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Partners for
Healthy Eating
Supporting
nutrition
education
The Regence Foundation o f Blue
Cross and Blue Shield recently
awarded $20,000to the African Ameri-
can Health Coalition to hire three
community nutrition educators for
“Spice it Up,” a healthy eating pro-
gram for the local community.
“As a volunteer at the African
American Health Coalition, I ’ ve seen
firsthand the difference it makes in
people’s lives,” said G eorgann
Pierce, Regence employee and grant
nominator. “My favorite example is
a woman I met when I was leading an
aerobics class there. She was 65
years old and it was the first time she
had ever exercised. After attending
the class for a while I saw her look in
the mirror and say, “I am beautiful. ’
Now she is 71 years old and walking
12-minute miles.”
Founded in 1989, the AARC
works to raise public and political
awareness about health risks dis­
p ro p o rtio n a te ly a ffe c tin g the
Oregon’s African-American resi­
dents. In addition, the coalition
leads health-related outreach efforts
by recruiting lay leaders like beauty
Fit Fathers
Eat Healthy
Father’s Day is Sunday and the
experts at Providence say there are
many things we can do to make meal
time more heart-healthy for dads -
and everyone else!
Eating more fruits and vegetables
can be a great first step, and summer
is the perfect time to enjoy fresh,
seasonal produce.
Try adding vegetables to salads,
soups, stews and stir-fries; season
with lemon juice, vinegar, low-fat
salad dressings and dips. And make
sure to include dark green and or­
ange vegetables every day.
Another way to make a big differ­
ence in your fitness level is to add
just a little activity to your day.
In addition to house and garden
chores, try including activities that
are more recreational and involve
your kids as well. Tossing a ball
around, playing catch with bean­
bags or working on your Frisbee
flings can all provide great motiva­
tion for adding fun activity.
shop operators, fitness instructors
and church leaders to help deliver
health education.
“With obesity rates at 40 percent
in the African American commu­
nity, the work that the African
American Health Coalition is doing
toprom otehealthylifestylesiscriti-
c a lly n e e d e d ,” said M ichael
Alexander, Regence Foundation
board chair. “Our mission is to fund
collaborative and innovative corn-
munity health programs and we
applaud the A frican A m erican
Health Coalition for the creative way
they’re tackling the obesity epi-
demic.”
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photo by
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M ark W ashington /P ortland O bserver
Regence Foundation representatives present members o f the African American Health Coalition with a
$2 0 ' 000 donation to support nutrition education. Pictured (from left) are Eddy Akwenuke, AAHC board
member; Georgann Pierce, Regence employee nominator and AAHC volunteer; Corliss McKeever, AAHC
executive; and Jared Short, president o f Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield o f Oregon.
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