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3D TECHNOLOGY GIVES DOCTORS, WOMEN ANOTHER WEAPON IN BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER

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Breast Cancer Detection & Prevention Adapt & Adjust

3D technology gives doctors and women another weapon in the battle against breast cancer.

The city of Greeley offers new adaptive recreation programs for the first time.

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Summit View Medical Commons gains new PET/CT scanner making earlier cancer detection possible.

Health Care Education

Colorado community colleges contribute to health care education.

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Health Care Coverage

Choose health care coverage that is right for you and your employees.

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PUBLISHER Bryce Jacobson EDITOR Randy Bangert CREATIVE MANAGER Kyle Knoop BUSINESS MANAGER Doug Binder MANAGING EDITOR Nate A. Miller CREATIVE SERVICES SUPERVISOR Amy Mayer

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Don Enninga Jason Tacha Dan England Trudy Lieberman Kelly Ragan SALES MANAGERS Stephanie Mighell Bruce Dennis SALES STAFF Cristin Peratt Mollie Lee Becky Colvin Constance Marx LEAD DESIGNER Joshua Aho

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COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH CARE EDUCATION

colleges offer students state of the art education and experiences. Nearly 144,000 students enroll each year at our 13 colleges statewide. Here’s why (according to the Colorado community college system website): • Real-world experts: You’ll learn the most up-to-date know-how from outstanding faculty who are accomplished professionals with handson expertise. • Skills for tomorrow: You’ll learn applicable, real-world skills because the academic programs are developed in close partnership with business, industry and government.

segment of the workforce due to increasing populations and aging baby boomers retiring among other factors. Students can choose from a shorter-term program, such as nurse aid or emergency medical technician, which can be accomplished in a semester, to a two-year associate degree program such as nursing. Cost of a traditional four-year college is high, and the options the Colorado community college system offers makes education much more affordable. Don Enninga wrote this on behalf of the Colorado Area Health Education Center.

By Don Enninga Centennial Area Health Education Center

ducation of health care professionals is a critical part of providing quality health care in Colorado and beyond.

Recruiting and educating those students wishing to enter a medical profession starts early, with presentations at the grade school, middle school and high school levels. The community college system in Colorado offers a wide variety of 29 or more options for students who are interested in careers in health care under the Health Science Cluster. Students can explore and enroll in courses such as allied health, dental assisting, emergency medical services, message therapy, nurse aid, nursing, phlebotomy, radiologic technology and veterinary technology. Colorado community 4

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• High Demand Careers: You’ll have exceptional options and opportunities because the academic programs focus on current and emerging career-growth occupations. • Close to Home: You can balance a great education with work and a busy lifestyle because there are 34 locations across the state. • Exceptional value: Graduates are equipped to launch rewarding careers, advance in the workplace, or pursue further educational opportunities with little or no debt • Technology edge: You’ll be prepared for the competitive, high-tech workplace because the classrooms and labs are equipped with the latest technology and equipment. Health care careers are a fast-growing

FOR MORE • Centennial Area Health Education Center, 4650 20th St, in Greeley is here to help with college and health career education. Reach the center online at www.CAHEC.org or by calling (970) 330-3608. • More information about the Colorado community college system can be found at: www.cccs.edu follow to the Programs tab and then the Health Science section.

CHOOSING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYEES

plans based on a number of factors including prevention, treatment and member satisfaction. See where your health plan ranks at ncqa.org. Estimate health care needs for the coming year Predicting the future isn’t easy! Start by looking at the past year. Did anything change for you in regards to health? For instance, maybe you’ve developed a chronic condition like diabetes that might require more doctor visits or prescriptions. Make sure your plan makes it convenient to access this increased level of care. What you want from your health plan, physicians and other health care providers You should be able to have easy and fast access to your physician and health information so you can conveniently manage your health. Look for convenient online tools like being able to email your physicians, order prescriptions, view test results and make appointments (for yourself and family members) — at no additional cost. Examine all costs involved in maintaining your health — and the plan’s total value Don’t automatically sign up for the plan with the lowest premium. Look at the total value you’re getting in terms of services and costs. What services are provided? What are the co-pays for office visits, hospital visits and prescription drugs? What is the deductible? Once you know the answers to these questions, you’ll be prepared to find the health plan that’s right for you. Choosing the right health plan for you takes time but you will find it’s definitely time well spent! — Jason Tacha is the vice president of ambulatory care delivery for Kaiser Permanente Colorado.

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ADAPT & ADJUST: THE CITY OF GREELEY OFFERS NEW ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME By Dan England For Prime

n a Wednesday afternoon in the Greeley Recreation Center, yoga instructor Sandi Selders told her students to breathe.

Of course she did. Selders, who’s taught yoga since the early ’90s, when she started at North Colorado Medical Center, followed what you’d expect from a yoga class, almost to a stereotypical degree. New-age music floated through the room, and she gave them yoga-like instructions, such as “pay attention to your shoulders” and telling them to fill their lungs so they could all “breathe like champions.” When she had her class hold colorful balls in the air and wave them 6

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left and right, she said they looked like flowers in the breeze. Then she told them to lift their left legs, and she turned to Tyler Youngren of Greeley. “Tyler, when we do this, I want you to work on your upper body some more,” Selders said. “Work on that strength.” “No problem,” Youngren said from his wheelchair. Even if Selders followed the same formula, the yoga was, in fact, much different than anything Selders taught before. The yoga is a part of a new movement by the city of Greeley to include what are commonly called adaptive programs to its regular slate of

Dennis Miller, front left, and Samantha Estrada, front right, participate in Adaptive Yoga July 13 at Greeley Recreation Center. The class helps people with special physical needs to stretch and become more aware of their body.

recreation classes. The city, for the first time, offers adaptive dance and yoga classes on a rotating basis every Wednesday afternoon. The city also just started a horse therapy program for children with special needs. When construction wraps up on the new Aven’s Village — officials hope that will be in October — the city will host classes and programs designed to teach children, including those with disabilities, how to use the brand new adaptive playground. This is a big deal for people such as Youngren, and the reasons go beyond the fact it’s cool to get a chance to do yoga in a safe and structured environment that tends to their special needs. The adaptive programs offer a chance for the disabled to be included, said Larry McDermott, the executive director of Arc of Weld County, an organization that advocates for the disabled and those with special needs. And though we’ve all heard that need for decades, the struggle still remains. “Typically, let’s say if you have a child with a

disability, any kind, and you want him to play T-ball, your choices are narrowed down to one, and that’s through a special organization like Special Olympics,” he said. “That’s how it goes throughout their lives.” One of the missions of the Arc is to push for those with disabilities to feel as if they are a part of the community. McDermott said. That’s what parents want for their children, and that’s ultimately what those same kids also want as they grow older. Youngren, 37, of Greeley attended the yoga class for the first time. He’s used a wheelchair most of his life, as he was born with cerebral palsy, and he’s attended adaptive programs most of that life, but only in Denver and Fort Collins. “This is the first time I’ve had this opportunity here,” Youngren said of Greeley. “There’s nothing like this here at all. And I truly appreciate this being in my own hometown.” Youngren’s familiar with yoga, but again, it’s been hard for him to find any kind of exercise or sports that didn’t take at least an hour to get there. That makes it hard for him. Now he can do 15 minutes from his mother’s Greeley home, even if he’s a little worried about making it there in the ice and snow of winter. He was, in fact, thrilled to learn Greeley would have a class like that one every couple weeks. “I’m sore now,” he said, “but it’s a good sore.” The need for adaptive recreation programs was there for years, according to Arc and other organizations that fought to get these programs included in Greeley’s recreation department, and it was only growing as Greeley’s population grew. Arc estimates 5-10 percent of the population needs special services, and that means 10,000 people in Greeley essentially couldn’t take classes at the city’s recreation center. All programs are inclusive, say recreation officials, and that’s technically true, but there’s a problem with that mentality. “Many of them aren’t able to keep up with the traditional classes,” said Larry McDermott, the executive director of Arc. And yet it was a challenge to get the city to include adaptive programs in its recreation budget. The programs need to pay for themselves, and that’s a challenge for many reasons. The city needs to hire instructors who understand and can adapt for the needs of the disabled, and there needs to be enough interest to justify and pay for the class. The city doesn’t need to make a profit on the classes, but officials do want enough people in the class to cover the cost of putting it on. Connections for Independent Living got things going with a grant from the Weld Women’s Fund that allowed them to put on an adaptive yoga program last year. The city allowed the organization to use the recreation center. The class allowed Connections and other organizations to demonstrate to the city that the need was there. “We’d gotten 12-15 people to yoga, and they didn’t want it to end,” said Lynda McCullough, who recently left Connections after fighting to get the programs with the city established. “So it’s pretty exciting to finally see this come about and have it be included in regular city programming.” Not only is it nice from a practical standpoint to be able to go to a gym and work out safely, it’s a much more welcoming atmosphere to be in a class where others may face the same challenges. “One of the major obstacles is to go into a place and they’re the only ones, so people will look at you, maybe even look down at you,” McCullough said. That’s a shame, advocacy workers say, because once those with special needs get into the classes, they can do a lot more than most realize. “If you just make them feel included,” said Amelia Koehmstedt, director of development with Arc, “they will blow you away with what they can do.” Indeed, Sandi Selders never taught an adaptive yoga class in her 20 years. She admits she didn’t want to teach the city’s adaptive yoga class, even with a background as a special education teacher. “I thought it would be way different,” Selders said, “but after the first class, I was really pumped. It’s really rewarding.” That’s the kind of experiences the new adaptive classes can open up, McCullough said, and it also opens up the possibility of support coming from someone other than a loved one or family member. Maybe it opens

up some eyes, as well. The city does hope to add more adaptive programs as the years go on. “We are always looking to expand where we can,” said Melissa Lange, a recreation coordinator for the city of Greeley. “Maybe an instructor who teaches a class can approach us, and then, when we find the right situation and budget, we can get it in. We just need to make sure the programs pay for themselves. They’re doing that now.” The next step would be the city hiring a therapeutic recreation coordinator, McCullough said. Those exist in other northern Colorado cities. But for now, they’re pleased with what the city’s done. “This is a great first step,” she said. It’s a great first step because something as simple as getting to go to the gym is another way to break barriers, both perceived and real, to living a life among the rest of us, officials said. Most people don’t even like to go to the gym. It’s nice to have a group who really seems to appreciate it. Selders looked around the room of people sitting in their chairs and stretching on her command. “I’m so delighted you’re all here today,” she said.

FOR MORE INFORMATION To learn more about the city’s recreation programs, call (970) 3509400 or go to http://greeleygov.com/activities/recreation.

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THINKING ABOUT HEALTH: HEALTH-CARE CONSUMERS GET LITTLE HELP RESOLVING FINANCIAL COMPLAINTS By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service

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n Indiana couple who wrote to me a few weeks ago has experienced the ups and downs of Obamacare, and they wanted me to know about one downside they now face — a monthly premium of $836.

Not every policy will have premiums that high, of course. Increases may apply only to certain policies in certain areas, and regulators are likely to lower many of the companies’ requests. But this year insurers are making a strong case they need more money. Some say since they have to cover everyone no matter how sick those “No one should have to pay those high premiums unless you’re conpeople are, they’ve been hit with a lot of claims from people who have sidered high class, costly medical needs. and we aren’t,” the Federal woman said. money called for by The couple — she the Affordable Care is 59 and he is 62 — Act to help carriers are self-employed, adjust to the unand their income knowns presented by fluctuates. At first, the new law has gone the Affordable Care away. The American Act was a “godsend,” Academy of Actuarthe woman told me. ies points to another Before they signed up factor: increasing for Obamacare, they costs for prescription were paying almost drugs, increases the $1,000 per month for academy says coninsurance coverage. tinue to outpace costs Then they bought an for other medical Obamacare policy, a services. Gold plan Anthem The Academy sold on the Indiana also notes, “There shopping exchange. may be less price It was a good policy competition when with a relatively low fewer health plans deductible, low coparticipate.” During pays and coinsurance this fall’s open enrollcosting about $1,435. ment season for 2017 Best of all, they qualiinsurance, more than fied for a subsidy. 650 counties, mostly Their income that year was low, between $23,000 and $28,000. That rural, will have only one carrier offering coverage. That’s up from only entitled them to a subsidy of around $1,200, leaving them to pay only 225 counties in that situation last year, according to a Wall Street Journal about $235, which they could easily swing. Recall that subsidies are report. intended to help those with the lowest incomes, and because their income Why the trend? A study by one health technology firm found rural was low, their subsidy was generous. residents have significantly higher medical costs than those living in urban Then, as the economy started to improve, their income went up, but areas, making insurers gun-shy about selling in rural counties. their subsidy went down. As they’re supposed to do, the family regularly What can families do? They can buy cheaper silver and bronze reports income changes to the government so they don’t get stuck with a policies that often come with narrow provider networks and high deductgigantic bill at the end of the year, money they would owe for subsidies ibles, high coinsurance and high copays. they were not entitled to. The Indiana couple is not willing to do that yet, but they are frustrat Now the couple’s income is about $45,000. In May, Anthem notified ed by their high premiums and the prospect of even higher ones. The man them the policy still costs about the same, but their subsidy had dropped has just applied for early Social Security benefits. “It’s going to take every to around $600. They would have to pay the remaining portion of the bit of my Social Security to pay for my health insurance,” he told me. premium, about $836. He’ll have to use other income, Most likely the couple will “No one should have to pay those high premiums unless too. “I’m going to have to save see a premium increase for a year ahead to afford it.” you're considered high class, and we aren't.” 2017. Preliminary rate requests He’s lucky he can. to state regulators have been — The Rural Health Indiana native on the downside of Obamacare in the high double digits. As News Service is funded by a grant incomes rise, many families will from The Commonwealth Fund be squeezed by a combination of lower subsidies and higher premiums. and distributed through the Nebraska Press Association Foundation, the Colorado Press Premiums are rising in the so-called individual insurance market where Association, the South Dakota Newspaper Association and the Hoosier (Indiana) State some 24 million Americans get their coverage. About half buy policies on Press Association. the Obamacare shopping exchanges and receive subsidies, but the other half must shop on the open market and get none. They will be hit particularly hard. In Colorado, for example, some insurers are asking for average increases as high as 40 percent. Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield wants an increase averaging nearly 60 percent. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska is seeking an average increase of almost 35 percent, and in Indiana the couple’s carrier, Anthem, is asking for hikes averaging between 20 and 41 How are you going to pay for expected premium increases? Write percent. to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com. Says Indianapolis insurance broker Jonathan Mayo, “I think it’s going to be ugly.”

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3D TECHNOLOGY By Kelly Ragan For Prime

my Bush found a lump in her breast last October.

At first, she didn’t think much of it, but she decided to go the doctor when it started to hurt. “I kept thinking I didn’t have time to see the doctor,” said Bush, a 30-year-old from Greeley. Banner Health’s 3D mammography helped doctors find the cancer and get it out. Though patients typically won’t notice much of a difference in procedures, medical facilities across northern Colorado have adapted 3D mammography technology. Banner Health was the first in northern Colorado to move over to 3D, said Brenda Santillanes, manager for mammography services at Summit View Medical Commons. Other facilities took on the technology in 2015, following FDA approval, Santillanes said. 10

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GIVES DOCTORS, WOMEN ANOTHER WEAPON IN BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER “It's sort of like a CAT scan in that it moves through and captures different layers of breast tissue.” - Brenda Santillanes, Summit View Medical Commons mammography services manager

How it’s different Most women don’t notice a difference in the procedure, but the 3D mammogram compresses for 5-8 seconds, compared to the 2D mammogram’s 3-5 seconds, Santillanes said. Even though it’s a little longer, she said, you get more information for your time. “The top of the machine moves, there’s a series of beeps, then there’s a pause,” Santillanes said. It’s sort of like a CAT scan, Santillanes said, in that it moves through and captures different layers of breast tissue. “It’s kind of like the old cartoon idea where they stack all the piece of paper together and the cartoon figure moves as you scroll,” Santillanes said. Bush had never had a mammogram before, but she had heard other women complaining about how uncomfortable they were. “It was pretty fast,” Bush said. “I didn’t find it too uncomfortable.”

Why it’s important About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, Santillanes said. Even at 80 years old, if breast cancer is detected early and treated, there’s no reason someone wouldn’t live out another 15-20 years, Santillanes said. “Do you go get the oil changed in your car?” Santillanes said. “Don’t you think your body is a good investment? It’s the biggest investment you’ve got. No one particularly likes to sit and wait for the oil to be changed in their car.”

Mary Dickinson, registered nurse and patient education advocate at Summit View, said the goal is to catch breast cancer in the first or second stage. In stage three and four, the cancer has metastasized and it’s harder to treat. “When we see a breast cancer that is past that first or second stage, it’s typically because the woman did not come in on a yearly basis,” Dickinson said. “A good majority of the time they felt something and were too afraid to come.”

TIPS TO REMEMBER YOUR YEARLY VISIT • Summit View sends reminder letters to their patients • Choose particular month that’s important, like a birthday month or October For monthly self breast exams • Set calendar reminder • Set the alarm in phone

How it helps The image layering helps find cancers earlier, Santillanes said. “There have been patients who do the 2D mammogram and it looks completely fine, but then you do the 3D image and it’s not fine,” Santillanes said. “Things show up on the 3D that don’t show up on the 2D.” It also helps cut down on the number of callbacks and additional mammograms, Santillanes said. Sometimes, tissue can pile on top of itself, and it looks like something of concern when it’s not, she said. “If things don’t persist through the layers, then you know it’s just an accumulation of tissue,” Santillanes said. A more streamlined process and accurate imaging can help women like Bush take action faster. Bush had one mammogram, one ultrasound and one biopsy before she headed into surgery. Often the earlier cancers are detected and treated, the better the outcome, Santillanes said. PRIME \\ OCTOBER 2016

Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave., in west Greeley. With the positron emission tomography, or PET, scan doctors are able to map out the body as well areas of high activity within the body.

SUMMIT VIEW MEDICAL COMMONS GAINS NEW PET/CT SCANNER MAKING EARLIER CANCER DETECTION POSSIBLE By Kelly Ragan Photo Credit, Joshua Polson UCHealth For Prime

hen Julia Solano first saw the images from the new PET/CT scanner, she was amazed. They were so much more clear and precise. She knew this technology would change cancer diagnoses.

Banner Health invested about $2 million into a new PET/CT scanner — the only one in northern Colorado, according to Banner — that cuts down

the next 10 years would be, since the cost for equipment is so high and technology changes so fast. The new PET/CT scanner made the cut. Pinpointing the nodules Solano is a nuclear medicine technologist at Summit View. She’s operated scans for seven years and she’s impressed by the improved image quality. “It’s more accurate,” Solano said. “These images are incredible.” A positron emission tomography scan, or PET scan, uses a tracer — a radioactive substance injected into the body — to look for diseases. It combines molecular imaging with a CT scan, Summit View nurse Debbie Meyer said. It helps to show how organs and tissues are working, A computed tomography scan, or CT scan, shows blood flow to and from organs. The combination of the two scans allows doctors to get more information from one exam. The machine then uses signals from the tracer and a computer converts the signals into 3D pictures. The scan itself doesn’t cause any pain.

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An old positron emission tomography, or PET, scan is pulled up onto one of the terminals as a patient is readied for another scan at the Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave., in west Greeley.

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A label warns of the radioactive contents in one of the daily deliveries of materials that are used to thoroughly map out a patient's body as Doctor Julia Solano stands nearby at the Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave., in west Greeley.

The higher-quality image helps doctors pinpoint smaller nodules, which can help them detect cancer earlier. The faster doctors can catch it, the faster they can cure it, Solano said. In addition to earlier detection, the scan time itself is shorter, Solano said. Preparation for the scan takes about an hour, but the scan itself takes between 15-30 minutes. Processing can now take as little as five minutes, Solano said, meaning the new machine can save an anxious patient a halfhour. “When you’re dealing with cancer, you don’t want to wait longer than you

need to for results,” Solano said. Meyer said the new machine helps patients feel more at ease. In the old scanner, the patient would lie on a table and slide slowly through a small donut opening. The table would inch in slowly, one step at a time, Meyer said. The new table moves in one fluid motion. The new machine also has a wider opening, which will hopefully ease the patients’ anxiety, which is already high, Meyer said. “If you were the patient, we’re trying to find something wrong with you,” Meyer said. That’s not exactly pleasant. Meyer hopes the wider opening will provide some level of comfort and minimize claustrophobia. The new machine helps cut down on radiation exposure for both patients and staff. Solano explained less radiation is better and they’re always looking for was to reduce exposure. It’s also much more efficient if technicians have to make adjustments, Solano said. Though training to use the machine takes about two weeks, it’s more user friendly than the old one. “With the old machine, if you typed in the wrong dose, (specific to each patient), it would take two hours to fix,” Solano said. “Now, it takes a minute.” What it’s for The PET/CT scan is typically used to help pre-evaluation for cancer, Meyer said. “It’s a staging process for cancer planning, whether it’s surgery, oncology treatment, radiation or chemotherapy,” Meyer said. “From the PET/CT scan, an oncologist can start the course of treatment.” Patients often come back for another scan to see if the treatment has been effective. Patients usually return every 6-12 months. “At the end of the day, you hope the patient leaves knowing we did everything we can to help with a cancer diagnosis,” Solano said.

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HEALTHY EATING TIPS FOR TAILGATING SEASON

Reporter Kelly Ragan created a fruit and veggie Bronco using blueberries, cauliflower and carrots. She printed an outline of the Bronco's logo and put the appropriate colored food onto the color of the logo.

By Kelly Ragan Photo Credit, Kelly Ragan For Prime

ew things bring together friends and family like good food and football, but after a season of sharing chili, cheese dip and burgers, you might realize you’ve packed on some pounds. Lauren Larson, a registered dietitian at Banner Health, said it’s common for people to gain a little weight over the chilly months of football season, and tailgating contributes to that. “(When tailgating), people typically eat fast food and grilled food like hot dogs and hamburgers,” Larson said. That’s why Larson is offering a couple alternatives with some healthy recipes for football season. You can still have the burgers, but these will give you a couple more options on the side. A hamburger won’t kill you, but neither will a vegetable. “The veggies provide nutrients and dietary fiber,” Larson said. “They’re good for a varied diet.” Most Valuable recipes Nottingham Field of Greens salad in a mason jar 14

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Ingredients: Salad dressing, variety of veggies, protein, lettuce “Put a good oil based dressing on bottom, layer with veggies and protein,” Larson said. “At the very top, put the lettuce.” You can prep the salad ahead of time and transport anywhere. Earnest Collins Walking Tacos Ingredients: Whole grain chips, ground turkey, shredded lettuce, cheese Put ingredients in a small bag; eat with a fork for a portable, single-serving taco. Kebabs Use toothpicks to create fruit kebabs, turkey meatballs or Caprese salad. This helps to reduce double dipping and could help cut down on the spread of germs. Show team spirit Maybe your team colors are the blue and orange of the Bronocs, blue and yellow for the UNC Bears or green and yellow for Colorado State. “Use veggies that are the color of the team you’re rooting for,” Larson said.

Blue (or as close as you can get) Blueberries Plums Eggplant Black currants Blackberries Elderberries White Cauliflower Mushrooms Potatoes Bananas (peeled) Onions Garlic Yellow Yellow apples Apricots Pineapple Sweet corn Lemons Yellow peppers Bananas (unpeeled) Green Broccoli Kale Spinach Arugula Green beans Cucumbers Green onions Green apples Asparagus Brussels Sprouts No penalties To avoid food poisoning • Keep perishable foods in a cooler with ice • Keep raw meat separate from other foods • Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer • Try to eat food within two hours of setting it out

GREELEY MAN GETS FIRST DISSOLVING HEART STENT IN COLORADO By Kelly Ragan Photo Credit, Joshua Polson For Prime

t 70 years old, Stephen Hoffelt of Greeley still plays on the same drum set his dad bought for him in the ’60s. Hoffelt and his band play gigs at local country clubs and assisted living homes, jamming to songs from the ’50s and ’60s. He loves to walk his dog and keep up with his grandkids.

One day, his chest tightened, and his breath was cut short. He reached up and fell down, fracturing his wrist. Hoffelt learned he had coronary artery disease and two blockages. Dr. Anthony Doing, a cardiologist at UCHealth, explained the disease. Blocked arteries are like blocked fuel lines in a car. The car might run fine when it idles, but if you try to drive up a hill, it stalls. Dr. Matthew Purvis, UCHealth’s interventional cardiologist, implanted a dissolvable stent into Hoffelt’s artery Aug. 8. It was the first dissolvable stent implanted in a person in Colorado since the FDA approved the device in July. The week after his surgery, Hoffelt had to sit out one of his band’s gigs. “We had two gigs that week and here I am lying in a hospital,” Hoffelt said. “Dr. Purvis said ‘you can’t play on Wednesday’. I said, ‘what about Friday?’ He said we could play it by ear.” Hoffelt played that Friday. He admitted he was a sweaty mess, but he showed up. He let his

A metal stent, right, sits next to the plastic dissolvable stent that was used in Stephen Hoffelt's procedure. Hoffelt was also able to recover much fast after the procedure.

wife help him unload the drums, per the doctor’s orders. The stent is made of Poly-L-lactide, a type of plastic. “It’s the same plastic they use for absorbable sutures,” Doing said. “It’s a pretty firm device. It takes between two to three years to reabsorb. It’s implanted in essentially the same procedure.” Cardiologists implant the stent using a catheter to slide a tiny balloon through the artery. They inflate the balloon to crack open the plaque obstructing blood flow. They deploy the stent and use more balloons to ensure it’s properly placed, Doing said. The stent then dissolves when it’s no longer needed. It’s like a cast on a broken arm, Doing said. Once the arm is stronger, you take the cast off. Using dissolving stents instead of traditional metal ones helps reduce the risk of future blockages. It also gives patients a bit more leeway with their long-term treatment. Once a patient has a stent, they have to take aspirin — a common blood thinner — every day for the rest of their lives. So, if 10 years down the road the patient has knee surgery, they cannot miss a dose of aspirin without risk of clotting. “The advantage of the bioabsorabable stent seems to be that you may not need lifelong aspirin quite so much,” Doing said. “We’d probably

still give it anyway. But if you miss it for a day or two or get a surgical procedure, hopefully the ramifications won’t be as harmful.” Long-term results in Europe, which has been using dissolvable stents since 2011, seem to be going favorably, Doing said. The use of dissolvable stent technology might expand. “Metal stents weren’t used in other arteries until they were used in the heart first,” Doing said. More applications will likely develop, Doing said. Hoffelt will do cardiac rehab and build the strength back up to mow the lawn again. In the meantime, he’ll be jamming on his drums. “I feel blessed, blessed, blessed,” Hoffelt said.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Coronary artery disease occurs when arteries that supply blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked due to plaque buildup, leading to chest pain and increasing the risk of a heart attack. — Source: UCHealth PRIME \\ OCTOBER 2016

RIDING THE STORM OUT: GREELEY NATIVE DOESN’T LET HEMOPHILIA STOP HIM FROM RIDE THE ROCKIES

Kyle Haas pauses at the top of Independence Pass during his trip on Ride The Rockies. Kyle, 27, has hemophilia but completed the sevenday, 500-mile bike ride over several mountain passes two years in a row.

By Dan England For Prime

hen Kyle Haas was born in Greeley, doctors pricked his finger, one of the simple tests they do to make sure everything is all right. Everything, as it turns out, was not all right. The tiny hole didn’t stop bleeding, and that’s how Larry and Laura discovered their first child had hemophilia, the genetic disorder that impairs the body’s ability to form blood clots. Those clots, of course, prevent our bodies from leaking away all our blood from something as simple as a pinprick. Larry and Laura made it clear to Kyle he could do anything he wanted. But they also couldn’t help but treat him as if he were fragile. 16

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Every year, they spoke to his class about the disorder, and while Laura believed it helped the other children understand him more, so they

“Well, a crash would be significant for anyone on that ride, regardless of what they have.” - Kyle Haas weren’t as afraid, Kyle also sensed the kids were, in fact, afraid to play with him, at least in the first few days. So Larry and Laura were encouraging, but

sure, they were nervous, too. One time, Kyle was grating cheese and clipped his knuckle, and it bled all night long. He would bleed spontaneously, which was alarming, even if those incidents were rare. “It was always on your mind,” said Laura, who still lives in Greeley with Larry. So the idea of Kyle, 27, who now lives in the Denver area, doing Ride the Rockies seemed a little off and a little exciting at the same time. It seemed to be the event that symbolized his disorder. Ride the Rockies was quite the beast, even for fit, experienced cyclists such as Kyle. It varies from year to year, but it’s generally close to 500 miles in a week, over mountain passes and at the kind of altitudes that makes Colorado special but also a tough place to ride a bike

you get to see everything. You can explore the mountains but also your neighborhood.” That’s why Ride the Rockies called to him last year. It was a chance to explore a good chunk of Colorado’s finest scenery. He thought only crazy people did it, but even that didn’t discourage him from trying to train for it. A guy suggested riding more than 1,000 miles before the event. He started a schedule of riding 50 miles on a weeknight, three nights per week for three hours at a time, on a route that involved a lot of climbing, as well. He then rode up 60-80 miles or maybe more, for up to six to eight hours and do other activities that, you know, require especially when he considered his ankles. on the weekend, oxygen. The spontaneous bleeding that can haunt heduring his peak training months, which ran The ride would indeed be proof Kyle could mophiliacs pooled in Kyle’s ankles, and eventufrom March to June. He wound up riding 1,250 do anything. But it was also a big worry. It was ally those blood pools eat away at the cartilage, miles, and he completed the first Ride the Rockthe kind of thing most people can’t do, and turning it into swiss cheese. He eventually had ies last year. these people don’t have hemophilia. Hemophilia surgery for it. “It’s very attainable,” Kyle said. “As long as isn’t debilitating, especially with the new treat But it was also just that nothing in sports you’re out there doing it.” ments out now, but extreme physical exertion thrilled him until he found cycling. His hematology doctor, Marilyn Manco-Johncan cause even more son, who is associated spontaneous bleeding, with several hospitals “From the very start of it, it was fantastic. I could go enjoy it. and it can cause joint and also works as a proproblems. Kyle already fessor with the University On a bicycle you get to see everything. You can explore the had severe ankle probof Colorado’s School of mountains but also your neighborhood.” lems as a result of the Medicine, not only gave disorder. her blessing for him to - Kyle Haas And then there was do the ride, she began to the matter of the fact think more about doing biking can cause injuries. What if he crashed? He was pushing 215 pounds and wanted to it after talking with him. Well, at least Kyle had an answer for that one. start exercising. He found a stationary bike and The infusion products that give Kyle the abil “Well, a crash would be significant for anyone went to work. He was gasping for air after just a ity to clot have improved a great deal. They last on that ride, regardless of what they have,” Kyle few minutes the first few times he tried it. It was longer, for one thing, as many times they only said. “Even so, I don’t go flying down the hills a humble beginning. But in September 2013, need to take them every couple days, and the like a lot of people do. As long as you keep the after he caught his breath, he bought his first time they have to spend taking the medication rubber on the road, you’re going to be OK.” road bike. He also dropped 45 pounds. through a shot or an IV is much shorter now, as Kyle played golf but connected more in Cycling was easy on his ankles. He didn’t feel well. forensics and theater than sports at Northridge fragile on a bike. He could keep up with others Manco-Johnson prefers her patients to exerHigh School, where he graduated in 2007. who did it. Even those who were good at it. He cise, even the kind of demanding exercise Kyle Those activities were safer. Sports required him found he was good at it, too: In February 2014, does to train for Ride the Rockies. That does to infuse his blood with clotting agents, which he did his first 100-miler, what cyclists call a increase the risk of complications. meant sitting in a chair for a good hour, if not century ride. “But on the other side of that, you might do longer, essentially taking a huge shot just to “From the very start of it, it was fantastic,” better than someone on the couch,” she said. go play ball. Sports weren’t worth that to him, Kyle said. “I could go enjoy it. On a bicycle “My bias is that you are better. Kyle is one of an Kyle Haas poses at the finish line of Ride The Rockies after this year's ride, which took place in June.

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increasing number of people who can do great things with bleeding disorders.” That must be true, given Kyle turned out to be her inspiration, even her motivation, for entering the ride herself. She’d looked at the race every year and considered it, but after talking with him

They joined the same team, Project Recycle, an organization that takes old bikes and rebuilds them for children with lower incomes. She went as a teammate, not as his doctor. “Honestly he regularly left me in the dirt,” she said. “I wasn’t worrying about him at all.” They faced a few other challenges together, including 50 mph headwinds during one of the days over Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Kyle’s known Manco-Johnson since the day he was born, when they pricked his finger and discovered something was wrong. Many times he felt fragile. He hopes now to do Ride the Rockies every year, or as long as his body allows him. He remembers thinking about his childhood on top of Trail Ridge Road, after he fought through the wind, with his doctor behind him. “Once you do that,” Kyle said, “you feel like you can ride anywhere the light touches.”

“Honestly he regularly left me in the dirt. I wasn't worrying about him at all.” - Mariyln Manco-Johnson, hemotology doctor about his own ride in 2015, he convinced her she could do it. Kyle decided to repeat the ride again this year, even though he had some different challenges this year over the last, including his ankle surgery, a procedure he had in December. He had to limit his training, though he admits he didn’t have to train quite as much as he did that first year anyway, and it was sore at times during the ride.

Kyle Haas poses with his doctor, Marilyn Manco-Johnson, after they finished Ride The Rockies.

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HEALTH Events Calendar Banner Health Spirit Girls Night Out — “The Right Fit,” 6:45 p.m. Oct. 4 at The Ranch, First National Bank Building North Hall, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Doors open at 5 p.m. for warmup activities with food, beer and wine tasting and exhibits. Cost: $25 per person. Dress is exercise casual. To purchase tickets, call (800) 230-2273 or go to www.bannerhealth.com/230CARE and search: SPIRIT, or go to the Fort Collins Medical Center, Loveland McKee Medical Center and Greeley North Colorado Medical Center Gift Shops. Actresses of “Girls Only — The Secret Comedy of Women” will perform, and enjoy activities and conversation with our Banner Health expert. Also, find the right leisure activity to fit your lifestyle. Check out fitness demos, discover the right clothing, best shoes, right accessories, right bra fit and more. Bright by Three Infant Group, noon-1 p.m. Oct. 4 or Oct. 18 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. Free class provides parents and caregivers with educational tools, books and games to make the most of the very important developmental years. A free infant packet includes a handbook provided by Bright Beginnings, brochures, a toy and board book. To register, or for more information, call Jennifer Salvador at (970) 495.7500. Banner Health Flu Shots, 10 a.m.-noon, Oct. 5 at the Greeley Senior Center, 1010 6th St., Greeley. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. Banner Health Flu Shots, 10 a.m.-noon, Oct. 5 at the Windsor Recreation Center, 250 11th St., Windsor. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. Cooking Classes, 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, North Colorado Medical Center in the Cardiac Rehab Kitchen. This month’s theme is “The Bountiful Benefits of Beans.” Loaded with fiber and protein, beans can be the main entrée or contributor of flavor and texture to many side dishes. Cost is $10. Call (970) 810-6633 to register. Childbirth Breastfeeding Basics, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. Learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, establishing and maintaining a good milk supply and solutions to common breastfeeding challenges. Partners are welcome. Cost: $20. To register or for more

information, call (970) 495.7500. Childbirth Preparation Class (three-week course), 6-9 p.m. Oct. 5, 12 and 19 at UCHealth OB/GYN, 1715 61st Ave., Greeley. Class includes overview of labor and delivery, hospital routines, coping techniques, medications, medical interventions and cesarean birth. Please bring a support person, two bed pillows and water bottle. Also, wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. Register for hospital tour and Breastfeeding Basics class separately. Cost: $65. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.7500. Natural Childbirth, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 11, 18 and 25 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. This class will teach expectant mothers and their birth partner techniques and coping strategies for a nonmedicated childbirth. Techniques will include breathing, massage, relaxation, positioning, visualization, and aromatherapy. Parent preview tour class is included but breastfeeding class needs to be scheduled separately. Cost: $65. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.7500. Yoga Support Group for Cancer Survivors, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 12 and 26, North Colorado Medical Center, Wellness Classroom, 1801 16th St. Class is free, call (970) 810-6633 to register. Blood Tests, 7-8:45 a.m. or by appointment, Oct. 12 and Oct. 26, North Colorado Medical Center, Entrance No. 6, 1801 16th St., Greeley. Unable to bill Medicare or insurance. Screenings are to be used as an indicator of overall health and should be shared with a physician. Call (970) 810-6633 to schedule an appointment. Payment is due at time of service, costs vary. Walk-in’s welcome after 7:30 a.m. Banner Health Flu Shots, 4-6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Eaton Town Hall, 223 1st St., Eaton. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. Fast Track Childbirth Preparation (two-day course), 6-9 p.m. Oct. 14 and 1-5 p.m. Oct. 15 at Medical Center of the Rockies, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland. Please bring a support person, two bed pillows and water bottle. Also, wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. Register for hospital tour and Breastfeeding Basics class separately. Cost: $55. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.7500.

Banner Health Flu Shots, 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Greeley Senior Center, 1010 6th St., Greeley. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. Peripheral Vascular Disease screening, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 18 at Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave., Greeley. North Colorado Medical Center’s Peripheral Vascular Disease Screening program offers the education and prevention proven to be the best tools for fighting vascular disease and stroke. Cost is $100 for four screenings, due at time of service. NCMC Wellness Services does not bill insurance. Call (970) 810-6070 to schedule an appointment. Body Check... What you need to know: Head to Toe, by appointment Oct. 18, Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave., Greeley. This head-to-toe health assessment gives you tools to put health first. Call (970) 810-6070 to schedule an appointment. All results are sent to your personal physician and to you. Cost is $175, due at time of service. Wellness Services is unable to bill insurance. Available upon request: Body check w/ colorectal take-home kit for $185.00, body check w/ PSA blood screening for $205.00, body check w/ colorectal take-home kit and PSA for $210.00. Medicare 101, 4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 18 at UCHealth’s Greeley Medical Clinic, 1900 16th St., lower-level classroom. Sponsored by UCHealth’s Aspen Club, this class is an overview of Medicare benefits, supplemental insurance, Medicare Advantage Plans, prescription drug plans, preventive services and how Medicare works with employer health insurance will be discussed by Aspen Club Medicare counselors. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.8560 or contact aspenclub@uchealth.org. Banner Health Flu Shots, 9-11 a.m. Oct. 20 at The Bridge Assisted Living, 4750 25th St., Greeley. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. Banner Health Flu Shots, 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at the Milliken Senior Center, 1101 Broad St., Milliken. Get your annual flu shot to prepare for flu season. Cost is $25 for flu shot, $35 for flu shot quad, and $65 for Tdap. Medicare Part B billing available. For more information, call (970) 810-6633. PRIME \\ OCTOBER 2016

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ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (NCMC)

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BURN CARE WESTERN STATES BURN CENTER (NCMC)

1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)810-6607 www.bannerhealth.com

FAMILY PRACTICE MEDICINE BANNER HEALTH CLINIC

1300 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: 970-686-5646 www.bannerhealth.com

CARDIAC VASCULAR SURGERY

AUDIOLOGY

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ALPINE ALL ABOUT HEARING

1124 E. Elizabeth Street, #E-101 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970)221-3372 Fax: (970)493-9237 3820 N. Grant Avenue Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: (970)461-0225 Fax: (970)593-0670 www.allabouthearing.com PROFESSIONALS: Renita Boesiger, M. A., CCC-A Rachel White, M. A., CCC-A Cheryl Hadlock, M. S., CCC-A

CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE (NCMC)

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HEART FAILURE CLINIC (NCMC)

(970)810-6953 www.bannerhealth.com

DENTISTRY ASCENT FAMILY DENTAL

AUDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES

2528 16th Street Greeley, CO Phone: (970)352-2881 PROFESSIONALS: Robert M. Traynor, Ed. D. F-AAA; Karen Swope, M. A. CCC-A MIRACLE-EAR

2404 17th Street Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)351-6620 749 S. Lemay Avenue, Suite A1 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970)221-5225 20

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HUBBARD FAMILY DENTAL

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CARDIAC, THORACIC & VASCULAR SURGERY (NCMC)

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Scott Williams, DMD 3535 W. 12th Street, Suite B Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)351-6095 www.dentalgreeley.com RALPH R. REYNOLDS, D.M.D., M.D.

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6801 W. 20th St., Suite 101 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 378-8000 Fax: (970) 378-8088 KENNETH M. OLDS

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7251 W. 20th St., Bldg J, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)207-9773

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INTERNAL MEDICINE BANNER HEALTH CLINIC

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ORTHOPEDICS MOUNTAIN VISTA ORTHOPAEDICS

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PEDIATRICS BANNER HEALTH CLINIC

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BANNER REHABILITATION CENTER

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PERSONAL RESPONSE SERVICE BANNER LIFE LINE (NCMC)

2010 16th Street, Suite C, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 1-877-493-8109 (970) 378-4743 www.bannerhealth.com

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REHABILITATION ASCENT AT LIFE CARE CENTER

4800 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 330-6400 Website: www.lcca.com Professionals: Annie Bennett Leslie Vail

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