Community of Wellness Health Fair 4/18-4/25/17
Rochester Clinic and Lotus Health Foundation are pleased to present a series of public and private events, April 18-25, 2017. The Community of Wellness Health Fair will feature Dr. Hans Diehl, founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute and Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP). Dr. Diehl was chosen as “One of America’s 20 Super-Heroes of the Health Movement.”
Public events begin on Thursday, April 20, with a CHIP information session at Rochester Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, beginning with a presentation at 7 p.m. and culminating in a Lifestyle Medicine Symposium: A Holistic Approach to Healthcare, on Tuesday, April 25, at RCTC Heintz Center. Topics of the Community of Wellness Health Fair include: “Live a Longer and Happier Life!,” “Eat More, Weigh Less!,” “Forks and Knives: Weapons of Destruction or Instruments of Hope, Health, and Healing?”
A highlight of the week will be the Community of Wellness Celebration Banquet – The Blue Zones, at the Kahler Apache, Saturday, April 22 at 5:30 pm. The Blue Zones are distinct locations where people tend to live longer and healthier. Come to learn how lifestyle medicine can help you create Blue Zones from individual to the community. Registration is required. Dr. Thomas Harman, Family Medicine Physician at Rochester Clinic, has selected a gourmet menu with inspirations from his late friend Charlie Trotter to compliment the Lifestyle Medicine philosophy. National spokesperson of the Blue Zones Project, Tony Buettner, will be the evening’s guest speaker.
Dr. Lily Pan Diehl, a concert pianist, and the local musician, John Varona, will perform inspirational music in two concerts at Rochester SDA church and Christ United Methodist church. Both performances are open to the public.
The Community of Wellness Health Fair events will be held at various locations throughout Rochester.
Lotus Health Foundation aims to establish Blue Zone communities by promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The Community of Wellness health fair is partially supported by a seed grant from the George Family Foundation.
Rochester Clinic offers integrative care through Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Podiatric Medicine, Sports Medicine, Wound Management, Arthritis Program, and Lifestyle Medicine.
For more information on Rochester Clinic and to see a full list of date, time, and locations of the Community of Wellness Health Fair events, go to www.RochesterClinic.com, www.LotusHealthFoundation.org or e-mail us Health@RochesterClinic.com, calls welcome 507-218-3095.