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BEGINS HERE BEGINS HERE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) IS A HOUSEHOLD TERM AND PRACTICE FOR SAVING LIVES. QPR—OR QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER—COULD SOON HAVE THE SIMILAR LIFE-SAVING EFFECTS. ONE OF THE TOP 100 BASEBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME SHARES WAYS OF LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES. Celebration OF WELLNESS A SUICIDE PREVENTION If you're interested in hosting QPR for your church, company, or group, contact Paula Pater at 715.717.4481. HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital will host training on Nov. 11. The 90 minute training is free. To register call 715.717.1600. ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Lou Brock will take center stage as the keynote speaker of our annual Living Well with Diabetes awareness event sponsored by 3D Community Health: Body.Mind. Spirit. Lou was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes not long after his 60th birthday. He will discuss best practices that have helped him handle the disease, including blood glucose management, eating a healthful diet, and exercising regularly. The event will feature a cooking demonstration by local chef Laurel Robertson, who will offer ideas and tips for preparing low-fat, low-carbohydrate dishes. Terry Benson, MD, internal medicine physician with Eau Claire Medical Clinic, will also share information about the latest trends in diabetes management. "This event offers a wonderful opportunity for families to come together with local experts who can share the latest information about living life to the fullest with this disease," says Michele Paquette, Marketing Specialist with HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's hospitals. "Plus, it's fun. It's a mix of education and entertainment." Living Well with Diabetes will be held at 29 Pines/Sleep Inn & Suites Conference Center. Doors open for this FREE event at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. Register for the event online at stjoeschipfalls.com or call 715.717.1600. QPR USES STRAIGHTFORWARD techniques to teach anyone how to help prevent suicide. Mental health issues are increasingly predominant in the community. Supporting suicide prevention through education and training is just one component to solving that puzzle. "Much like CPR, QPR enables someone to respond to people in crisis and save lives," says Paula Pater, 3D Community Health Educator with HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. "This training teaches people to recognize warning signs and clues, learn persuasive techniques, and connect someone to appropriate resources." CONNECT NOW Training will help individuals and groups to become "gatekeepers," or people adept at recognizing warning signs of suicide who are backed with the communication skills to appropriately get help for someone. "We hear so many stories about people who are affected in some way by suicide," Pater says. "These gatekeepers are people in our social circles who have connection with others. We want QPR to be as widespread as CPR so that we can increase the number of crisis interventions." BEGINS HER 3 S A C R E D H E A R T E A U C L A I R E . O R G