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Half Our WorldI do so wish the men in my life took better care of themselves. Fathers, husbands, sons, uncles, neighbors – the male half of our human race often ignores the steps needed to insure wellness or reduce illness.

Men have unique health challenges. Certain maladies, such as color blindness and prostate cancer, only men can have. Others, like abdominal aortic aneurysms, are far more prevalent with men. And heart disease? Men are more likely to die of it than women.

We at Advocate Trinity Hospital recognize the importance of men’s health and are working to make it easier for men to take care of themselves. That is why this issue of Connections focuses on men’s health.

Also, for the third year, Trinity Hospital is holding its annual day for men. Please read this newsletter’s article about our plans for our Men’s Health Event on June 11. Then talk about this fun, free and informative event with the men in your family, your community and your congregation.

Gentlemen, please take charge of your health, and please take care of yourselves. You are so important to our world.

Rev. Brenda Jackson, Vice-President, Mission & Spiritual Care

Advocate Trinity Hospital

May/June 2011Volume 2, Issue 3

Office for Mission & Spiritual Care773-967-5184TRIN-Mission-SpiritualCare

@advocatehealth.com

Connecting Faith and Health

Several years ago Chicagoans were shocked when the local news media reported that

Chicago’s then 57 year old Mayor Richard Daley had been rushed to the hospital

complaining of chest pains. It turned out that the Mayor was experiencing the effects of untreated hypertension and had not had a physical examination in more than ten years.

Mr. Daley’s ten-year hiatus is not as unusual as it seems. Men often ignore symptoms and resist seeking medical care until they are in crisis. A

recent report from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicates that men are

less likely to seek medical help as often as women and also are 80 percent less

Focusing on Men’s Health

See Men’s Health page 4.

Advocate Trinity Hospital

President:Jon Bruss

VP of Mission & Spiritual Care:Reverend Brenda Jackson

Staff Chaplains:Reverend Gloria BrownReverend Alesia HillsmanReverend Laura Walker

Congregation Connections Program Coordinator:

Donna McGee

Administrative Assistant:Charlean Waller

Lay Ministers of Care:Rose Mary BelozElizabeth BohlingGail DewittLaJene DyerPamela IvoryOralia JacintoMaria Luisa MarquezMaria Del Rosario MarquezRosemary PetrichJohnnie ShaviersDorothy Spencer

Advocate Trinity Hospital2320 E. 93rd St.Chicago, IL 60617773-967-2000www.advocatehealth.com/trin

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Advocate Trinity Hospital Outpatient Programs and Services• Trinity Hospital offers a wide range of outpatient testing. • We pride ourselves on having outpatient programs which provide easy access for both physicians and patients. • Many of our programs, testing modalities and clinics offer same or next day appointments. • We even offer walk-in clinics on certain days. (For example, mammographies are available on a walk-in basis on

Thursdays.) All that is required when making an appointment is an order from your clinician and a pre-certification for certain tests or procedures. Valet parking is free for outpatient services.

Below are some of the outpatient programs as well as contact and scheduling information for them:

Outpatient Program,Department, Clinic

Program DescriptionContact and Scheduling

Information

Cardiac RehabilitationPhase II and III outpatient program, Exercise with Your Phase II or III Spouse program

773-967-3991

Radiological Services

CT/Computed Tomography: 2 CT scanners, a 16 and a 64 slice scanner. We perform all procedures including CT guided biopsies and CT angiography. Using techniques that enable us to image “gently,” using low radiation doses.MRI: We perform MR Angiography (MRA), Musculoskeletal MRI including joint, spine and soft tissue extremities, MRI of the brain and MRCP exams.Ultrasound: All sonographic exams including OB, vascular, abdominal, breast, biopsies and drainage procedures.Nuclear Medicine: Cardiac stress imaging, sentinel node, body, brain, bone, lung and GI scans.General Radiology: All imaging studies including GI work both upper and lower GIs, IVPs hysterosalpingograms and cystograms.

773-967-1000

Congestive Heart Failure ProgramsCHF Support GroupCHF Clinic

773-967-56881-877-4-AHCDOC(1-877-424-2362)

Cardiovascular Services

Catherization Lab Services: Emergent cardiac stenting for ST elevation heart attach (PCI), Pacemaker insertion, diagnostic angiogram, carotid angiograms, Pericardiocentesis, Cardioversions, Diagnostic Cardiac Catherization, Coronary StentsCardiac Testing: 64-slice Coronary CTA, Stress Testing, Holter Monitoring, Pharmacological Stress Testing, Bio-impedance Cardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiogram, Echocardiograms and Stress Echoes (Treadmill and Dobutamine), Cardiac Nuclear Medicine

773-967-1000773-967-5427

Peripheral Arterial Disease Services and Vascular Testing

Peripheral Stenting, Peripheral Vascular Testing, ABI, Vascular Doppler, Vascular Lab

773-967-1000773-967-5427

Heart Risk Assessment Program

$20 Personalized Heart Risk Assessment conducted by licensed exercise physiologists and nurses includes cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, glucose, blood pressure, body composition, weight, and lifestyle questionnaire. This assessment is free during the months of January and February.

1-800 3-ADVOCATE(1-800-323-8622)

Advocate Health Center Southeast2301 E. 93rd StreetChicago, IL 60617

Diabetic education, primary care, pediatrics, dermatology, general surgery and obstetrics/gynecology

773-731-9898

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1. At what age should you begin having your cholesterol checked regularly?a. 18b. 35c. 50d. 65

2. How often should you have your blood pressure checked?a. Every yearb. Once a monthc. Every two yearsd. Every ten years

3. At what age should you start being screened for colorectal cancer?a. 50b. 40c. 60d. 21

4. If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, what other disease should you also be screened for?a. Hepatitisb. Diabetesc. Glaucomad. Gout

5. The most important things you can do to say healthy area. Exercise, eat a healthy diet,

drink alcohol only in moderation, and stay at a healthy weight

b. Avoid tobaccoc. Get recommended screening

tests and take preventive medicines if you need them

d. All of the above6. Signs of depression include

a. Feeling “down,” sad, or hopeless for 2 weeks

b. Having little interest in taking pleasure from doing things you normally like to do,

c. An urge to square danced. A and B

7. Body mass index, which is a measure of body fat based on height and weight, is used to screen for which condition?a. Diabetesb. Obesityc. Glaucomad. None of the above

8. If you are a man between the age of 65 and 75 and have smoked more than 100 cigarettes, which condition should you be screened for?a. Abdominal aortic

aneurysm b. Smokingc. Prostate cancerd. All of the above

9. Which vaccine should you have after turning 65?a. Chicken poxb. Pneumoniac. Measlesd. Mumps

10. How many minutes of moderate physical activity – at a minimum—should you aim for most days of the weeka. 5b. 10c. 20d. 30

Quiz Answers: 1A, 2A, 3A, 4B, 5D, 6D, 7B,

8A, 9B, 10D

Men’s Health Quiz

Advocate Trinity Hospital, in partnership with WVON Radio, will host its annual Men's Health Event at Bessemer Park, 8920 South Muskegon Street in Chicago on Saturday, June 11th from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. This event helps to raise awareness about issues that affect men's health, including heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer and kidney disease.

Free screenings for kidney disease, prostate cancer and other health conditions will be available to all participants. The day’s activities will include an early morning Walk for Men’s Health at 8 a.m. (registration begins at 7 a.m.) and a Fit and Foul fitness challenge featuring WVON radio personalities and Trinity Hospital leaders. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals will present educational lectures and offer question and answer sessions on a variety of health related topics.

For more information about the Men’s Health event, or to register for it, call 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1-800-323-8622) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., or visit www.advocatehealth.com/trin and select from the I NEED menu.

Trinity Hospital’s Men’s Health Event

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Advocate Health Care

Advocate Trinity Hospital2320 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60617773-967-2000

Other Advocate Health Care Facilities:Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, NormalAdvocate Christ Medical Center, Oak LawnAdvocate Condell Medical Center, LibertyvilleAdvocate Eureka Hospital, EurekaAdvocate Good Samaritan, Downers GroveAdvocate Good Shepherd Hospital, BarringtonAdvocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, ChicagoAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park RidgeAdvocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest

Children’s Hospitals:Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital, Oak LawnAdvocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Park

Ridge

Advocate Trinity Hospital Classes, Support Groups & Community Events

Senior Breakfast Club: Stroke Awareness(Class Code 2S15)May 10, 10 – 11:30 am

Safe Home, Safe Baby: CPR Class(Class Code 2C03)May 10 and June 14, 8 – 10 pmFEE: $10

Diabetes Education Class((Class Code 2D02)May 11, 25, and June 8, 22, 1 pm – 3 pmMay 28 and June 25, 10 am – noon

Congestive Heart Failure Support Group(Class Code 9C12)May 19 and June 16, 9:30 – 11 am

Stroke Support Group(Class Code 2C14)May 26 and June 23, 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Senior Breakfast Club: What is COPD(Class Code 2S16)June 14, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

All classes and events are FREE unless otherwise noted; however, registration is required. To register, call 800.3.ADVOCATE (800.323.8622) Mon. – Fri., 8 am to 6 pm.

For more information about these and other classes and support groups or to register for classes online, visit www.advocatehealth.com/trin; the I NEED menu.

To continue receiving Connections, your email address must be current. Please inform us of any email address changes or other contact information: Email TRIN-Mission-SpiritualCare@advocatehealth.com or call 773-967-5184.

likely to have a usual source of health care, as compared to women.

A man’s life expectancy is six years shorter than a woman’s, a gap that has only decreased by just one year in the last eighty years. Men are likely to drink and smoke more than women. This puts them at greater risk of premature death from major killers such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. There are also health conditions, such as prostate cancer, that only affect men.

Many of the major health risks that threaten men’s lives are preventable and can be effectively treated with early diagnosis. Screening tests can find diseases in their early stages, when they are easier to treat. It's important to have regular checkups and screenings. (See the listing of suggested screenings for men that follows this newsletter.)

June is Men’s Health Month. Encourage the men in your family, community and congregation to seek regular medical advise, screenings and early treatment for diseases that put them at risk.

Men’s Health continued

Many of the major health risks that threaten men’s lives are preventable and can be effectively treated with early

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