KentuckyOne Health Walk With a Doc events return to Louisville neighborhoods - Archived

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Barbara Mackovic, Senior Manager
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KentuckyOne Health Walk With a Doc events return to Louisville neighborhoods
Events offer opportunity to enjoy benefits of exercise, empowerment

Louisville, Ky. (March 23, 2015)—Would you enjoy getting the benefits of exercise while you get your health questions answered at the same time? Walk With a Doc events, hosted by KentuckyOne Health, can do that for you—and more. These sessions are returning to Louisville neighborhoods in 2015. Events will be held in The Parklands of Floyds Fork, Iroquois Park and Shawnee Park every month.

Each month, Walk With a Doc events feature a different physician and focus on a particular health topic. Participants can engage in a heart-healthy walk while having the chance to ask the health professional their medical questions in a comfortable, casual setting.

The walk series is part of a nationwide program that empowers people to improve their health through physical activity while they exercise side-by-side with health care providers. Walkers have the opportunity to learn about important health topics, and they receive free health screenings, refreshments and giveaways.

Participants are encouraged to invite family and friends to walk together toward a healthier lifestyle.

“The benefits of regular exercise, including brisk walking, are vast,” said Deborah Ballard, MD, KentuckyOne Health Primary Care. “A number of health conditions, such as low bone density, high blood pressure and heart disease, can all be improved through regular exercise.”

Unless otherwise noted, all Walk With a Doc events take place at 10 a.m. Location changes due to colder weather are noted below. The 2015 Walk with a Doc schedule is as follows:

Walk With a Doc at The Parklands of Floyds Fork:
Participants meet at the Egg Lawn in Beckley Creek Park.

• Saturday, April 11 - Featuring Kathrin LaFaver, MD, neurologist
• Saturday, May 9 - Featuring Demetra Antimisiaris, pharmacist
• Saturday, June 13 - Featuring Jennifer Stiff, MD, pediatrician
• Saturday, July 11
• Saturday, Aug. 8                    
• Saturday, Sept. 12       
• Saturday, Oct. 10                   
• Saturday, Nov. 14       
• Saturday, Dec. 12, at Oxmoor Center (7900 Shelbyville Rd.)

Walk With a Doc at Shawnee Park
Participants meet at the Southwestern Parkway entrance parking lot.

• Saturday, March 28, at St. Stephen Family Life Center (1018 S. 15th St.) - Featuring Julia Mitchell, MD, Pediatrics
• Saturday, April 25 - Featuring Colleen Knoop, APRN, neurology
• Saturday, May 23
• Saturday, June 27
• Saturday, July 25
• Saturday, Aug. 22
• Saturday, Sept. 26
• Saturday, Oct. 24
• Saturday, Nov. 28
• Saturday, Dec. 26, at St. Stephen Family Life Center (1018 S 15th St.)

Walk With a Doc at Iroquois Park
Participants meet near the amphitheater.

• Saturday, March 21 - Featuring Cynthia (Cindy) Corrigan, MD, pathologist
• Saturday, April 18
• Saturday, May 16 - Featuring Vincent Lusco, III, MD, & John Olsofka, MD, bariatric surgeons
• Saturday, June 20
• Saturday, July 18                   
• Saturday, Aug. 15                  
• Saturday, Sept. 19                  
• Saturday, Oct. 17        
• Saturday, Nov. 21
• Saturday, Dec. 19, at Dixie Manor Medical Mall (6801 Dixie Hwy.)

For more information about Walk with a Doc, visit kentuckyonehealth.org/walkwithadoc.

About KentuckyOne Health
KentuckyOne Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in the Commonwealth, has more than 200 locations, including, hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies in Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is dedicated to bringing wellness, healing and hope to all, including the underserved.  The system is made up of the former Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System, along with the University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center. KentuckyOne Health is proud of and strengthened by its Catholic, Jewish and academic heritages.

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