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June 21, 2007
Focus on the Gflfld NBWS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the Young
Women’s Initiative bring health screenings
By DEBORAH MOODY
Augusta Focus Staff Write
The Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc. and tfic Young
Women's Initiative of
Bethel AME Church will
host a Wellness Screening
event on Tuesday, June 26,
2007, at the church, located
at 623 Crawford Avenue in
downtown Augusta. Pre
registration is required for
the tests. The contact num
ber for registration is 1-800-
324-1851. Many of the dis
cases that will be screened
have no warning signs or
symptoms but they do have
risk factors according to
Tracie Gallop, R.N., chair
person for public relations
for the sorority. A stroke
occurs when the blood sup
ply to part of the brain is
suddenly interrupted or
when a blood vessel in the
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Greater Young Zion (GYZ)
Baptist Church, which is locat
ed at 405 Sand Bar Ferry Road
inAugm,GA'scond:mnE' a
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ts on June 28, 2007 at 7:00
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g pat e
open w the entire community
and is designed to address the
misinformation and.lad(dnc‘:'
and gang activities. This work
brain bursts, spilling blood
into the spaces surrounding
brain cells. “African Ameri
cans have a much higher
risk of death from a stroke
than other races. This is
artly because we have
fiigher risks of high blood
pressure, diabetes and obe
sity. Many individuals in
our community do not to
realize that stroke affects
people of all ages- while
stroke is common among
the elderly, a lot of people
under 65 also have strokes,”
Mrs. Gallop informed. Our
organizations want to make
people aware of an unde
tected health problem and
encourage them to seck fol
low up care with their
physician,” she stated.
Life Line Screening
mobile units will provide
stroke, abdominal aortic
aneurysm, peripheral arteri
shop is for adults only,
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the workshop. First, g;r]:nts
need to understand not only
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but ;h;{ also need to
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al disease and osteoporosis
screenings. The tests are fast
and accurate, providing
results for the individual to
review with their personal
physician. Accorcfifxg to
research, these tests are not
normal procedure in most
medical checkups, unless
the average patient has
obvious risk factors. “The
signs and symptoms may go
unnoticed until it is too late
and since stroke is the third
leading killer and is the
number one cause for nurs
ing home admissions we
need to stay ahead of the
game,” M. Gallop
stressed. This includes dis
cases of the heart, stroke,
high blood pressure, con
gestive heart failure,
congenital heart defects,
hardening of the arteries,
and other diseases of the cir
culatory system according
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and
i inform parents
concerning &mga law and
the consequences of drug activ
ities ::? affiliations.
should control the choices they
make, they may not control the
consequences of those choices,
particuladly, as they relate
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to U. S. Department’ of
Health and Human Services
statistics. “Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority Inc. is well
recognized as a leader in
addressing the issues that
confront the community. A
focus to the local chapter
this year has been health
concerns, which started in
February,” Mrs. Gallop
said.
The tests are painless,
non-invasive and inexpen
sive. The cost for Stroke
Screening/Carotid Artery,
Abdominal Aortic
Aneurysm, Osteoporosis
and Peripheral Arterial Dis
case Screenings are only
$129. If persons have med
ical insurance, the screen
ings are covered under most
plans.
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WKZK Church Picnic is a one day event
centered on the joy, love, and fellowship
of the African American Church Heritage.
11:00 a.m. "The Choir Showcase"
Ist Place Trophy for best Inspirational Performance.
12:30 p.m. Youth Explosion
Music performances, Step Teams, Prasie Dance, all
performed by youth 18 & under
1:30 p.m. Good Time Gospel Hour
2:30 p.m. Spoken Reflections
Bar-B-Q Cook off Competition
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& Homemade Cake Baking Contest
with Ist, 2nd, 3rd, place ribbons and prizes
June 23, 2007 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Pendleton King Park
| will be truly honored if you could be apart
of this wonderful event Call Minimarie
1(706) 738-9191
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Minimarie at (706) 738-0044 or at (706) 733-004
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