Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
GUEST
We were graced with visiting Rotarians from nearby clubs. Marci Liddell, wife of Tim Fleming, was here from the Downtown Greeley Club, and Herb McCulla was visiting from the Fort Collins Breakfast Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eric Swanson reported on the progress of the Interact Club at the high school. The first informational meeting will be November 28 at 11:15 in room 129 and then the first organizational meeting will be December 5 if enough members can attained.
President Elect Ardin Wright announced that he would be hosting a $50/plate fund raising dinner at his house on Saturday, January 27. He has room for eight guests.
Kristi Benningsdorf announced that the next "cake day" would be December 13, and she asked for volunteers to make specific things such as pies, cakes, and "something lemony". Contact Kristi if you can help out.
We were glad to welcome back Rotarian Bob Berling after a summer at Red Feather.
PROGRAM
Our speaker for the day was Craig Kapral of the Colorado Prevention Center who talked about the cardiovascular risk assessment kiosk that we used at the last 9 Health Fair, and would be using again this year. He told us that they participated in 27 such events in 2006. He said that cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in Colorado and throughout America. The risk assessment kiosk is designed to better enhance the interaction between the patient and the health care provider. It is based on the Framingham Heart Study which is now starting its third generation of participants. It helps assess the difference if any between perceived and actual risks. His organization has started randomized clinical trials in Denver with kiosks in 16 provider's offices. During our last health fair the average time to do the assessment at the kiosk was 3.6 minutes. He also pointed out that the assessment can be done on line at http://www.health-e-solutions.org.
QUIZ ANSWER
According to Rawlings Sporting Goods Company (official supplier to Major League baseball), six pitches is the average life span of a baseball in major league baseball.
NEXT QUESTION
What sitting Colorado Governor had a city named after him?
An election follow-up: Regardless of your party affiliation, it was sad to see that Major Tammy Duckworth lost her bid for the House of Representatives. Tammy, as you may recall, was an employee of Rotary International in Evanston when she was called up to fly Blackhawk helicopters in Iraq as part of the Illinois Army National Guard. She lost both legs when her chopper was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade. After a long recovery, she had two major goals: to once again fly helicopters and to fight for the interests of the people of the Sixth District in Illinois. Let’s hope she is flying soon.
We were graced with visiting Rotarians from nearby clubs. Marci Liddell, wife of Tim Fleming, was here from the Downtown Greeley Club, and Herb McCulla was visiting from the Fort Collins Breakfast Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Eric Swanson reported on the progress of the Interact Club at the high school. The first informational meeting will be November 28 at 11:15 in room 129 and then the first organizational meeting will be December 5 if enough members can attained.
President Elect Ardin Wright announced that he would be hosting a $50/plate fund raising dinner at his house on Saturday, January 27. He has room for eight guests.
Kristi Benningsdorf announced that the next "cake day" would be December 13, and she asked for volunteers to make specific things such as pies, cakes, and "something lemony". Contact Kristi if you can help out.
We were glad to welcome back Rotarian Bob Berling after a summer at Red Feather.
PROGRAM
Our speaker for the day was Craig Kapral of the Colorado Prevention Center who talked about the cardiovascular risk assessment kiosk that we used at the last 9 Health Fair, and would be using again this year. He told us that they participated in 27 such events in 2006. He said that cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in Colorado and throughout America. The risk assessment kiosk is designed to better enhance the interaction between the patient and the health care provider. It is based on the Framingham Heart Study which is now starting its third generation of participants. It helps assess the difference if any between perceived and actual risks. His organization has started randomized clinical trials in Denver with kiosks in 16 provider's offices. During our last health fair the average time to do the assessment at the kiosk was 3.6 minutes. He also pointed out that the assessment can be done on line at http://www.health-e-solutions.org.
QUIZ ANSWER
According to Rawlings Sporting Goods Company (official supplier to Major League baseball), six pitches is the average life span of a baseball in major league baseball.
NEXT QUESTION
What sitting Colorado Governor had a city named after him?
An election follow-up: Regardless of your party affiliation, it was sad to see that Major Tammy Duckworth lost her bid for the House of Representatives. Tammy, as you may recall, was an employee of Rotary International in Evanston when she was called up to fly Blackhawk helicopters in Iraq as part of the Illinois Army National Guard. She lost both legs when her chopper was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade. After a long recovery, she had two major goals: to once again fly helicopters and to fight for the interests of the people of the Sixth District in Illinois. Let’s hope she is flying soon.
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