Several health professionals and city officials from around the area gathered in Hopkinsville Thursday morning for the launch of a new program to help change behaviors that contribute to cardiovascular disease in our region.
Community Medical Clinic Communications Director Dawnia Green says a group of healthcare professionals in the area has partnered together with the aid of a federal grant to combat the cardiovascular heart health crisis plaguing our rural communities.
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She says they came up with the innovative idea of bringing primary health and health coaches together, which is what Community Medical Clinic located in Hopkinsville, Princeton, and Oak Grove will provide, along with other partners to attack this crisis.
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Green adds all of these partners will be supplying resources and educational tools to give their patients and participants the best chances to change contributing factors to cardiovascular disease.
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She notes those changes will include what is offered to the community and the involvement they will have, whether its primary care, tobacco cessation or diabetes nutrition classes. Green says they are hoping participants will take advantage of their health coaches, someone that will work with them independently, one-on-one and help them through the process.
Some of those on hand Thursday morning included Hopkinsville City Clerk Crissy Upton and Chief Administrative Officer Troy Body, who were representing Mayor Carter Hendricks, Princeton Mayor Danny Beavers, former Princeton Mayor Gail Cherry, and Oak Grove Mayor Bea Burt.
More information about the program can be found on 4heartssake.com.
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