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November 20, 2014

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HealthLine Of Northern Colorado

The Healing Power of ART

Art Therapy Goes Where Traditional Therapy Sometimes Cannot.

PLUS...It’s American Diabetes Month

+ Get Cooking to Stop Diabetes + Pursuing Your Dreams With Diabetes + Diabetes Quick Fix Recipe

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NUTRITION: DIABETES QUICK FIX- Pork Chops with Apple Relish and Sweet Potatoes Page 8

FITNESS The key to PURSUING DREAMS for people with diabetes Page 10

also inside UNCOMMON SENSE: Mood swings should be diagnosed by professional .......................................................................... 4 Five tips to keep your child’s school days from becoming sick days............. 6 AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH: Get Cooking to Stop Diabetes ................................................................... 14 Health Briefs & Calendar.......................................................................... 16

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Mood swings should be diagnosed by professional Dear Dr. Beth, I am writing because I really feel like something is terribly wrong with me, but I don’t know what it is. I’m basically miserable most of the time. I am unhappy and often very angry. I yell at my friends sometimes, but other times I am the life of the party. At those times, I am gregarious, I love everyone and I’m generous to a fault.

When I get passionate about something, nothing can stop me. But sometimes I take risks with money, driving and relationships that in my more sensible moments I know are stupid and dangerous. Then I get depressed again. Can you help me figure out what the heck is going on with me?

It really isn’t possible to do an “armchair” diagnosis of someone who is experiencing such a complicated set of mood symptoms and making lots of problematic life choices. It doesn’t sound like you are dealing with a straightforward depression or anxiety problem.

While I can’t tell you exactly what is going on, I do hear that you are suffering and you deserve both answers and relief. What I can offer are some questions to ask yourself that might point you in the direction of an answer, but this is truly a situation where you will need a qualified in-person evaluation from an experienced professional therapist or counselor.

Here are a few questions to ask yourself: 1. How long have I been

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experiencing this unhappiness and these mood swings and has it gotten worse over time?

2. Has anyone in my immediate or extended family shown similar types of problems with impulsiveness, mood shifts, and taking unwise risks?

3. Do I use alcohol or drugs often to try and relieve my misery or cope with my mood changes? Am I addicted to anything, like alcohol or drugs?

4. Have I had repeated problems with holding jobs or keeping relationships?

5. Does my anger have a destructive effect on my life?

These are some of the questions a professional psychologist or psychological evaluator would ask you to help determine more about what is actually happening with you and how you can be helped. Drastic fluctuations in mood, frequent anger and irritability and extreme risktaking may indicate a mood disorder, such as bipolar disorder, but may also indicate something completely different. Trauma, dysfunction in one’s family of origin, and fundamental insecurities about one’s own identity and role in the world can sometimes lead to a similar symptom picture.

Regardless of what all of this adds up to, I do think it is very important to pursue answers to your questions about what is going on with you. It is clear that you are suffering and that you need some answers and some relief. If you allow yourself to

ask for help, you will probably get the answers you seek and strategies for improving your life functioning as well as your happiness.

Dear Dr. Beth I am an international student and my whole family lives in the country I am from.

The holidays are coming up and I am feeling terribly lonely. I don’t have the money to go back to see my family for the holidays and they are in the same position. International travel is very expensive as I’m sure you know. This is my first holiday away from my family and I’m not sure how to get through it. Any suggestions?

It sounds like you have always spent the holidays with your family in your country of origin. I’m sure that your culture has many traditions that may be quite different from traditions here in the U.S. Moving to another country is a big deal, even if it is only for a few years to complete your educational goals.

Being involved in the academic community can offer you a few advantages in coping with this cultural adjustment. Perhaps you have already discovered that several of the universities here have International Student Offices which may include opportunities for fellowship with others who are also from other countries. Many U.S. students and faculty are also quite interested in getting to know people from other countries and may involve themselves in these organiza-

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tions as well.

The majority of international students and even non-students who leave their country to live here face similar issues of loneliness and may feel alienated from the new customs and traditions that surround them. There can be a lot of confusion around expectations: what is expected from you in being around your fellow students and what you can reasonably expect from them.

One of the most positive options is to join the family of a friend if possible. This may heighten your sense of missing your own family and traditions, but can also provide an atmosphere of being included and being around others may lessen focus on your own sadness.

Another positive option, as mentioned earlier, is to connect with an organization that supports international students with adjusting to life in their new environment.

Often these organizations also create alternative group celebrations that are inclusive of people from many different cultures.

If you have the option to Skype, call or otherwise contact various members of your family during the holidays, that contact may well offset some of the loneliness that comes from being so far away. Take the opportunity to share what you are learning about this culture’s traditions and participate as much as possible in any of your family’s traditions that can be done over a distance.

Hopefully, your family

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will also be reaching out to you during this time. As time goes on, you will form new friendships and gradually become more familiar with this culture. You can pick and choose among the various ways people here celebrate and incorporate them into your own ways of celebrating.

Nothing will take away all of the loneliness of being away from your family for the first time during the holidays, but there are many compassionate people and many others—students, faculty and community members—who are in the same situation you are. There are many opportunities for community if you are open and

willing to participate. Don’t be afraid to express your desires for inclusion. There are people who are quite willing to expand their own celebrations to include you and your customs as well.

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Five tips to keep your child’s school days from becoming sick days (BPT) - Studies show that children in daycare or attending school can catch up to 12 common viral infections each year and that each of these infections can last seven to 10 days. Getting sick is commonly seen as part of growing up but the good news for parents is that you can help support your child’s immune system.

Here are five things you can do to potentially help reduce the 12 viral infections a kid can encounter in just one year.

• Review hand-washing techniques. This classic practice still remains one of the most effective ways to eliminate germs. You’ve probably already taught your children how to wash their hands, but

are they finishing too quickly?

Each hand-washing session should last about 20 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s long enough for children to sing the ABCs twice. Children should also know to wash their hands before eating, making food or handling a baby, and after going to the bathroom, playing outside, touching an animal or sneezing.

• Are your child’s vaccinations up to date? Vaccinations won’t prevent your child from catching a cold, but they can protect him from more serious illnesses like the flu. You can find more information on the proper immunization schedule

for your child by visiting the CDC’s website.

ing lowers their risk of getting sick.

• Support their immune system.

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Created for children ages 2 months to teens, there’s an immune-system supplement for children of any age. There is even an immune support option for parents.

• Sometimes it’s good not to share. OK, this probably isn’t a life lesson you want your child following most of the time, but some things are better kept to themselves. Bottles, utensils and cups should not be shared between children, as bacteria is easily transferred through saliva. Make sure your child has his own lunch and that he knows not to share with or borrow from other students at mealtime.

While cooler temperatures and the continuing school year increase your child’s risk of catching an illness, your child can reduce his risk for getting sick. Employ the tips above and you can help your child stay safe and healthy this school year. To learn more about how Zarbee’s Naturals can support your child’s immune system, visit www. zarbees.com.

• Avoid exposing your child to others who are sick. If your child’s best friend is sick, the play date will have to wait.

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Diabetes Quick fix Pork chops with apple Relish and sweet Potatoes

By Linda Gassenheimer, McClatchy-Tribune News Service, (MCT)

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Sweet and tart apple relish garnishes the sauteed boneless pork chop in this quick recipe. Sweet potatoes, gently steamed, complete this fall harvest meal.

Apples should be kept in the refrigerator and, if washed, dried thoroughly before being placed in the refrigerator. This recipe calls for a Gala apple. It’s a sweet, moderately crisp, juicy apple that holds its shape well and adds just the right amount of sweetness to the relish. If you can’t find gala apples, use another type of your choice.

HELPFUL HINTS • Diced fresh onions can be found in the produce section of the supermarket.

• Thin-cut pork chops (1/4-inch thick) are called for. If using larger chops, increase the cooking time for the chops about 5 minutes. A meat thermometer should read 145 degrees.

• Coarsely chop apples in the food processor using the pulse button.

COUNTDOWN • • • •

Start potatoes.

Make relish.

Cook pork chops.

Finish potatoes.

SHOPPING LIST Here are the ingredients needed. 2 6-ounce thin cut boneless loin pork chops (1/4-inch thick), 1 bottle apple cider vinegar, 1 jar honey, 1 medium Gala apple, 1 container fresh diced red onion, 3/4 pound sweet potatoes.

Staples: canola oil, salt, black peppercorns Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat ———

(From “Mix ‘n’ Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes”

by Linda Gassenheimer, published by the American Diabetes Association. Reprinted with permission from The American Diabetes Association. Gassenheimer’s latest book is “Simply Smoothies: Fresh & Fast Diabetes-Friendly Snacks & Complete Meals,” published by the American Diabetes Association. To order either book call 1-800232-6733 or order online at www.shopdiabetes.org .)

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PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE RELISH

1 medium Gala apple, cored and coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2-cups) 2 tablespoons fresh diced red onion 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon canola oil 2 6-ounce thin-cut boneless loin pork chops (1/4-inch thick) Salt and freshly ground black pepper Mix apple, onion, apple cider vinegar and honey together in a small bowl.

Set aside. Heat canola oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and brown 2 minutes; turn and brown second side 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. A meat thermometer should read 145 degrees. Place pork chops on individual dinner plates and spoon apple relish on top. Makes 2 servings.

fat 8.7 g, saturated fat 2.1 g, monounsaturated fat 3.7 g, cholesterol 120 mg, sodium 98 mg, carbohydrate 22.2 g, dietary fiber 2.4 g, sugars 18.5 g, protein 37.8 g

SWEET POTATOES

3/4 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 teaspoons canola oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Place potatoes in a steaming basket and place the basket over water in a saucepan. The water

should not touch the bottom of the basket. Cover and steam potatoes 10 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a bowl, and add canola oil. Toss making sure all of the pieces are coated with oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the pork chops. Makes 2 servings.

Nutritional analysis per serving: calories 186. calories from fat 41, total fat 4.6 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, monounsaturated fat 2.8 g, cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 94 mg, carbohydrate 34.3 g, dietary fiber 5.1 g, sugars 7.1 g, protein 2.7 g Exchanges: 1 1/2 fruit, 5 lean meat

Nutritional analysis per serving: calories 322, calories from fat 78, total

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H L Fitness

The key To pursuing dreams for people with diabetes

Team Novo Nordisk rides with a mission to inspire, educate and empower people affected by diabetes.

(BPT) - When most people think of the 29.1 million people in the United States living with diabetes, they don’t think of competitive athletes who are performing at the top echelons of physically enduring sports like running, swimming, and cycling.

These athletes are out there, and they’re competing at top levels thanks to active diabetes management.

One group of athletes in particular is determined to show others that diabetes doesn’t have to stand in the way of chasing your dreams. Team Novo Nordisk is a global all-diabetes sports team of cyclists, triathletes, and runners living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and is spearheaded by the world’s first all-diabetes professional cycling team. Formed in December 2012, the team is a partnership between Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, and former pro cyclist and diabetes advocate, Phil Southerland.

The team’s mission is to inspire, educate and empower people affected by

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diabetes by showing what may be possible to achieve with diabetes. Throughout the year, Team Novo Nordisk athletes participate in more than 500 sporting competitions around the world, meeting and inspiring thousands of people with diabetes along the way.

“These athletes show others what may be possible with diabetes and motivate them to set and achieve goals, whatever they may be,” says Southerland.

“However, they know that the first step toward doing this is learning how to manage their diabetes.”

Regular activity is a key part of managing diabetes, along with working with your health care provider, proper meal planning, and taking medications as prescribed.

When you are active, your cells are more responsive to insulin, and allow the insulin to work more efficiently at removing sugar from your blood.

Team Novo Nordisk athletes share a common goal of not letting diabetes stop them

from pursuing their athletic aspirations. The athletes work closely with their health care provider to manage their condition so they can do what they love.

Here are a few quick tips on managing diabetes:

Be mindful of your diet Learn more about nutrition, how to count carbohydrates, and what makes a balanced diet. Then use that information to make good choices at meal time.

Stay active Aim to exercise for 30 minutes, 5 times per week.

Find an activity you enjoy whether it’s walking, cycling, jogging, or dancing - if you’re having fun, you’re more likely to keep doing it. Make sure you talk to your health care provider before starting any new exercise regimen.

Monitor your blood sugar regularly Know your blood sugar numbers at all times of day and note any patterns you see; then together with your doctor, you can map out

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adjustments as needed.

Follow the doctor’s orders Work with your health care team to develop a treatment plan that’s right for you, and stick to it.

Build a strong support team Recruit family members, close friends, and medical providers to help motivate and support you in managing your diabetes.

Get involved Join a local diabetes support group to connect with others also living with diabetes; the sense of community can help you stay on track.

Because everyone is different, anyone living with diabetes should seek advice from a doctor or another qualified health care provider on how best to manage the disease.

For more information about how Team Novo Nordisk is racing for every person affected by diabetes around the world, visit www. tnnprocycling.com.

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ON THE COVER

The healing power of

ART

By Elise Oberliesen, HealthLine

When life starts to go sideways with mood issues or relationship problems, plenty of people turn to traditional talk therapy to get a handle on their hangups. But for a more novel approach, consider adding a healthy dose of creativity with a side of talk therapy to iron out the wrinkles.

According to the American Art Therapy Association (AATA1), art helps people use creative expression to solve problems, increase self-awareness and decrease stress. But it also helps people tackle difficult issues from anxiety and trauma to substance abuse, relationship difficulties, and social problems.

Here’s how it works: A licensed counselor or psychotherapist guides their client through activities like drawing, painting or sculpting. By integrating talk therapy and creative expression, the art becomes a visual dialogue which enables people to tell their story in a way that words alone cannot.

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Ann Noble, LPC, ATR, says that art therapy works especially well for people who are non-verbal or introverted.

As thought and emotion pour through the paintbrush, images convey what someone is thinking, but not necessarily what they are saying.

Nobel says it helps people start “tapping into something very deep.”

She used art to help one client express sexual abuse— something for which he could not find words.

“I think it helped him work through these things in his life. He actually talked about the experience with me,” said Noble.

Artful grieving

Losing someone you love

is undeniably one of the most difficult situations for humans to comprehend and learning to move on afterwards may not feel any easier.

Art therapist Amanda Hillman, LPC, ATR, works at Pathways Hospice in Fort Collins and teaches people to work through grief by creating memory boxes or collage, which is an assemblage of images, colorful papers and expressions.

The projects help people “contain the flooding of emotions,” she says. “It lets us put something down on paper or in the box— take it from inside of you and put it into the art, which is tangible,” she adds, unlike emotions of grief.

After creating their

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artwork, Hillman says, “They can see it, open it, close it; they can talk to it,” which she says, helps them relate to their feelings differently.

Think of it as a way of experiencing emotions in smaller, more manageable doses and having a way to dial down the intensity of the scariest, most harmful of them.

“Considering the range of overwhelming feelings brought on by grief, it’s normal to want to avoid pain,” says Hillman. But you can only avoid it or distract yourself for so long. “Eventually we must confront pain,” she says, “otherwise, the body responds in other ways.”

Common complaints include sleep disturbances or lack of

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concentration.

And this is where art can be a useful way to tackle the sadness. While you may want to turn away from pain, Hillman says turning towards it starts the healing process.

And if you choose artful expression to help you, it may become a bridge that carries you over the torrent of pain that’s trying to consume you.

Other ways to use art

Ann Noble also runs Art Escapes, an art-based workshop focused on stress reduction for busy professionals.

Amy Stoehr decided to give Art Escapes a try in hopes of adding more calm into her hectic life. She runs Real Estate Masters Guild, a real estate coaching business that sometimes leaves her overscheduled and without enough downtime.

“It appealed to me be-

cause I need to get out of my head,” she said.

Stoehr recalls one project that started out as an ordinary shoe box, something she later transformed into a vessel that contained answers about the importance of scheduling in more quiet time.

As her creative juices started flowing, she said the experience helped her reconnect with herself so feelings could bubble to the surface.

“We had access to a whole host of random supplies, from popsicle sticks, to patterned papers. It’s an emotional decision to go after things you like,” she said.

As the boxes took shape, Noble guided the group along and helped them see the meaning in their art. She did this by asking insightful questions, said Stoehr.

Noble says she asks people how they feel about their

art, or whether it reminds them of something specific.

For Stoehr, the turquoise colors she chose helped her see a side of herself she sometimes forgets about—her quiet, introspective side.

“To see how things came together in my box was fascinating. It’s a reflection of you. The colors and textures I chose say a lot about who I am,” she said. “It was a reflection about what’s going on in my life, and what’s frustrating to me.”

The visual imagery of Stoehr’s box keeps reminding her to schedule in more time for nature, meditation and relaxation—things that help her indulge that quiet introspective side.

To find a Colorado art therapist, go to arttherapycolorado.org and click on the locator tool.

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AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH

During American Diabetes Month®, the American Diabetes Association is helping America Get Cooking to Stop Diabetes without losing the taste.

What’s Cooking Wednesdays

Initiative will share tips and ideas to encourage Americans to live a healthy and active lifestyle During American Diabetes Month® this November, the American Diabetes Association is continuing its efforts to Stop Diabetes® by challenging Americans to live a healthier lifestyle through the America Gets Cooking to Stop Diabetes® campaign.

America Gets Cooking to Stop Diabetes, presented

by Sun Life Financial, is designed to engage and empower the public to cook nutritious and delicious food and encourage them to be more active. Through a social media campaign and an interactive landing page on

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DiabetesForecast.org, the Association will share healthy cooking tips, diabetes and nutrition facts, recipes and more, as well as ideas on how to raise funds to help Stop Diabetes in communities across the country.

“The American Diabetes Association’s goal for American Diabetes Month is to focus the nation’s attention on the issues surrounding diabetes,” said Marjorie Cypress, PhD, CNP, CDE, President, Health Care & Education, American Diabetes Association. “Diet and exercise are critical to preventing type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and managing all types of diabetes. America Gets Cooking to Stop Diabetes will provide people with healthy ideas they can put into action

so we can move closer to stopping diabetes.”

Weekly engagement activities throughout the month, in both English and Spanish, will include:

Get Moving Mondays After the weekend, people are not as excited about getting up and going on a Monday. Get Moving Mondays will provide some easy tips to help Americans get moving and keep up an active lifestyle all week long.

Tasty Tip Tuesdays Many people are afraid of losing the taste when they make a recipe healthier. Every Tuesday, the Association will provide ideas about how to substitute certain ingredients for healthier options,

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With Thanksgiving kicking-off the holiday season, keeping on track with eating healthy is very important.

Each Wednesday, the Association will ask the public to vote for their favorite seasonal foods and flavors. The winning picks will then be used to create special recipes.

On November 24, America’s most popular healthy holiday meal will be unveiled to inspire celebrations. There will also be a demonstration cooking video, featuring Robyn Webb, MS, Food Editor of Diabetes Forecast, cooking up healthy holiday classics like herb-roasted turkey and pumpkin pie.

Get Together Thursdays or Any Day! This engagement will offer ways for the public to implement healthy cooking activities into their daily lives through “Do-it-Yourself Fundraisers” called “Cook to Stop Diabetes.” These fundraisers will be fun parties that can incorporate healthy recipes for family and friends and will also raise money for the fight to Stop Diabetes.

Fact Check Friday Each Friday, a question will be posted to test the public’s knowledge about nutrition and diabetes.

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Weekend Challenge to Stop Diabetes Why not take the weekend and use it as an opportunity to get active and help raise funds to Stop Diabetes?

The Weekend Challenge to Stop Diabetes will provide fun fundraising activities for people to engage in and use their 48 hours to participate, or if they are too busy, then do 48 hours to donate!

Additional National Supporters of American Diabetes Month include Pfizer, Janssen, Walgreens and Catherines®.

During American Diabetes Month, visit the Association’s interactive web page at www. diabetesforecast.org/ADM. To learn more, you can also call 1-800-DIABETES or visit us on Facebook (facebook. com/AmericanDiabetesAs-

sociation) and Twitter (twitter. com/AmDiabetesAssn). The official hashtags for this campaign are #DiabetesMonth and #AmericaGetsCooking.

The Toll on Health

AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH FACTS AND FIGURES

• Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure.

Prevalence • Nearly 30 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes.

• Another 86 million Americans have prediabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

• Recent estimates project that as many as one in three American adults will have diabetes in 2050 unless we take steps to Stop Diabetes.

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• Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults.

• The rate of amputation for people with diabetes is 10 times higher than for people without diabetes.

• About 60-70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nerve damage that could result in pain in the feet or hands, slowed digestion, sexual dysfunction and other nerve problems.

• The American Diabetes Association estimates that the total national cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States is $245 billion.

• Direct medical costs reach $176 billion and the average medical expenditure among people with diabetes is 2.3 times higher than those without the disease.

• Indirect costs amount to $69 billion (disability, work loss, premature mortality).

• One in 10 health care dollars is spent treating diabetes and its complications.

• One in five health care dollars is spent caring for people with diabetes.

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• People with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized with a heart attack as people without diabetes.

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H L HealtH Briefs & Calendar Blood Pressure screening

Have your blood pressure checked by a Wellness Specialist.

Where: McKee Wellness Services, 1805 E. 18th St. Suite 6 When: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.669.9355

Breast cancer suPPort grouP

Where: McKee Cancer Center Conference Room B When: Second Thursday of each month. 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.622.1961

Breast-Feeding suPPort grouP

When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (except holidays), 10-11 a.m.

Cost: FREE. No need to register Call: 970.669.9355

caregiver cancer suPPort grouP

Where: McKee Conference and Wellness Center When: Meets twice per month. 10:30 a.m. -12 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.635.4129 for specific dates

caregivers suPPort

For caregivers of elderly adults, particularly those people with Alzheimer’s and memory impairment.

Where: First Christian Church, 2000 N. Lincoln Ave. When: 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE. Care of elderly adult family members or friends is

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available through Stepping Stones Adult Day Program during meeting times at no charge.

Call: 970.669.7069

chronic oBstructive Pulmonary disease Where: McKee Conference and Wellness Center, Boise.

Ave. When: Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.635.4015

diaBetes inFormation grouP

Offering information, resources, and support to people with diabetes and the general public.

Where: McKee Wellness Center, Kodak Room When: 4th Thursday of every other month, 7- 8:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE

general cancer suPPort

Where: McKee Cancer Center Conference Room B When: Tuesdays (except holidays), 5:30-7 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.635.4129

Prostate cancer suPPort grouP

WHERE: McKee Cancer Center Conference Room B When: 4th Thursday of each month, 5:30 -7 p.m.

Cost: Free Call: 970.622.1961

scleroderma suPPort grouP

Open to all scleroderma patients, family, caregivers, and friends looking for a forum to share feelings, concerns, and information.

When: 4th Sat. of even numbered months, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Medical Center of the Rockies, Poudre Canyon Room saturday, dec. 6, 11a.m.

Holiday lunch at the Moot House, Fort Collins.

Contact: Judy Laible, 970.

622.9498, jlaible@frii.com

total Joint education

Physical therapists and occupational therapists prepare patients for surgery.

This program is coordinated through your physician’s office as part of the surgery scheduling process.

Where: McKee Conference and Wellness Center When: Thursdays, 3 p.m.

Cost: FREE Call: 970.635.4172 to register

Wise Women discussion grouP

A supportive environment for women to explore the rewards and challenges of aging. Facilitated by Dr. Beth Firestein.

When: Tue. 11/18, Wed. 12/3, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Where: Perkins Restaurant (W. Eisenhower) in Loveland Cost: FREE Info: visit bethfirestein.com, email firewom@webaccess. net or call 970.635.9116.

yoga suPPort grouP

For anyone touched by cancer.

Where: McKee Medical Center Cancer Center Lobby When: 1st and 3rd Thurs. of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Cost: Free Call: 970.635.4054 to register.

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Battle oF the Blah-zzz

Sleep is an integral, and arguably the most important, part of the Big Three - eating healthy, exercising, and getting enough sleep.

When: Thursday, Dec. 4 , 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Where: Location TBD RSVP by 12/1 at 970.203.6631

ParKinson’s lsvt “Big” eXercise reFresher class

Open to anyone with Parkinson’s disease who has completed the LSVT “Big” program with a physical or occupational therapist and wants to practice exercises.

Where: McKee Conference and Wellness Center, Boettcher Room When: 3rd Tuesday of every month 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Cost: FREE Information: 970. 635.4171

tWo Banner health hosPitals in colorado earn ‘a’ scores Patient saFety

North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) in Greeley and McKee Medical Center in Loveland received top “A” grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog which on Wednesday released its Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score. The score rates how hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections.

The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of leading experts on patient safety and is administered by Leapfrog, an independent industry watchdog. The first and only

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hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.

NCMC and McKee received the same safety scores in the Spring rating. The two hospitals are owned or operated by Phoenix-based Banner Health. Two additional Phoenix-area hospitals owned

by Banner Health received “A” grades while four hospitals earned “B” grades.

“This recognition reflects the efforts of all of our Northern Colorado employees to make a difference in our patients’ lives by providing excellent patient care,” said

Rick Sutton, chief executive officer for Banner Health’s Northern Colorado service area. “Patient safety will always be at the heart of everything we do as we honor the trust our patients place in us.”

According to Leapfrog, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2014, with about 31 percent receiving an “A” grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, with a full analysis of the data and methodology used in

determining grades available online.

“Patient safety is a guiding principle for all of our employees in the communities we serve,” said Dr. John Hensing, Banner Health’s executive vice president and chief medical officer. “We are dedicated to providing the highest quality care in a safe and healthy environment and are proud to be recognized for our ongoing efforts.”

Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system manages 25 acutecare hospitals, the Banner Health Network and Banner Medical Group, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including

family clinics, home care and hospice services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming.

—————————— About The Leapfrog Group—

The Hospital Safety Score (hospitalsafetyscore.org) is an initiative of The Leapfrog Group (leapfroggroup.org), a national nonprofit organization using the collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey allows purchasers to structure their contracts and purchasing to reward the highest performing hospitals. The Leapfrog Group was founded in November 2000 with support from the Business Roundtable and national funders and is now independently operated with support from its purchaser and other members.

R ecovery in mind, body and spirit.

To learn more, call (970) 624-5458.

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PAID ADVERTORIAL

Diabetes patients learn new food rules It’s hard for newly diagnosed diabetes patients who’ve been hospitalized to learn to manage their condition while they’re in the hospital. To help, Banner Health began offering diabetes patients free, one-on-one outpatient education classes.

“In the hospital, patients are medicated, ill and focusing on recovery,” says Teri Sieg, RD, CDE, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator. “In the outpatient setting, people are feeling better, more receptive and ready to learn.”

Personal Attention Through the program, primary care physicians at Banner Health clinics in Larimer and Weld counties refer patients to diabetes educators at the patient’s physician’s

Patients can choose to set goals related to exercise tolerance,

also access the Banner Health

weight management or balancing

Library for more diabetes informa-

nutrition. (Many patients worry

tion at www.BannerHealth.com/

about which foods they can or

heathlibrary.

can’t have.)

“We focus on total carbohydrates, which is what affects their blood sugar the most,” Sieg says.

“We also teach them how to incor-

office. During the appointment,

porate sweets at times, depending

diabetes educators help patients

on what foods they like.”

set individualized goals and en-

The diabetes educators have

courage lifestyle changes.

Health physician office. You can

SnAck-SizeD exerciSe HelPS control BlooD SugAr Physical activity of any kind is known to regulate and lower blood sugar levels, thanks to

received positive feedback from

active muscles drawing sugar

goal to work on, they’re more likely

patients, who also appreciate the

from the bloodstream. But

to make that change than if they

follow-up phone calls.

exercise doesn’t have to be

“If patients choose their own

“It’s easier for the patient if they

are directed to make a change,”

done all in a single, continuous

Sieg says. “We work with the

don’t have to travel for a follow-up

workout. In fact, a recent small

patient to set realistic goals and

appointment,” Sieg says. “The

study suggests that break-

determine what action steps they

education we provide empowers

ing up your daily exercise into

can take to reach those goals. We

patients with self-management

multiple, brief, “snack-sized”

follow up by phone to provide sup-

skills so they can work with their

portions of intense exercise

port, encouragement and to assist

providers to manage their diabe-

before meals could be even

with trouble shooting as they begin

tes.”

more beneficial than a single

to implement those action steps in their daily life.”

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moderate workout.

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