A Lockwood Ave. Newport News (757) 872-9797 Peninsula Neurosurgical Assoc. 2102 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-2266 Sleep Disorders Center at Sentara CarePlex 3000 Coliseum Drive, Suite 204 Hampton (757) 827-2180 Tidewater Neurologists & Sleep Disorder Specialists 2115 Executive Drive Ste. 5-D Hampton (757) 262-0390 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 105 Newport News (757) 989-8942

Non-Profit Organizations Access AIDS Support 218 S. Armistead Ave. Hampton (757) 722-5511 Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern VA Chapter 213 McLaws Circle, Ste. 2-B Williamsburg (757) 221-7272

RSVP-VP (Retired/Senior Volunteers) 12388 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 595-9037

Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 875-0060 Center for Child & Family Services 2021 Cunningham Drive, Ste. 400 Hampton (757) 838-1960 Denbigh Clubhouse for Brain Injury Survivors 12725 McManus Blvd., Ste. 2E Newport News(757) 833-7845 Faith in Action Hampton (757) 245-3550 Family Learning & Enrichment Center 1904 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 247-7863 Food Bank of Va. Peninsula 9912 Hosier St. Newport News (757) 596-7188 Girls Incorporated 1300-C Thomas St. Hampton (757) 722-6248

Children’s Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 11783 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 668-6550 Denbigh Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 12720 McManus Blvd., Ste. 311 Newport News (757) 872-0548

Oncology

The Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Foundation 1 Singleton Drive Hampton (757) 827-8757

Hampton Roads Surgical Specialists 109 Philip Roth St. Newport News (757) 873-6434

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Center of Hampton Roads 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 2000 Hampton (757) 838-5055

SEDONA (Sending Equipment & Drugs Overseas to Non-Governmental Agencies) 2112 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-3748

Peninsula Cancer Institute 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 534-5555

Senior Center of York 5414 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-3807 Taksha Institute School of Integrative Medicine 15 Research Drive Hampton (757) 766-5831 United Way of Virginia Peninsula 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 400 Newport News (757) 873-9328

Obstetrics & Gynecology Center for Women’s Health 12706 McManus Blvd. Newport News (757) 874-2229 101 Eaton St., Ste. 300 Hampton (757) 851-7601 Colonial OB/GYN Associates 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. E-2 Newport News (757) 874-2790 Wetchler & Dineen GYN 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 102-A Newport News (757) 874-8696

Charlie M. Faulk, MD 704 Gum Rock Court, Ste. 300 Newport News (757) 873-3808

Boys & Girls Club - Va. Peninsula 11825-B Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 223-7204

I&O Medical Centers 593 Aberdeen Road Hampton (757) 825-1100 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 240-5580

Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

The Salvation Army 1033 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton (757) 838-4875

American Heart Association Toll-Free: (800) 242-8721

The ARC of the Va. Peninsula, Inc. 2520 58th St. Hampton (757) 896-6461

Occupational Health Services

William R. Waldron, OD 1215-V Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 596-5666

Riverside Business Health 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 500 Newport News (757) 856-7000

Norman R. Edwards, MD 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 404 Newport News (757) 873-0712

American Red Cross York-Poquoson Chapter 6912 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-3090

Women’s Health Care Assoc. 401-A Oyster Point Rd. Newport News (757) 249-3000

Hampton Roads Orthopedic & Sports Medicine 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 130 Newport News (757) 873-1554

American Cancer Society 11835 Canon Blvd., Ste. A-102 Newport News (757) 591-8330

American Red Cross Hampton Roads Chapter 4915 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 838-7320

Warwick Denbigh OB/GYN 608 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 701 Newport News (757) 875-7891

Sarah E. Forbes, MD 12420 Warwick Blvd., Bldg. 5 Newport News (757) 596-6369 Manuel Galdos, MD 321 Main St., Ste. B Newport News (757) 826-5900 Debra L. Hall, MD 11745 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 10-A Newport News (757) 596-6300 Drs. Lockart & Yeatts 827 Diligence Dr., Ste. 210 Newport News (757) 873-0551 Maternal-Fetal Medicine 500 J. Clyde Morris, Bldg. G, Ste. 200 Newport News (757) 594-3636 OB/GYN Associates of Hampton 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 280 Hampton (757) 722-7401 714-B Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0979 Peninsula Institute for Community Health 4714 Marshall Avenue Newport News (757) 380-8709 Peninsula Medical Center for Women 10758-A Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 599-6389 Peninsula WomanCare 11842 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 115 Newport News (757) 595-9905 Planned Parenthood 910 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 826-2079

Radiation Oncology Specialists 12100 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 102 Newport News (757) 594-2644 Sentara Cancer Institute 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 100 Hampton (757) 827-2430 Surgical Oncological Associates 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 235 Newport News (757) 594-1806 Virginia Oncology Associates 1051 Loftis Blvd., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 873-9400 3000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 104 Hampton (757) 827-9400

Ophthalmology Advanced Vision Institute 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 201 Hampton (757) 826-9291 Hampton Roads Eye Associates 11800 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 643-8800 850 Enterprise Pkwy., Ste. 1200 Hampton (757) 838-4500 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 1-D Newport News (757) 596-3806

Orthopaedic & Spine Center 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900 Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates & Imaging Center 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Suite 900 Hampton (757) 827-2480 TPMG Orthopedics Spine/Sports Medicine & Virginia Center for Athletic Medicine 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 327-0657

Becker Eye Care Center 2200-A Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-0009 Clearvision Optometry Kenneth L. Arndt, OD 422 Oriana Road Newport News (757) 875-0675 J.F. Foretich, Jr., DDS PC 12715 Warwick Blvd., Ste. C Newport News (757) 930-3365 Dr. Peter L. Guhl, PLC & Associates 4102 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-2020 Hampton Roads Eye Associates 11800 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757)643-8800 2400 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 900 Hampton (757) 838-4500 4032 Campbell Rd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 877-3956

Minnie Stiff, MD 2110-C Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 827-1661

PrimeCare Medical Group 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-2229

Angela Odom-Austin, MD 2002 Kecoughtan Rd. Hampton (757) 247-1111 The Children’s Clinic 321 Main Street Newport News (757) 595-0358 716 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. A-2 Newport News (757) 874-7070 Children’s Specialty Group, PLCC 111783 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 668-7500 601 Children’s Lane Norfolk (757) 668-7500 2021 Concert Drive Virginia Beach (757) 668-7500 733 Volvo Parkway Chesapeake (757) 668-7500 Rose J. Cloud, MD 1295 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1-C Newport News (757) 988-0085 Hampton Roads Pediatrics 23 Manhattan Square Hampton (757) 224-1600 Mark E. Holman, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 10-A Hampton (757) 826-5437 Linda Leedie, MD 2501-A Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-3910

Tidewater Aquatic Therapy Center 771 Pilot House Drive Newport News (757) 873-2302 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 10-D Hampton (757) 838-6678 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 6-B Newport News (757) 874-0032 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 202 Newport News (757) 327-0196 9 Manhattan Square, Ste. B Hampton (757) 825-3400

York Pediatrics 5033-B Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 969-1500

Virginia Health Rehab 204 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-0330

Pharmacies

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery

Denbigh Pharmacy 13349 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-0253 East End Pharmacy 2501 Marshall Ave. Newport News (757) 247-9554 Glendale Pharmacy 12444 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-3355 Hidenwood Pharmacy 35 Hidenwood Shopping Center Newport News (757) 595-1151

Carney Center for Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery 716-C Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 886-9197 Mark J. Kanter, MD 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 110 Hampton (757) 827-8486 Magee-Rosenblum Plastic Surgery 11783 Rock Landing Dr. Newport News (757) 627-6700

Medicap Pharmacy 956 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-9643

Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Ste. 300 Newport News (757) 873-3500

Mercury West Discount Pharmacy 2148 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 827-1938

John M. Pitman III, MD 11803 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 223-5861

Poquoson Pharmacy 498 Wythe Creek Rd. Poquoson (757) 868-7114

Podiatry

Portside Pharmacy 1101 William Styron Square S. Newport News (757) 327-0780

Denbigh Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine 12700 McManus Blvd., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 874-1470

Peninsula Pain & Rehabilitation Center 11015 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 591-7291

Summit Rehab 101 Eaton St., Ste. 101 Hampton (757) 722-1210

Tidewater Lymphedema Treatment Center 12655-B Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-5551

Pain Management Center 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 340 Hampton (757) 827-2230 Pain Management & Rehabilitation Specialists 245 Chesapeake Ave. Newport News (757) 928-8040

Sentara CarePlex Therapy Center 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 120 Hampton (757) 827-2070

Paul Walker, MD 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 4-A Hampton (757) 838-8166

Coliseum Therapy Center 4001 Coliseum Dr., Suite 200 Hampton (757) 827-2220

Pediatrics

Optometry

George M. Scordalakes, MD 15425 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 874-8400

Orthopaedic & Spine Center 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900

Kaz Vision & Laser Center 12690 McManus Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-7700

Wagner Macula & Retina Ctr. 300 Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 481-4400

Riverside Pediatric Center 10510-E Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 594-2846

Pain Management

Riverside Pain Management & Infusion Center 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 3-C Newport News (757) 534-5055

Virginia Eye Consultants 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 826-4702

Peninsula Pediatrics 298 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-3334

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation

James River Eye Physicians 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste.100 Newport News (757) 595-8404

TPMG Ophthalmology 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 201 Newport News (757) 223-5321

Peninsula Institute for Community Health 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 952-2160

Dominion Physical Therapy 466 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 875-0861 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 302 Newport News (757) 591-2022 304-E Marcella Rd. Hampton (757) 825-9446 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 4-C Newport News (757) 873-2932 Hampton Physical Therapy 2107 Hartford Rd. Hampton (757) 825-1700 Hand Rehabilitation of Virginia 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 303 Newport News (757) 873-8839 Mary Immaculate Outpatient Physical Therapy - Denbigh 14703 Warwick Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 947-1230

A to Z Family Footcare 12695 McManus Blvd., Ste. 1D Newport News (757) 561-8671 Affiliated Podiatrists 754 McGuire Place Newport News (757) 599-5710 2210-E Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 896-8800 Ambulatory Foot & Ankle Center 1618 Hardy Cash Drive Hampton (757) 825-5783 11803 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 236 Newport News (757) 594-1170 American Foot & Ankle Centers 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-2101 Colonial Foot Care 4030-B Route 17 Yorktown (757) 898-5500 3000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 205 Hampton (757) 827-2425 David F. W. Greene 226 W. Queen St. Hampton (757) 723-8424 Peninsula Foot & Ankle Specialists 527 Oyster Point Rd., Ste. 3 Newport News (757) 249-0450 2202-A Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-7111 5659 Parkway Dr., Ste. 200 Gloucester (757) 249-0450 TPMG Podiatry 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 203 Newport News (757) 327-0657

Mary Immaculate Outpatient Physical Therapy - Victory YMCA 101-A Long Green Blvd. Yorktown (757) 952-1900

Womick Podiatry Clinic 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 300-B Newport News (757) 595-7634

Mary Immaculate Outpatient Phsyical Therapy, Occupational Therapy & Speech Therapy 2 Bernadine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6480

Preventative Medicine

OSC Physical Therapy 250 Nat Turner Blvd. Newport News (757) 596-1900

Longevity Center of Va. 11000 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 599-7899

Peninsula Physical Therapy & Associates 1618 Hardy Cash Dr. Hampton (757) 838-7453 Physical Therapy NOW 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 400-A Newport News (757) 591-2668 Pinnacle Hand Therapy 11712-D Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 595-4880 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute - Inpatient Services 245 Chesapeake Avenue Newport News (757) 928-8000

Vickie C. Motley, MD 2200-D Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-6889

Riverside Rehabilitation Institute - Outpatient Services 245 Chesapeake Avenue Newport News (757) 928-8097

Pediatric Neurology 716 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 877-1188

Riverside Therapy Services 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2090

Healthspan of Hampton Roads 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 1A Newport News (757) 969-3876

Prosthetics & Orthotics Certified Prosthetic & Orthotic Specialists Barry K. Kelly, CPO, C ped 802 Lockwood Ave., Ste. B Newport News (757) 833-0911 Foot Solutions 2643 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Unit 3 Yorktown (757) 867-8111 Fully Confident Restwear, Inc. 603 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 4 Newport News (757) 595-3488 Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics 2713 Magruder Blvd., Ste. 1 Hampton (757) 766-8047

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Psychiatry & Mental Health

Dawn R. Reese, PhD 705-C Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 591-2300

Completely U Day Spa & Salon 10524 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 595-2711

Associated Counselors of Tidewater 2019 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 220 Hampton (757) 825-9181

Riverside Behavioral Health Center 2244 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-1001

De-Stress Express 11835 Canon Blvd., Ste. B-103 Newport News (757) 873-8968

Associates of Hampton Roads 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B-4 Newport News (757) 873-2307

Rock Landing Psychological Group 11825 Rock Landing Drive Newport News (757) 873-1736

Healing & Wellness Sanctuary 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 106 Newport News (757) 803-9876

Hampton Roads Urology 11848 Rock Landing Dr., Ste. 402 Newport News (757) 873-1374

Associates of York 205 Hampton Highway Yorktown (757) 865-1843

Tipton K. Sheets, LPC, LMFT Yorktown (757) 898-9022

Healthy Touch 11830-C Canon Blvd. Newport News (757) 595-0029

Peninsula Urology 2108 Hartford Road Hampton (757) 827-7430

Institute of Health & Healing Life Enrichment Center, Inc. 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 8 Newport News (757) 873-3900

Anthony F. Sibley, MD Roslind I. McCoy Sibley, MD 2204-B Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-1100

JonBre European Spa 3630-H Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-1190

TPMG Urology Geoffrey B. Kostiner, MD Eric C. Darby, MD 860 Omni Blvd., Ste. 205 Newport News (757) 873-2562

Behavioral Medicine Institute 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 100 Newport News (757) 872-8303

Sara E. Sutton, PhD 753-D Thimble Shoals Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-6470

Mark A. Berger, PhD 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 827-9650

Thimble Shoals Counseling & Therapy Center 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. A-3 Newport News (757) 873-3401

Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 Newport News (757) 875-0060

Therapy Associates of Denbigh 12725 McManus Blvd., Ste. 2-G Newport News (757) 874-1676

The Michael Hickman Salon 5328 Geo.Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-4772

Chesson & Associates 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-C Newport News (757) 595-3900

Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, LCSW 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 301-D Newport News (757) 594-6011

Nail Hair & Massage 3016 W. Mercury Blvd. Hampton (757) 262-0555

Child & Family Psychology 710 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 6A-1 Newport News (757) 833-8144 Christian Psychotherapy 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 902 Newport News (757) 873-0735 Clinical Associates of Tidewater 12695 McManus Blvd., Bldg. 8 Newport News (757) 877-7700 Colonial Psychiatric Associates 708 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-1958 Community Services Board Adult & General Psychiatry 200 Medical Drive, Ste. A Hampton (757) 788-0200 Community Services Board - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 600 Medical Drive Hampton (757) 788-0600 Connected Counseling Services 780 Pilot House Dr., Ste. 100-A Newport News (757) 223-7821 Betty Eastman, LCSW & Associates, Inc. 200 City Hall Ave., Ste. E Poquoson (757) 868-0072 F. Lanier Fly, LPC St. George T. Lee, MDMA 718 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-8566 Genesis Counseling Center 2202 Executive Dr., Ste. C Hampton (757) 827-7707

Virginia Psychological Services 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 705-K Newport News (757) 873-4744 Elaine S. Whitaker, LCSW 2101 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 838-4144

Pulmonology & Sleep Disorders George G. Childs Jr., MD 606 Denbigh Blvd., Ste. 806 Newport News (757) 874-8032 Colonial Pulmonary Associates 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 350 Hampton (757) 827-2350 Phillip Dennis, MD 2021-A Cunningham Drive Hampton (757) 262-0544 Peninsula Pulmonary Associates 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News (757) 594-2732 Riverside Sleep Disorders Center 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-A Newport News (757) 594-2012 Thomas P. Splan, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 3-H Newport News (757) 591-0011 Sleep Disorders Center Sentara CarePlex 4000 Coliseum Drive, Ste. 350 Hampton (757) 827-2180

Natural Nail Care Clinic & Spa 815 Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 873-6840 Ohm Spa Sanctuary 707 Mariners Row, Ste. 103 Newport News (757) 271-8813 Oyster Point Massage Therapy 815-C Blue Crab Rd. Newport News (757) 873-0075 Ritz Internationale Hair Design 36 Coliseum Crossing Hampton (757) 838-4247

Charles E. Umstott, MD 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Ste. 602 Newport News (757) 534-5511 Vascular & Transplant Specialists 4000 Coliseum Dr., Ste. 310 Hampton (757) 262-1110

Sona Medspa 827 Diligence Dr., Ste. 206 Newport News (757) 599-9600 Soothing Moments Massage Therapy 11747 Jefferson Ave. Newport News (757) 595-2209

The Jones Institute 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 5-E Newport News (757) 599-9893

Sunset Spa 3301-E Hampton Hwy. Yorktown (757) 867-9480

Hampton Roads Counseling Center 6515 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Grafton (757) 877-9140

Rheumatology

Therapeutic Massage Center 704 Middle Ground Blvd. Newport News (757) 599-3384

Holistic Mental Health, Inc. Hampton (757) 826-2514

Arthritis Center of Hampton Roads 2115 Executive Dr., Ste. 6-C Hampton (757) 874-7246

Victoria’s Day Spa 6515 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 890-9700

Insight Nuerofeedback & Counseling P.O. Box 6378 Newport News (757) 345-5802

David B. Maxwell, MD 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 4-E Newport News (757) 595-2040

Zenya Yoga & Massage 101 Herman Melville Ave. Newport News (757) 643-6900

Jewish Family Service 2700 Spring Rd. Newport News (757) 223-5635

H. Alexander Wilson, MD 704 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Bldg. 300-A Newport News (757) 595-4300

Joseph & Kostel Counseling 2211 Todds Lane Hampton (757) 826-5972

Spas & Massage

Frederick A. Levy, LCSW 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 702 Newport News (757) 873-1240

A Day Spa Massage Therapy 2206 Executive Dr. Hampton (727) 826-7616

Renee DeVenny May, PhD 47 W. Queens Way Hampton (757) 622-9852

Ageless Massage Therapy 2013 Cunningham Dr., Ste. 105 Hampton (757) 869-0838

Naumovski Psychiatric Services 2019 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 896-6120

A Healing Touch Massage 15525 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 969-5094

Oyster Point Counseling Services 753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 2-A Newport News (757) 594-9701

A Therapeutic Massage by Darryl 2019 Cunningham Dr. Hampton (757) 826-7266

Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center 707 Gum Rock Court Newport News (757) 873-2273

Absolutely Slender, Inc. 2206-B Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-0990

Peninsula Pediatric Psychiatry 12350 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 190 Newport News (757) 881-9444

Advanced Therapeutic Solutions 732 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 906 Newport News (757) 873-0774

Peninsula Therapy Center 610 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 103 Newport News (757) 873-3353

American Laser Centers 640 Denbigh Blvd. Newport News (757) 833-5924

Sonya N. Peretti, LPC Draa S. Thompson, LPC 7621-C Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-9025

Balance & Harmony Spa 415 Jan Mar Drive Newport News (757) 246-4800

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PKA Vascular Access Center 501 Butler Farm Rd., Ste. B Hampton (757) 766-6080

Shear Touch Salon & Spa 1700 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy., Ste. H Yorktown (757) 246-3010

Reproductive Medicine

Center 4 Massage Therapy 66 W. Mercury Blvd., Ste. 5 Hampton (757) 723-3829 11010 Warwick Blvd. Newport News (757) 723-3829

Peninsula Vascular Surgery 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Enterance G, 6th Floor Newport News (757) 534-5340

Shane’s Salon & Day Spa 101 York Crossing Rd. Yorktown (757) 898-1299

Hampton Roads Behavioral Health 304 Marcella Road, Ste. B Hampton (757) 827-7350

Psychoanalytic Associates 100 Bridge St., Ste. C-2 Hampton (757) 723-4336

Vascular Surgery

Salters Creek Retreat 100 Bridge St., Ste. D Hampton (757) 723-1934

Spa Botanica at Embassy Suites Hotel 1700 Coliseum Dr., 2nd Floor Hampton (757) 213-8510

Balanced Body Co. 705 Mobjack Place Newport News (757) 873-5755

David P. Bayne, MD 2204-E Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 838-8836

Salon Vivace Commerce Place Shopping Ctr. Newport News (757) 873-1775

Hampton Mental Health Assoc. 2208-A Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 826-7516

Pointe Wellness 755 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 596-7938

Urology

Your whitest smile comes from a dentist, not whitening strips.

Substance Abuse & Addiction Addiction Medicine Specialists 703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. C-5 Newport News (757) 508-2386 Addiction Recovery Helpline Toll-Free (800) 582-6066 Al-Anon Toll-Free (888) 425-2666 Alcoholics Anonymous (757) 595-1212 Alcohol-Drug Treatment Referral Toll-Free (800) 622-4357 Chesson & Associates 12420 Warwick Blvd., Ste. 7-C Newport News (757) 595-3900 Bacon Street Youth Counseling Center 3804 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown (757) 253-0111 Families Anonymous Toll-Free (800) 736-9805 Narcotics Anonymous (757) 875-9314 Riverside Behavioral Health Center 2244 Executive Dr. Hampton (757) 827-1001 24-Hr. Addictions Referral Network Toll-Free (800) 577-4393

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January Calendar

5 th 14 th

Not-So-Hot Yoga

For those interested in trying hot yoga but wary of the heat, Body Balance Studio (370 McLaws Circle, Williamsburg) will offer four free “Not-So-Hot Yoga” classes Jan. 5–14, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from noon to 1 p.m. The classes will proceed at a slower pace and feature a lower room temperature than most hot yoga classes. Call 221-0774.

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Positive Discipline

Learn ways to discipline your child without yelling, arguing or spanking in the free class, “Positive Discipline,” to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point (11783 Rock Landing Dr., Newport News). Register online at www.chkd.org/classes.

Soothe Your Infant

New and expectant parents are invited to learn ways to navigate the first months of Baby’s life and how to soothe fussy infants during “Happiest Baby on the Block,” a class based on the same-titled best-selling book by Dr. Harvey Karp. This free seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the 6th Floor Conference Room at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk). To register, call Sam Fabian at (757) 668-7402.

19 th 26 th

28& th 29

Jewish Family Services of Tidewater will offer a bereavement support group from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at 260 Grayson Rd. in Virginia Beach. This meeting is free, confidential and open to the public. Registration is required; call Clare Krell at (757) 321-2222.

An open meeting for Buy Fresh, Buy Local Hampton Roads will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Indian River Library (2320 Old Greenbrier Rd., Chesapeake). Get more details at www. buylocalhamptonroads.org.

Bereavement Support

Buy Local

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Live Well, Stay Young

Total Health Center’s free monthly dinner and talk, titled “How to Stay Young the First 100 Years,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Aberdeen Barn (5805 Northampton Blvd., Virginia Beach). Call (757) 363-8571 to register for this event.

Cancer Discussion

At 6 p.m., Sentara Cancer Network’s “Path to Survivorship” free cancer lecture series continues with a special presentation, “Long-term Effects from Treatment,” at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. Refreshments will be provided. Call 1-800-SENTARA to register.

Parenting Seminar

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk) will offer a free series for parents and professionals, “Parenting Challenges and Practical Solutions.” The first discussion, for parents, will be held Jan. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Brickhouse Auditorium. It will cover a broad range of topics from tantrums and sass to peer pressure and bullying. A professionals’ workshop (“The B’s of Adolescence—Belonging, Bodies Becoming and Breaking Away” presented by Dr. Ann Corwin) will be held Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Register online at www.chkd.org/classes.

Turn to the next page for a complete list of local support groups.

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Support Groups Abortion Recovery Group “Good Help for Hurting Hearts” Mary Immaculate Hospital Tuesdays, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6364 Abuse Dating Violence Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. (757) 221-4813 Domestic Abuse/Assault Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-5022 Williamsburg Baptist Church Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-9362 ADDiction Gamblers Anonymous Williamsburg Place Mondays, 7 p.m. (800) 522-4700 Sexaholics Anonymous E-mail for dates/locations. hrsa@hotmail.com Aids

Williamsburg AIDS Network 2nd & 4th Wednesday (757) 220-4606

Alcohol & Drug Recovery SAARA Colonial Chapter 1524-F Merrimac Trail Meets monthly. (757) 253-4395 Bethel Restoration Center 6205 Richmond Rd. Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 220-5480 Kids’ Group Spirit Works 5800 Mooretown Rd. (757) 564-0001 Parents’ Group Bacon Street Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 253-0111 Women Only Spirit Works 5800 Mooretown Rd. Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 2:30 to 4 p.m. (757) 564-0001 Al-Anon/Alateen Meetings held daily. Visit www.va-al-anon.org Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings held daily. Visit www.aa.org. Marijuana Anonymous Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (757) 476-5070 Narcotics Anonymous Meetings held daily. Visit www.na.org. Suboxone Therapy Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 Alzheimer’s Disease Immaculate Conception Church 2nd Monday, 1 p.m. (757) 873-0541 Morningside Assisted Living 3rd Wednesday, 2 p.m. (757) 221-0018 Morningside Assisted Living 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 594-8215 Dominion Village 3rd Thursday, 2 p.m. (757) 258-3444 36 THE HEALTH JOURNAL

Williamsburg United Methodist Church 3rd Tuesday, 11 a.m. (757) 724-7001 Eden Pines 1034 Topping Lane 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 826-5415 Second Presbyterian Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 930-0002 James River Convalescent Center 2nd Friday, 10 a.m. (757) 595-2273 The Chesapeake 3rd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 223-1658 Family Centered Resources 11847 Canon Blvd., Ste. 12 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m. (757) 596-3941 Warwick Forest 866 Denbigh Blvd. 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 867-9618 Family Connections 263 McLaws Circle, Suite 203 2nd Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. Registration required. (757) 221-7272 Early Memory Loss Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd Tuesday, 10 a.m. (757) 599-6847 or (757) 930-0002

Arthritis Mary Immaculate Hospital 4th Tuesday, 10:30 to noon (757) 886-6700 Autism Peninsula Autism Society King of Glory Lutheran Church Last Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 259-0710 Grafton Baptist Church 2nd Monday (757) 564-6106 Bereavement/Grief Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd & 4th Wednesday 5 to 6:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 Hospice House 2nd Monday, 7 p.m. (757) 258-5166 or (757) 229-4370 Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st & 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6595 "Kidz-N-Grief" Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd & 4th Monday, 6 p.m. (757) 737-2287 Child Loss “The Compassionate Friends” Williamsburg Hospice House 2nd Monday (757) 645-2192

Miscarriage / Stillbirth S.H.A.R.E. Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. (757) 886-6791

Colonial Heritage Clubhouse 6500 Arthur Hills Dr. 3rd Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. (757) 253-1774 or (757) 345-6974

Suicide Catholic Charities 12829 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 101 3rd Tues., 7 p.m. (757) 875-0060

York Public Library Community Room 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 890-3883

Young Widow/Widower Williamsburg Hospice House 1st Monday (757) 645-2192 Breastfeeding La Leche League of Va. Church of the Nazarene 1st Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. 3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (757) 766-1632 or (757) 224-8879 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Yorktown Room M., W., Thurs., 10 a.m. (757) 984-7299 Riverside Cancer Care Center Mondays, 11 a.m. (757) 594-3399 Cancer Breast Cancer Riverside Cancer Care Center 2nd Thursday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 594-4229 Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 874-8328 Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 594-1939 Beyond Boobs! Young women's group 3rd Sunday, 2 p.m. Call for location. (757) 566-1774 Beyond Boobs! Post-menopausal group 1st Monday, 1:30 p.m. Call for location. (757) 258-4540 Colorectal Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Wed., 1 to 2:30 p.m. (757) 736-1234 Leukemia/Lymphoma Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Young Adult Group Call for meeting dates, times and locations. (800) 766-0797 "Look Good, Feel Better" Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. (757) 827-2438

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 1st Monday, 7:30 p.m. (757) 886-0948

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 2nd Monday, bi-monthly (757) 984-1218

Morningside Assisted Living 2nd and 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 594-8215

Lung/Respiratory Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1 to 2 p.m., call for dates. (757) 827-2438

Riverside Hospice 12420 Warwick Blvd. 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 594-2745 Walking Towards Hope 1st Tues., 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. JCC/W Community Center 5301 Longhill Rd. (757) 253-1220 or allysimone@hotmail.com

Prostate Cancer Sentara CarePlex Hospital 2nd Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (757) 827-2438 Caregiver support Mary Immaculate Hospital First Wednesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6700

Celiac Disease Monticello Ukrop’s Call (757) 564-0229 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st Thursday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 Crohn’s Disease/Colitis Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Saturday, 1 p.m. (757) 736-1234 Diabetes Mary Immaculate Hospital 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6100 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Call for day and time. (757) 984-7106 or (757) 984-7107 Sentara Center for Health and Fitness 3rd Wednesday, 4 to 5 p.m. (757) 827-2160 Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6700 Type 1 Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Tuesday, 2 p.m. Bi-monthly, Feb. - Oct. (757) 534-5050 Type 2 Riverside Regional Medical Center 3rd Tuesday, 2 p.m. (757) 534-5050 Insulin Pump Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 534-5050 Eating Disorders Overeaters Anonymous Chestnut Memorial Church Mondays, 7 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. (757) 898-3455 Fibromyalgia Williamsburg Library 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. (757) 879-4725 Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Association 2nd Sat., 10:30 a.m. (757) 564-3795 Heart Disease Mended Hearts Riverside Regional Medical Center Call for dates/times. (757) 875-7880 Women Only Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 1st Monday, 7 p.m. womenheart@aol.com Huntington’s Disease Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Friday, 7 p.m. (757) 886-6700 Job Transition Great Harvest Bread Co. Wednesdays, 7 a.m. Kidney disease Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Wed., 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 244-3923

Stay-at-Home Moms Olive Branch Christian Church Fridays, 10 a.m. (757) 566-3862

Lou GeHrig's disease (ALS) St. Luke's United Methodist 4th Thurs., 6:30 p.m. (866) 348-3257 or www.alsinfo.org Mental Illness Support St. Stephen Lutheran Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 220-8535 500-C Medical Drive Wed., 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 503-0743

Stepfamilies Williamsburg United Methodist Church 4th Monday, 7 p.m. (757) 253-2971 Parkinson’s Disease Sentara CarePlex Hospital 1st Tuesday, 3 p.m. (757) 827-2170 Williamsburg Landing 2nd Monday, 1:30 p.m. (757) 898-6674

Recovery Denbigh Church of Christ 1st & 3rd Thursdays Call for time. (757) 850-2279

Riverside Regional Medical Center 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m. (757) 875-7880

St. Stephen Lutheran Church 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m. (757) 220-8535 Depression/Bipolar St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2nd & 4th Wed., 10:30 a.m. (757) 247-0871 Obsessive-Compulsive Riverside Behavioral Health Center 3rd Thurs., 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (757) 827-1001 Multiple Sclerosis JCC/W Community Center 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. (757) 220-0902 African-American Group Hampton Public Library 1st Thursday, 10:30 a.m. (757) 490-9627 Myasthenia gravis James City County Library Every other month on the 4th Sat., 1 p.m. (757) 810-1393 Ostomy Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center 1st Sun., 3 p.m. Meets Quarterly. (757) 259-6033 ParentIng JCC/W Community Center Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (757) 229-7940 Children with Disabilities St. Martin’s Episcopal Church 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (757) 258-0125 JCC/W Community Center 1st Tuesday, 12 to 1 p.m. (757) 221-9659 or e-mail stuarts@wjcc.k12.va.us Fathers Only Dads Make a Difference York River Baptist Church 1st & 3rd Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. (757) 566-9777 Grandparents as Parents Williamsburg Library Conference Room C 2nd Tuesday, 10 a.m. (757) 253-2847 Hispanic Parents Wellspring United Methodist Church 1st & 3rd Fri., 10 a.m. Transportation available. (757) 566-9777 New Mothers Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. (757) 259-6051 St. Mark Lutheran Church Thursdays, 10 to 11:15 a.m. (757) 898-2945

Mary Immaculate Hospital 3rd Wednesday, 1 p.m. (757) 886-6381 PMS

Historic Triangle Senior Center 2nd & 4th Wed., 5:30 p.m. (757) 220-0902

Polio Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3rd Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. (757) 596-0029 Stroke/Brain Injury R. F. Wilkinson Family YMCA 3rd Wednesday, 4 to 5 p.m. (757) 984-9900 Va. Peninsula Stroke Club Riverside Rehabilitation Institute 1st Wednesday, 10 a.m. (757) 928-8327 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. (757) 928-8327 Riverside Rehabilitation Institute Last Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. (757) 928-8050 Vision Loss 1st Saturday, 1 p.m. JCC/W Community Center (757) 565-1185 vasculitis Mary Immaculate Hospital 1st Sat., 10 a.m. to noon (928) 380-0319 Weight ManagEment Mall Walking Club Meets at Patrick Henry Mall Call for date/time. (757) 249-4301 T.O.P.S. Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church Wednesdays, 9 a.m. (757) 850-0994 St. Mark’s Methodist Church Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. (757) 850-0994 Hope Lutheran Church Mondays, 5:45 p.m. (757) 850-0994 First Christian Church Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. (757) 850-0994 Fox Hill Road Baptist Church Mondays, 6:30 p.m. (757) 850-0994 Olive Branch Christian Church Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m. (757) 850-0994 Women's issues Williamsburg Baptist Church Mondays, 7 p.m. (757) 258-9362

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On Dec. 13, Kinks, Quirks and Caffeine hosted a fundraiser and 2010 calendar signing event for local breast health organization/support network “Beyond Boobs.” (1) Shop owner Jennifer Raines strikes a pose with the calendar models. (2) Raines and Beyond Boobs co-founder Rene Bowditch at the evening gala.

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The Sentara Sleighbell 5K Run/Walk, held Dec. 12 at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center’s Geddy Outpatient Center, was a family affair for Philip Sabo and daughter Madison, a student at Stonehouse Elementary. More than 500 people braved the cold to attend the race, a fundraiser for schools in the greater Williamsburg area.

CORE Fitness Performance Training Center raised nearly $600 for Williamsburgarea Meals on Wheels during its fourth annual “Calorie Gobbler” classes held in November.

Board-certified thoracic surgeon Dr. Kevin G. Shortt has joined Bon Secours Heart and Vascular Institute, located in Portsmouth.

Tidewater Physical Therapy, Inc., held an open house to celebrate the opening of its new Kempsville Clinic, located at 6161 Kempsville Circle, Ste. 250, in Norfolk. (6) Left to right: TPT Regional Director Brian Beaulie; Dr. and Mrs. Michael Moro; Company President Wayne MacMasters. (7) Kempsville Clinic staff members Jenna Davis, Anita Jarnagin and Kitara McMoore.

Chesapeake Regional Medical Center presented employees with its first CEO Innovation Award for developing two new programs “Service Recovery” and “Chesapeake Cares.” Here, the award winners gather with Chesapeake Regional President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Mosley (second from left).

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Faith Amoroso Interview By Sharon Miller Cindrich

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efore her husband’s diagnosis, Faith Amoroso says, her life was practically perfect. Happily married, Amoroso and her husband Larry lived in New Jersey where she worked as a nurse in a surgical practice. Larry was an executive officer for an insurance and investment firm, managing four offices in the New York and New Jersey area. “He was a brilliant businessman, a Duke University graduate and at the height of his career when he started having symptoms of dementia,” explains Amoroso. Larry was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 1998, and the couple spent the next 10 years dealing with the condition, Faith being Larry’s primary caregiver. After Larry died from Alzheimer’s in December 2008, Amoroso began volunteering as a geriatric assessment nurse at Williamsburg’s Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health (CEAGH). If an individual had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she would help them locate and navigate various medical and community resources. Three months later, a formal position was created and she was offered the job. Amoroso’s journey as an Alzheimer’s caregiver was long and difficult, but she has since applied her experience to a larger cause: This year she will take on a new challenge as chair of the Williamsburg Memory Walk, an annual event sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association to generate funding for community programs as well as raise awareness about this disease. The walk, slated for next November, is expected to draw hundreds of participants. “Last

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November we had 400 walkers, so the bar has been set high,” she says. In her interview with The Health Journal, Amoroso explains why it’s important to play the hand we’re dealt.

What she gives and gets: I spent a decade of my life as a caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient. I saw a unique opportunity to share my experience with other families in the community. Who she helps: At CEAGH, our focus is on older adults. But the face of Alzheimer’s is changing to include the caregivers—which can mean spouses, children and even grandchildren. The support that needs to go out [to caregivers] is really to all ages. This disease affects such a broad part of our population. Why talk openly about Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s is an illness that, in the early years, people tend to keep ‘in the closet.’ I like to tell people that it was when we came out of the closet that life became easier. We could reach out to friends and family and not hide behind closed doors, which I think so many people do. What she talks about: The conversation is often less about the person who is suffering from dementia and more about the caregivers—their stress and their needs. Anxiety and depression are common factors associated with caregiving. The caregiver becomes very isolated and feels very alone. I tell people that Alzheimer’s is not an illness that you can plan your life around. You have to live in the moment and meet the affected person at his or her own level, because they can’t meet you at yours. I think I really accepted the illness and moved

forward only when I realized that this was what we had to deal with. There was only one possible ending, and we were going to have the best life that we could. Acceptance was very important. Her biggest professional challenge: Sometimes it’s a bit emotionally draining. I can see and feel the emotional struggles of families, and I know what they are facing. Her role models: Most importantly, my mother, who is 90 and has always been and continues to be very positive and optimistic about life. She lives with me now. Beyond her, the people who have been given much in life and, in turn, give back to others who are less fortunate. What makes her laugh: Lighthearted people who love life. Sometimes I laugh at myself. Sometimes I actually look back and laugh. I like to tell the story about Larry taking the dog for a walk and coming back with just a leash and him wondering what was wrong with that. You have to take those stories and find some humor in them. What qualities do you value most in others: Honesty and openness, and not being afraid to take chances. What surprises you about life: How little control we have, how quickly things can change. One of my favorite expressions is, ‘We don’t get to choose what comes into our life.’ Our job is to reach a point of acceptance and find joy in things that matter. Favorite motto: Yes, it’s from Matthew 17:20: ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible for you.

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