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Move around the Mitt challenge


Win with Wellness is challenging the community to collectively walk, ski, skate or snowshoe the distance around Michigan's Lower Peninsula, which is roughly 1,155 miles.

Between January 1, 2012 and March 15, 2012, area residents are encouraged to track how many miles they walk, cross country ski, ice skate or snowshoe. Tracking forms will be available during indoor walking events on Monday, January 9 from 6pm to 7pm at Ludington High School, Wednesday January 11 from 5pm to 6pm at Mason County Central Schools, and Thursday January 12 from 4pm to 5pm at Mason County Eastern Schools. Residents who are unable to attend the school walking events may print a tracking form by clicking here, or clip a tracking form out of the print edition of the Ludington Daily News.

Tracking forms can be turned in during the Win with Wellness educational event on March 15, 2012 at 6pm in the Ludington High School cafeteria, or they may be mailed to:

Memorial Medical Center
ATTN: Win with Wellness
One Atkinson Drive
Ludington, MI 49431

Forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by Friday, March 9, 2012.

The total miles from the "Move around the Mitt" challenge will be revealed during the March 15 educational event. Those who submit their tracking form will be entered into a drawing to win a one year membership to the West Shore Community College Recreation Center, which includes use of the pool, spa, gymnasium, free weight room, racquetball court and Wellness Center. The winner will be announced during the March 15 educational event.

What is Win with Wellness?


Win with Wellness is a community-wide effort in Mason County, Michigan to enhance healthy living through promotion of wellness. It is an ongoing program that features a number of opportunities to focus on weight loss, exercise, healthy eating and healthy living habits, as well as education on a wide variety of health topics and group support to help you accomplish your health goals. Health screenings will be provided to eligible adults on a quarterly basis at no cost - up to 300 people - to help determine and monitor blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and triglyceride level. Twelve-hour fasting is required for the biometric screenings.
You must be 18 years or older and have a primary care physician to participate in the health screenings. If you do not have a primary care physician, please call the Memorial Medical Center Physician Referral Line at (231) 845-2372. As an incentive for participation and sticking with the program, participants who join at the beginning of the program and complete all four of the health screenings and attend at least three out of the four education series will be entered to win a $1,000 cash prize!

NEW Session Now Offers Free Screenings


Win with Wellness will utilize biometric health screenings to measure:

1. Total cholesterol
2. HDL cholesterol
3. LDL cholesterol
4. Cholesterol ratio
5. Blood glucose
6. Triglyceride level
7. Blood pressure
8. Height
9. Weight
10. Body Mass Index (BMI)

Biometric health screenings will be offered at no cost on a quarterly basis at Memorial Medical Center (up to the first 300 participants to register). Participants will receive a print out of their results and each participant's physician will also receive a copy of their results. At the end of each quarter, participants will be screened for the same indicators with their results graphed to reveal trends in their overall health. All results are confidential.

Following the biometric health screenings, participants will have an opportunity to attend an educational session to receive information on a wide variety of health topics while also being able to discuss their biometric results with healthcare professionals, including registered dietitians and registered nurses.

Participants are strongly urged to review their results with their primary care physician.

When does this start?


The first Win with Wellness biometric screening will be held Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 from 6:30am to 9am in Classrooms A/B, located on the lower level of Memorial Medical Center. Twelve-hour fasting is required to attend the biometric screenings, as well as a primary care physician to whom Memorial Medical Center can send the results.

Any adult interested in the biometric screening who has a primary care physician must pre-register by calling (231) 845-2222 or by printing and completing the registration form (see link at left) and sending it to:
Win with Wellness
One Atkinson Drive
Ludington, MI 49431

Registration forms may also be faxed to (231) 845-3607 or emailed to winwithwellness1@gmail.com

You must register by March 7, 2012 in order to participate in the biometric screening. There is no cost to register or to participate in Win with Wellness or the biometric health screenings.

You must have a primary care physician to participate in Win with Wellness. A primary care physician is typically a physician in family medicine, or internal medicine. If you do not have a primary care physician, please call the Memorial Medical Center Physician Referral Line at (231) 845-2372.

Confidential results of the biometric health screening will be given to participants at a scheduled educational event on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 6pm in the Ludington High School cafeteria. At this event, participants will have an opportunity to review their biometric results with healthcare professionals, including registered dietitians and a registered nurse, if desired. Nurse Practitioner, Renita Diehlman, RN, FNP-BC, CDE will speak about "The Importance of Exercise in Managing Diabetes and Other Medical Conditions."

Are There Prizes?


Yes! Of course, the real prize is getting on your way to a healthier lifestyle and the feeling of accomplishment in meeting your health goals! But recognizing that an end prize is a good incentive for people to stay in the program, we are offering anyone who joins during the March 9-10, 2012 screening and attends all subsequent screenings and at least three educational events (4 screening and 3 out of 4 education events) for one year will be entered to win a $1,000 cash prize!

How do I sign up?


Signing up to participate is FREE and EASY, but you must have a primary care physician to join, you must be at least 18 years old, and you must act quickly because only the first 300 people to register will get in the program. If you do not have a primary care physician, please call the Memorial Medical Center Physician Referral Line at (231) 845-2372. Pre-registration is required for the biometric health screenings. To pre-register, call the Memorial Medical Center Community Education Line at (231) 845-2222 or print and complete the registration form (see link at left) and send it to:

Win with Wellness
One Atkinson Drive
Ludington, MI 49431

Registration forms may also be faxed to (231) 845-3607 or emailed to winwithwellness1@gmail.com

You must register by March 7, 2012 in order to participate in the biometric screening. There is no cost to register or to participate in Win with Wellness or the biometric health screenings.

Win with Wellness is easy to join, easy to participate in and easy to use to accomplish your health goals. It is also a great way to meet other people and get support in working together toward a healthier lifestyle. A Facebook page has been developed as well so that participants can share ideas, communicate about group activities and offer support.

What do I have to do?

The main thing you have to do is be willing to JOIN and have a primary care physician. The first step is to pre-register, and the second step is to attend the biometric health screening at your specified time (after fasting for 12 hours)! The only way to get a different result regarding your health is to change what you are currently doing. Win with Wellness is a group of ordinary people committed to taking the first step toward a healthier lifestyle, or ramping up what they have already been doing, and sharing in that experience with others. Once you join and commit to participating, you'll need to attend the biometric health screening. Twelve-hour fasting is required to attend the biometric screenings. After receiving your health indicators, you should follow up with your primary care physician to review your biometric results and determine an appropriate course of action. Win with Wellness will provide information on a wide variety of health and wellness topics. Please use the Win with Wellness Facebook page to organize a walking group, share your accomplishments, encourage others to keep working toward a healthy lifestyle, etc.

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