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Oklahoma
African American
Health Summit
Saturday, September 13
Cox Convention Center
9 a.m.
FREE Admission - space is limited
sponsored by: INTEGRIS
Health and The LINKS, Inc.
Today seven million African
American women are living in their prime, experiencing the joys,
the challenges, and the opportunities of middle life. On
Saturday, September 13, 2008, INTEGRIS Health and The LINKS,
Inc. presents a forum for and about African American women in
prime time, at the Cox Convention Center, One Myriad Gardens,
Oklahoma City, OK.
The doors will open at 9:00 AM
with continental breakfast and screening for glucose, blood
pressure, cholesterol, and BMI. An “Ask the Doctor” session will
provide a chance for participants to seek answers to questions
that often go unasked. The panel of doctors will include
specialists in dermatology, cardiology, OB/GYN, internal
medicine, and others.
A celebratory luncheon is
followed by a special presentation from the authors of Prime
Time: The African American Woman’s Complete Guide to Midlife
Health and Wellness. The authors, Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston and
Dr. Gayle Porter are internationally renowned. Comprehensive,
straight-talking, and grounded in science and spiritual truth,
their Prime Time presentation provides a guide to total health
in middle age and a celebration of the strength, wisdom, and
beauty of African American women in their second half of life.
This women’s health forum will
increase knowledge about the emotional and physical health
status of African American women. We’ll explore the interactive
impact of emotional factors such as stress and depression, and
physical factors like cardiovascular disease and diabetes on
health outcomes. You’ll be provided culture and gender specific
strategies for improving health outcomes and reducing major risk
factors such as unmanaged stress, depression, physical
inactivity and poor nutrition.
A special dessert reception and
book signing is scheduled for everyone who participated in the
screening and “Ask the Doctor” sessions.
The event is free. However,
you must register by calling the INTEGRIS HealthLine at (405)
951-2277; toll-free (888) 951-2277 or register on line at
www.IntegrisOK.com, follow the link to the Women’s Health Forum
Events, select Saturday, September 13, 2008. Deadline for
registration is September 5, 2008.
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