Princess Health andHealth and Performance at the 2013 Waterloo Classic.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHealth and Performance at the 2013 Waterloo Classic.Princessiccia

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It was yet another great team showing by H+P at the Waterloo Classic.  Thanks to everybody from the team who showed up, competed and represented Health and Performance with pride!

We were lucky enough to win the 10K and 5K corporate categories once again (the 10K by an average of almost 20 minutes, the 5K by a mere 39 seconds!)

Here are the full team results and some of our favourite pictures from the event!

Waterloo Classic 5km

• Aaron Mailman: 19:14 - 14th overall, 2nd in AG
• Gillian Willard: 20:40 - 30th overall, 4th overall woman, 2nd in AG
• Eric Lucko: 22:08 - 5th in AG
• Warren Davey: 24:27 - 10th in AG
• Nicole Shrigley: 25:09 - 4th in AG
• Ed Shrigley: 25:09 - 7th in AG
• Mike Hewitson: 25:12 - 2nd in category
• Candice Shrigley: 25:40 - 5th in AG
• Laura Richards: 27:10 - 2nd in category
• Nolan Tracey: 30:56 - 12th in AG
• H+P Team: 1st place, avg. time 20:00

Waterloo Classic 10km

• Brenden Hancock: 35:03 - 4th overall, 3rd in AG
• Luke Ehgoetz: 38:07 - 12th overall, 3rd in AG
• Dave Rutherford: 38:31 - 13th overall and 1st in AG
• Erik Vicujnik: 38:45 - 15th overall and 2nd in AG
• Linda Farczadi: 47:02 - 10th overall women, 3rd in AG
• Payton Thiel: 47:09 - 12th overall women, 1st in AG
• Dragan Zubac: 47:46 - 85th overall, 11th in AG
• Heidi Cica: 1:06:44
• Jeremy Tracey: 47:12 - 76th overall, 1st in category
• H+P Team: 1st place, avg. time 38:31

Princess Health and The Genetics of Obesity, Part I. Princessiccia

Princess Health and The Genetics of Obesity, Part I. Princessiccia

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Choosing the Right Parents: the Best Way to Stay Lean?

In 1990, Dr. Claude Bouchard and colleagues published a simple but fascinating study demonstrating the importance of genetics in body fatness (1). They took advantage of one of the most useful tools in human genetics: identical twins. This is what happens when a single fertilized egg generates two embryos in utero and two genetically identical humans are born from the same womb. By comparing identical twins to other people who are not genetically identical (e.g., non-identical twins), we can quantify the impact of genes vs. environment on individual characteristics (2).

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Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

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This week's lucky "winner"... low-carb gluten-free bacon chocolate mocha ice cream cake!!

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Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

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This week's lucky "winner"... cronuts!!

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Princess Health and UK Board of Trustees OKs $31 million plan to outfit another floor of new hospital with eye toward federal certification for heart work.Princessiccia

Princess Health and UK Board of Trustees OKs $31 million plan to outfit another floor of new hospital with eye toward federal certification for heart work.Princessiccia

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The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has given UK HealthCare the green light for its $31 million plan to outfit the eighth floor of Pavilion A at UK Chandler Hospital over the next few months to make room for a growing cardiovascular program and to clear the way for a federal "Center of Excellence" certification.

After the project is complete, the floor will hold 64 beds, including 24 intensive-care beds for the cardiovascular program that offers heart transplantation, artificial hearts and ventricular devices, reflecting UK's focus on receiving the federal certification.

In the near future, such a designation will be necessary to get enough referrals from doctors and smaller hospitals to maintain important services, including cardiovascular services, and to guarantee that Kentuckians can get the care they need inside the state, Dr. Michael Karpf, executive vice president for health affairs, said in an interview with Kentucky Health News this spring.

Karpf and other UK HealthCare officials are also recommending a $30 million cost-reduction program for their system because Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are expected to decline as competition stiffens over the next few years, reports Linda Blackford of the Lexington Herald-Leader.

In response to these forces, UK has a goal to secure half the available business from out-of-state competitive areas over the next 10 years to remain viable in a highly competitive market. And, focusing on complex care should drive revenue for the hospital because UK makes money on the complex stuff, Karpf told KHN.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/06/10/2673382/uk-healthcare-using-30-million.html#storylink=cpy

The $592 million, 12-floor patient tower has remained half-empty since 2010, and when the estimated $530 million project to fully occupy the tower is added to the initial cost of constructing Pavilion A, the total price tag will top $1 billion over 20 years, reports Blackford.

The overall construction and expansion is expected to support patient care for the next 100 years, says a recent UK press release. Once it's fully occupied, the the 1.2 million-square-foot facility will include 512 private patient rooms.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/06/10/2673382/uk-healthcare-using-30-million.html#storylink=cp

Princess Health and Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis.Princessiccia

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The editor of an Eastern Kentucky newspaper has joined an advocacy group's call for residents in his county to make simple, healthy lifestyle changes, serving as an example of how local newspapers and community members can engage the public to confront poor health status of the area, which is often put on the back-burner despite alarming warning signs.

Recently, the Tri-County Diabetes Partnership declared the rate of diabetes in Floyd, Johnson and Magoffin counties (map) "a crisis of epidemic proportions." The rate in 2002-10, the latest available, was 14 percent.

If the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "saw a similar increase in any other illness, they would probably declare a national emergency,� said J.D. Miller, vice president of medical affairs for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, who chaired the meeting.

The group's statement was an appropriate response to direct public's attention to the imperative of addressing the area's skyrocketing rate of the disease, Ralph Davis of The Floyd County Times wrote in an editorial.

Diabetes will remain a crisis unless we do something about it, said Davis, and "if you have been waiting for a crisis before making healthy lifestyle changes, we�ve got one for you. In fact, we have several," Davis said.

The Central Appalachian region suffers from disproportionate rates of diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and Floyd, Magoffin and Johnson counties have much higher rates of obesity than state and national averages, Davis notes. Floyd County ranks last among the state�s 120 counties in overall health measures, and Johnson and Magoffin counties are ranked 108th and 104th, respectively.

To do something about this problem, Davis calls for concentrated attention by health care providers and government officials, but the problem won't be solved without action from the community and individuals, he says. Simple, healthy lifestyle changes are needed.

"It�s going to require the conscious decision by everyone in the region to do what they can to improve their diet and exercise habits, and to encourage their friends and family to do the same," said Davis.

Calls like Davis's are needed even more in most of the counties that surround the three counties, based on data from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Surveillance System. The counties in dark blue had rates above 14 percent; the highest was Greenup, at 17 percent.

Princess Health and Veteran journalist offers advice on covering mental health issues: Be careful, creative, and balanced, not discriminatory.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Veteran journalist offers advice on covering mental health issues: Be careful, creative, and balanced, not discriminatory.Princessiccia

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The term 'mental health' has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky's mental health funding and mental health coverage through Medicaid expansion. It's important to use precise language when writing about the topic, because a fourth of Americans are affected by mental-health issues each year, and many  don't seek treatment due to its stigma.

"Fair, accurate and balanced portrayals of mental health in the news media are so important," says Melissa McCoy of the California Newspaper Publishers Association. She notes that studies show coverage of mental health is mostly reactive, responding to a school shooting or n act of violence, which could skew public perceptions about mental illness. She says journalists should "provide accurate coverage of mental health without adding to its stigma" or to the discrimination faced by those with mental illness.

Journalists can seek balance by asking themselves about the relevance of mental health to the story and making sure to use the right type of language, says McCoy; be creative about mental health coverage by integrating it into stories about general health, veterans returning from war, substance abuse recovery, unemployment or even stress among students.