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Pensacola Business Radio: Debb Alonso - The Power of E3

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Debb Alonso / Sacred Heart Senior Services

Debb Alonso, manager of Sacred Heart Senior Services for over 11 years. Debb truly enjoys her position and has a passion for working with seniors. Focusing on bringing educational programs to help individuals become better informed about their health through seminars to offering various resources for taking better preventive health measures. Sacred Heart Health System’s Senior Spirit is a special program for persons 55 and older that empowers seniors to develop an active role in their health. Membership is Free to anyone 55 or older.

“Aging with an Attitude”

Membership includes free monthly health and wellness seminars

Healthy Living Series talks are held throughout the Gulf Coast Ministry which includes Pensacola, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Miramar Beach, Port St. Joe, and Providence Hospital – Mobile. Including Financial Matters lectures that are informative, discussing topics living in Retirement; such as Social Security, Medicare, Long-term care, ect.

Member Benefits & discounts:

Special inpatient benefits; receive a visit from a volunteer, a get well gift bag and guest meal tickets for a family member or caregiver.
Monthly newsletter, keeping members informed about important health issues and upcoming programs, events and screenings.
Monthly Free Health screening (mission in motion) 416-7826
Free Prescription Discount Drug Card. Receive a discount off medications when presented to a pharmacy, this is not insurance, and the card may be used for drugs NOT covered or in while in the “donut hole”

Pre-Paid Lab Screening Program (includes 5 lab screenings)

Coupon Book $30

Anemia, Diabetes, Blood type, Cardiac Risk, Prostate Cancer

CareLink – our preferred medical alert system offering 24/7 monitoring and assistance. Members receive a discount and free installation.
AARP Driver Safety Course – Held monthly at the Sacred Heart Cancer Center

Ready to take charge of your health and join Senior Spirit? Please call (850) 416-1620.

or check us out online www.sacred-heart.org/seniorspirit

A day for women, by women!

2016 date

April 30, 2016

Power of E3 © 2015. All Rights Reserved

Annalee Leonard, Founder & President of Mainstay Financial Group had a dream….that dream was to have an annual day of education, enlightenment & empowerment for women in the 55+ age group. In addition, the event would generate donations to help women that may not be able to afford their own health care. That dream became a reality when Mainstay Financial partnered with Sacred Heart Senior Services to present the first Power of E3 day in March 2014. The successful event was followed by the second E3 day in 2015. E3 2014 generated a modest donation and E3 2015 resulted in a $5000 donation to Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation!

E3 2016 Annual Day of Education, Enlightenment and Empowerment for women 55 and over will be even bigger & better!

This women only event with WEAR-TV Anchor Sue Straughn as emcee will feature speakers Kathleen Logan, Annalee Leonard, Suzanne Bush, MD and Laticia “Action” Jackson. Each speaker will focus on topics particular to women 55 years and over. See the Speaker tab for further information about the speakers.

All net proceeds of E3 2016 will be donated to the Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation to benefit women in need of healthcare.

The Doctors Roundtable

Preventive Cardiology for Women

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When most women are asked what the leading cause of death is for women over 25 yrs of age in the US, the most common answer is “cancer.” However, the correct answer is heart disease. One in three women in the US will die of heart disease and about 8 million women in the US are living with heart disease at any one moment. First cardiac events are more fatal in women than men. Did you know that 42% of women who have a heart attack, will die within one year after this event compared to 24% of men? A woman’s heart is different.

Risk factors for women and men are well documented and many are preventable. Despite this, alarming trends in the prevalence of risk factors continues. Aggressive cardiac risk factor management, education and intercepting women at key points like childbearing and menopause, can be keys to better outcomes. Risk factors include high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, poor lifestyle choices and family history. However, symptoms of a cardiac event in a woman differ from a man. Men report crushing chest pain with pain radiating down the left arm. Many women never experience this and report more atypical symptoms of a cardiac event including shortness of breath, nausea and unusual fatigue. Hormones and age are also influential with heart disease in women.

Effective treatment options are available to not only manage cardiac events but to slow down this often progressive disease process. Listen in to this segment to hear local cardiology expert, Dr. Jason Reingold address the topic of preventive cardiology for women. Understanding and managing cardiac risk factors today may reduce the chance of heart disease for women tomorrow.

Dr. Jason Reingold