CHI - KentuckyOne Health (Central-Eastern)

Dear One Health readers, KentuckyOne Health is focused on those health issues most critical to the people of Kentucky, and heart disease tops the chart. More than 10,000 Kentuckians die each year from heart disease, one of the highest rates in the U.S. By 2020, the Kentucky Department for Public Health hopes to reduce cardiovascular mortality by 10 percent in our state. At KentuckyOne Health, we know two primary ways to achieve this goal. The fi rst is to encourage our patients to make healthful lifestyle changes and the second is to increase access to high quality health care. Research shows that heart disease prevention through changing unhealthy habits absolutely works. KentuckyOne Health has fi ve Healthy Lifestyle centers, located in the Louisville and Lexington regions, which support healthful lifestyle choices. Support includes medically supervised exercise, nutrition counseling, stress management, massage, acupuncture and more. These centers work with patients to prevent and treat several chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Go to KentuckyOneHealth.org/ healthylifestyle to learn more. Also, KentuckyOne Health continually works to improve patient access to care with our focus on primary care, Anywhere Care and preventive care management strategies. Our advances in medicine have led several of our facilities to be recognized nationally as providing the best heart care in Kentucky – whether it's treatments for heart rhythm irregularities, heart valve diseases, heart attack care or other types of heart disease. As individuals, how can we move the needle on heart disease in Kentucky? How can we reduce our cardiovascular mortality? First, engage in your own heart health. Exercise more and eat healthier. Engage someone to start the journey toward better heart health with you; it's always more fun to have a friend go along. Educate yourself on what heart care services, whether at KentuckyOne Health or another organization, are available in your community. And fi nally, spread the word to those you love. This issue of One Health is devoted to the hearts of the 4.5 million people in our communities. By joining together as a community with a focus on heart care, we can make great strides on the journey to heart health! Damian P. "Pat" Alagia, III, MD Chief Physician Executive KentuckyOne Health One Health is a quarterly publication produced by the Marketing and Communications division of KentuckyOne Health. If you have questions about the contents of the publication, please email us at OneHealth@KentuckyOneHealth.org. One Health Winter 2016 Ruth W. Brinkley President and Chief Executive Of cer Jeff Murphy Vice President Marketing and Communications Stephanie Sarrantonio Marketing Director Central and Eastern Market Lannette VanderToll Marketing Director Western and Louisville Market Daniel Tepe Marketing Manager and Managing Editor Table of Contents KentuckyOne Health One Health Winter 2016 3 Wanted: Extraordinary Nurses 6 Caring for Your Heart 8 Expanding Our Healthy Lifestyle Centers 10 The Future of Heart Valve Care 15 Losing 100 pounds 16 Calendar of Events In the fall issue of One Health: KentuckyOne Health mistakenly identi ed Leo (young boy in the picture) as Geoff (Leo's father). Our sincerest apology to Leo and his family. CORRECTION 2 KentuckyOne Health | KentuckyOneHealth.org

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