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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, September 19, 2012
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Armstrong to Hold “Become a
Teacher” Information Session
Armstrong’s Col
lege of Education’s Become a
Teacher information session
will help jump-start a teach
ing career for bachelor’s de
gree holders in all stages of
life. It will be held Sept. 25
from 6-7pm at the The Arm
strong Center, 13040 Aber-
corn St.
This is for individu
als with a bachelor’s degree
in any major who want to
become certified teachers,
Armstrong’s College of Edu
cation can make that happen
through the Master of Arts
in Teaching or post-bacca-
laureate, non-degree teacher
certification programs.
Armstrong offers
individuals the opportunity
to become certified to teach
in early childhood educa
tion (pre-school through fifth
grade), middle grades educa
tion (fourth through eighth
grade), special education and
seven specific subject areas:
art, biology, English, history,
math, music and Spanish.
The Become a
Teacher information ses
sion will address the paths
to certification, the applica
tion process and financial
aid. Attendees will be able
to ask questions and receive
individual attention.
For more info con
tact Greg Dziuban, Gradu
ate Admission Coordina
tor, College of Education at
912.344.2568 or email greg.
dziuban@armstrong.edu
Heritage Dinner and Showcase to
Step Out:
Walk to Stop Diabetes to be Held
The 20th annual
American Diabetes Associa
tion’s Step Out: Walk to Stop
Diabetes fundraising cam
paign will be held at Oatland
Island Wildlife Center on
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Reg
istration for Step Out begins
at 9 a.m. with the walk start
ing at 10 a.m. Participants are
asked to raise a minimum of
$100 to qualify for an event
t-shirt.
Teams from com
panies, churches, neighbor
hoods and friends and fam
ily will join efforts to raise
money and awareness for the
mission of American Dia
betes Association (ADA).
Roughly 1,100 people are
expected to attend.
Step Out: Walk to
Stop Diabetes is a national
fundraising effort of the
ADA and is being chaired
by Colonel George Bowen, a
respected community leader,
longtime ADA supporter and
retired Air Force officer. Ac
cording to Bowen, “I have
worked with ADA in the
past but decided to take on
a larger role this year. The
reason I wanted to chair this
campaign is because I lost
a Chatham County govern
ment colleague to diabetes
not long ago. I didn’t even
know he had diabetes until
the day he died from compli
cations at the age of 50. That
hit me pretty hard and I want
to do my part to get people
to pay attention to diabetes,
which is nothing short of a
public health crisis in this
community.”
Step Out is a unique
event where participants
raise funds through a variety
of ways (car washes, wine
tastings, bagging groceries,
etc.) prior to the walk and
then celebrate their fundrais
ing efforts on the day of the
walk.
The 2-mile route winds
through nature trails and
past wildlife exhibits at Oat
land Island Wildlife Center.
The event will also feature
a Health & Fitness Festival
with free blood glucose &
blood pressure screenings,
fitness information and pro
fessional on-site advice on
medications along with free
literature on a variety of
health topics. All funds raised
during this campaign support
the mission of American Dia
betes Association, to prevent
and cure diabetes and to im
prove the lives of all people
affected by diabetes.
For more informa
tion about diabetes or this
campaign, contact Suzanne
Willis at 353-8110, ext. 3093
or suwillis@diabetes.org.
Health Care Law Saved an Estimated
$2.1 Billion for Consumers
Spotlight Coastal Heritage
Lillian Grant-Baptiste
Noted Storyteller Lillian
Grant-Baptiste will bring
her brand of cultural enrich
ment to the Hungry Club
Forum of Savannah, Inc.’s
Sixth Annual Heritage Din
ner and Coastal Showcase
of Savannah and the Low
Country, on Friday Oct. 12,
2012, in the Carey Hilliards
Banquet Center, located at
11111 Abercorn Street, in
Savannah. A welcoming
reception will start at 6:30
PM, followed by dinner
and a dynamic coastal tal
ent showcase, beginning at
7 PM.
This year’s theme is,
Embracing and Preserv
ing Our Heritage to Fortify
Our Future. The presenters
and entertainers were se
lected based on the HCFS’s
interest and commitment
to the history and cultural
preservation of our coastal
culture. Grant-Baptiste is
known throughout Chatham
County for her advocacy for
personal, family and com
munity empowerment. She
has been active in the so
cial change movement for
more than 20 years. Lillian
is also renowned for being
an impassioned storyteller
who specializes in stories
of reconciliation, hope and
empowerment. Ms. Grant-
Baptiste has been featured
as a master
storyteller at several local,
regional and national festi
vals and conferences. She
has been recognized by the
Georgia Council for the
Arts in the area of Tradi
tional Folk Artists.
Richard and Lillian
Shinhoster of the Diaspora
Marketplace, will pres
ent an exhibit of African
fashions and artifacts. As
always, some of the hot
test, most eclectic enter
tainment in the coastal area
will be highlighted. Ac
cording to Rich Fergerson,
HCFS President, The Heri
tage Dinner and Showcase
spotlights some of the
unique and outstanding tal
ent in the area community,
in addition to providing
an opportunity to fellow
ship, network and enjoy
a festive dinner. For more
information, please call Ju
lia Wright at 233-0855 or
Diana Harvey Johnson at
927-8425.
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The health care law - the
Affordable Care Act - has
saved consumers an esti
mated $2.1 billion on health
insurance premiums accord
ing to a new report released
today by the Department of
Health and Human Services.
For the first time ever, new
rate review rules in the health
care law prevent insurance
companies in all states from
raising rates with no account
ability or transparency. To
date, rate review has helped
save an estimated $1 billion
for Americans. Additionally,
the law’s Medical Foss Ra
tio (or 80/20) rule is helping
deliver rebates worth $1.1
billion to nearly 13 million
consumers.
Beginning Sept.
1, 2011, the health care law
implemented federal rate re
view standards. These rules
ensure that, in every state,
insurance companies are re
quired to publicly submit
for review and justify their
actions if they want to raise
rates by 10 percent or more.
To assist states in
this effort, the Affordable
Care Act provides states
with Health Insurance Rate
Review Grants to enhance
their rate review programs
and bring greater transpar
ency to the process. 42 states
have used their rate review
grant funds to make the rate
review process stronger and
more transparent.
These rules have
brought more transparency
and accountability to our
health insurance marketplace
and saved money for con
sumers. The report released
today shows that because of
rate review, consumers saved
approximately $1 billion in
premiums in the individual
and small group markets.
This initiative is one
of many in the health care
law aimed at saving money
for consumers and specifi
cally works in conjunction
with the 80/20 rule, which
requires insurance compa
nies to generally spend 80
percent of premiums on
health care or provide rebates
to their customers. Insurance
companies that did not meet
the 80/20 rule will provide
nearly 13 million Americans
with more than $1.1 billion
in rebates this year. Ameri
cans receiving the rebate
will benefit from an average
rebate of $151 per house
hold. The rate review report
released today is available at:
http://www.healthcare.gov/
law/resources/reports/rate-
review09112012a.html.
Information on how states
are using their rate review
grant funds is available at:
http://www.healthcare.gov/
law/resources/reports/rate-
review09202011 a.pdf
General information about
rate review is available at:
http://www.healthcare.gov/
law/features/cos ts/rate-re-
view/
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