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Diabetes Wellness Workshop Series offered by HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland
(Breese, IL) – HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland is launching their first interactive Diabetes Wellness Workshop series, providing a variety of education to live well with diabetes. The first of a four-week series will be held on Friday, April 5, beginning at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland. Room location details will be provided upon registration.
Diabetes Nurse Educator, Megan Stanley, will offer tips to living better with diabetes. This free workshop will explore topics on managing diabetes, healthy eating, monitoring blood glucose and continuing your journey with diabetes.
Diabetes Wellness Workshop series dates include:
- Friday, April 5, 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 12, 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 19, 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 26, 2 p.m.
Space is limited and prior registration is required. Contact Megan Stanley at 618-526-5743 or megan.stanley@hshs.org to attend.
The classes are meant to support, not replace, professional diabetes self-management education. For more information about our Diabetes Self-Management Program, visit www.stjosephshighland.org/Medical-Services/Diabetes-Nutrition
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Local HSHS Hospitals in Breese, Greenville & Highland are Raising Awareness during National Nutrition Month
(Breese, Greenville, Highland, IL) – HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospitals in Breese and Highland and HSHS Holy Family in Greenville are educating the community about nutrition and the importance of eating healthy during National Nutrition Month. According to our Community Health Needs Assessment performed in 2018 for Clinton, Bond and Madison counties, obesity is one of the top priority improvement areas.
Despite numerous campaigns by health professionals and the CDC to eat healthy, Americans struggle with eating well and the subsequent obesity that can occur with poor eating habits. According to the CDC to eat healthy, Americans struggle with eating well and the subsequent obesity that can occur with poor eating habits. According to the CDC, approximately 93.3 million of US adults are obese. With obesity comes obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer.
The CDC estimates that fewer than one in 10 children and adults eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables, and only four in 10 children and fewer than one in seven adults eat enough fruit. Lack of proper nutrients impacts overall health and our economy. Poor nutrition can be costly if diseases develop as a result.
“As a dietitian I work one-on-one with clients to guide them in making the best nutrition choices possible to benefit their needs to live their best lives,” said Brooke Lipe, RD, LD, Registered Dietitian for HSHS St. Joseph’s Highland and HSHS Holy Family Greenville. “By taking mindful steps and eating a balanced diet that includes all food groups, we can live our best lives.”
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese and Highland and Holy Family in Greenville offer clinical nutrition services with our Registered and Licensed Dietitians, Angela Kruse, Brooke Lipe and Kayla Barnes. Our dieticians provide knowledge and education on how to live a healthier lifestyle while still maintaining convenience and affordability.
“Living a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition is highly important for reducing risk of obesity and obesity-related diseases, said Angela Kruse, MS, RD, LD for St. Joseph’s Breese and Holy Family Greenville. “In addition, we also work with patients who are faced with diseases unrelated to obesity to assist them in finding the right nutritional balance they need.”
Counseling appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a referral from your primary care physician. If you do not have a primary care doctor, visit hshsmd.org to find a health care professional.
For more information about obesity and proper nutrition, visit https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html and
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland to Host Blood Drive on April 1
HIGHLAND, IL) – HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland and Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center are hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, April 10, from 2 to 6 p.m. in the hospital’s Ungacta Conference Center. Healthy individuals may donate blood every eight weeks. Therefore, to meet eligibility requirements, your most recent donation should not have been any later than February 6, 2019, which was the hospital’s last drive.
Additional giving requirements include weighing at least 110 pounds, and being 17 years of age or older, (or 16 with a signed parental permission form available at
bloodcenter.org). Please bring a photo ID, eat before arriving, and plan to spend approximately one hour. Appointments are requested, but walk-ins are always welcome. For an appointment, call 1-800-591-8049 or visit
bloodcenterimpact.org – sponsor code 9809.
While you are on the website, check out IMPACT. Earn points every time you donate with IMPACT, Mississippi Valley’s donor loyalty program. You receive points for each donation, and earn bonus points when you make your appointment online. Redeem points in an online store for lots of great Blood Center merchandise.
For donors wanting to make the biggest impact by giving whenever eligible, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland hosts drives approximately every eight weeks in 2019.
A future blood drive is planned for Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 2 to 6 p.m.
For additional information, contact Mississippi Valley at 1-800-591-8049 or HSHS St. Joseph’s Highland at 618-651-2593.
