CentraState - Healthy Directions

President’s Message President’s Message… CentraState is committed to providing our community with the tools to prevent illness and maintain wellness. We’re doing that by growing our network of primary care physicians and offering numerous resources and programs designed to help keep you healthy. What comes to mind when you think of “primary care”? If it’s simply an annual checkup, you’re missing an essential element in maintaining your health and wellness. Primary care physicians—family medicine and internal medicine doctors, pediatricians, and ob/gyns—are at the front line in preventing disease, catching disease early when it’s most treatable, and helping people with chronic diseases avoid complications. In this issue of , you can read a story about one local family’s long-term relationship with their primary care doctors that spans more than 20 years and four generations. In addition to having a doctor who is a partner in your health, you need to be an active participant as well. That includes making the right choices when it comes to your lifestyle. Also featured in this issue is a story about one young man’s successful weight loss achieved with the help of a registered dietitian at our Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center. By learning about healthy food choices, portion size, and other positive eating behaviors, he stopped the cycle of unhealthy eating he developed as a child. At CentraState, you can find the resources to achieve your health and wellness goals and truly be accountable for your lifestyle choices. In addition to your primary care doctor, we want you to consider us as your partner in health and wellness. Yours in Good Health, Jen and Jay Jacobs Community Voices… To our Friends and Supporters at CentraState: We want to thank everyone at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus and all the wonderful people we’ve met at CentraState over the past few months for supporting us as we prepared for the “Biggest Loser” finale. When you leave the Biggest Loser Ranch, our training facility on the show, and come home to train for the finale, it’s scary because you’re leaving your entire support system behind. The key to at-home success is to replicate that support at home. And that’s exactly what we did with friends and family and with CentraState’s Ambulatory Campus. This facility has everything the Ranch had and more—great equipment, great environment, great energy, and great trainers and physical therapists. And it’s medically supervised! You can just feel that people are getting better here. They’re not just exercising—they’re receiving the inspiration and tools they need to change their lives. We’ve trained at a lot of facilities, and there aren’t many places like this in the country. You not only have an amazing fitness facility, you also have a diabetes center, a sleep center, a health awareness center, and a really forward-thinking approach to kids’ health and wellness education. You’ve truly laid the foundation for the healthcare of the future—one that shows people how to live life well! This is why we’re so excited to be working with CentraState to develop and conduct programs that will bring what we’ve learned from our trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels and everyone at the Ranch back here to you. Plus, a whole lot of inspiration and motivation! Getting to be on the “Biggest Loser” is like having a winning lottery ticket, but you don’t need to win the lottery to come here. Everything you need to get fit and healthy is right here at your fingertips. Sincerely, John T. Gribbin, FACHE President and CEO Jay Jacobs, finalist, NBC’s “Biggest Loser,” Season 11 Jen Jacobs, contestant, NBC’s “Biggest Loser,” Season 11 To hear more of Jay and Jen’s story, visit www.centrastate.com/jayandjen, and look for an upcoming feature in the next issue of Healthy Directions is produced by CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, New Jersey. CentraState Healthcare System is a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Network and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. July/August 2011 Editorial Advisors Fred Morelli Chair, Board of Trustees John T. Gribbin, FACHE President and CEO Daniel J. Messina, PhD, FACHE, LNHA Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer July/August 2011 Benjamin Weinstein, MD, PhD Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Linda W. Geisler, RN, MNEd, NEA-BC Vice President, Patient Care Services Kim A. Kelly, RN, MS, NEA-BC, FACHE Vice President, Clinical Services Roman N. Lucky, CFRE Vice President, Development Rich Mackesy Vice President, Strategic Planning & Business Development Jay Solomon, MPA, LNHA Vice President, Senior Services Renee Crotts Manager, Public Relations Healthy Directions Managing Editor Leslie Nicholson Writers Maggie Behringer Angelina Cebrián Thomas Crocker Gabrielle Fernandez Photographers Kevin Birch Peter Chollick Ron Wyatt Designer Sherri Thornton Kevin Gault Adam Haskew Hope Shores Rachel Stewart . Please note that physicians on staff are private practitioners and not employed by CentraState. We hope you enjoy this issue of Healthy Directions. Comments about the publication can be directed to the Public Relations and Marketing Department, CentraState Healthcare System, 901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ, 07728. (732) 294-7080. Healthy Directions is published by CentraState Healthcare System to provide general health information. It is not intended to provide personal medical advice, which should be obtained directly from a healthcare provider. H e a l t h y D i r e c t i o n s H e a lh t y D i r e c t i o n s

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