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Reduce the Risk Factors as You Walk on Wednesdays

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Did you know that walking can help prevent many chronic and cardiovascular diseases? On the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus we are encouraging healthy lifestyles through our Healthy Communities, Wellness, and Transportation initiatives, all created with the goal of improving your quality of life in mind.

Begin your commitment to maintain a healthy lifestyle right where you live and/or work. Walking for 30-40 minutes each day can ultimately have a positive affect on your life expectancy. Join the Walking on Wednesdays group as they meet at Roswell Park Cancer Institute‘s Kaminski Park every Wednesday starting May 23 until September 26 from 12:10 – 12:50 p.m. Every week, there will be a different route and giveaways as the walks take place in rain or shine.

Need more motivation to begin walking while on the BNMC or walking in general? Check out all of the great benefits of walking every day as you add Walking on Wednesdays into your daily activity routines. Walking can:

  • Lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol)
  • Raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol)
  • Lower your blood pressure
  • Reduce your risk of or manage type 2 diabetes
  • Manage your weight
  • Improve your mood
  • Help you stay strong and fit
  • Burn up at least 100 calories of energy if you walk one mile (1.6km). Walking two miles (3.2km) a day, three times a week, can help reduce weight by one pound (0.5kg) every three weeks.
  • Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are also often risk factors for other chronic diseases. Many risk factors are related.
  • Reduce the risk for cardiovascular diseases associated with physical inactivity. Risks for cardiovascular disease associated with physical inactivity are similar to that of cigarette smoking.

For more information on how walking can increase your health, take a short 10 minute break to watch the video below by the University of Toronto’s Dr. Mike Evans, who is a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health for the university.

A Healthier Way to Travel

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National Bike Month May 2012

In an effort to promote and support commuting by bicycles, the League of American Bicyclists brings this month-long biking initiative to communities in states across the country with the support of SealLine as a sponsor. Just like with any group of people who share common interests, cyclists can take this nationally recognized month to build more of a community by organizing events that encourage biking to work and other destinations. Coming off of the heels of the Complete Streets Summit, cyclists can join together to emphasize the importance of streets that are safe for bike travel.

Bike to Work Week is May 14 – May 18. Bike to Work Day is that Friday, May 18.

GO Bike Buffalo and other sponsors will offer tune-ups for riders prior to the week of biking to work as well as Bicycle Breakfasts to greet riders on their way to work and a Bike Away from Work Hwp-contenty Hour amongst other events to support the riders below:

Friday, May 11 – Tune-up Night at GO Bike Community Workshop

From 7 – 10 p.m. GO Bike Buffalo staff will be assisting bicyclists, checking bikes and providing light tune-ups for riders getting ready for Bike to Work Week at the GO Bike Community Workshop, located at 98 Colvin Avenue (at the corner of Linden). The shop—which is normally only open to GO Bike members—will be open to the public for this event.

Saturday, May 12 – Commuter Workshop

From 1 – 4 p.m. GO Bike Buffalo staff will be hosting a workshop introducing people to commuting by bicycle. Topics include equipment and maintenance, cycling law and cyclists’ rights, wardrobe choices and roadside repair. In addition, workshop attendees will receive a commuter tool kit. This kit contains commuting essentials including but not limited to a helmet, patch kit, light set, adjustable wrench and bell.

For less than the cost of a tank of gas, our knowledgeable staff will put you on the path towards occupying your proper place in the street. Contact our shop manager-stacy@greenoptionsbuffalo.org.

Bicycle Breakfasts

Local businesses are helping motivate bicyclists to bike to work by hosting Bicycle Breakfasts at the start and end of Bike to Work Week. Come enjoy refreshments while you meet and greet fellow bicyclists on your way to work.

Monday, May 14

From 8 – 10 a.m. Sweetness 7 Café is providing a free cup of coffee and discount breakfast specials  at both of their locations— Grant Street & Lafayette Avenue on the West Side and Parkside Avenue & Russell Street across from the Buffalo Zoo.

Friday, May 18

From 7 – 10 a.m. Café Taza will provide a free cup of coffee to bicycle riders with a special treat for early-birds provided by Five Points Bakery.

Friday, May 18

From 8:30 – 10 a.m. Employees on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus who bike to work are encouraged to come by the lobby of the Innovation Center to enjoy bagels, coffee and fruit, meet some of the GO Bike Buffalo staff and learn more about what they do.

Don’t forget to inquire about Bicycle Benefits discounts for bicyclists at all three locations!

Bike Away from Work Hwp-contenty Hour

Finish off the excitement of Bike to Work Week at Cantina Loco on the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street from 5 – 8 p.m. Bike valet will be provided and all bicyclists receive discounts on food and drinks.

GO Bike Launch Party

The organization has grown and changed yet again, so come celebrate the launch of our newest incarnation—GO Bike Buffalo. $20 gets you a discounted membership and admission to this exciting event with live music, DJs, bike fun and $1 drafts of Rusty Chain beer all night. Current members of Green Options Buffalo/GO Bike get in for FREE! This event takes place at the Essex Street Art Complex (Big Orbit Art Gallery) starting at 7 p.m.

Join GO Bike Buffalo!

GO Bike memberships support efforts to assist employees and clients who bicycle—however often they ride. This includes educational programs, community bicycle workshop, policies to promote bicycling and the addition of bike lanes and bike parking throughout the city. You will be helping to make Buffalo a more bicycle-friendly community.

GO Bike Buffalo works to create healthy, environmentally sustainable, community-friendly transportation in the greater Buffalo region. Through advocacy, infrastructure improvements and community programs, GO Bike strives to enhance Buffalo’s quality of life by making positive impacts in our environment, economy, community and personal health.

As the BNMC looks to create models for healthy communities on the Medical Campus and throughout the city and region, through alternative transportation initiatives the BNMC will continue to offer more ways to commute to work in healthier and more sustainable ways.

32nd Annual JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge

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Employees from various organizations will run and walk the 3.5-mile course in WNY’s largest annual race which will be held this year on Thursday, June 7, with the traditional 6:45 p.m. start at Delaware Park. In its 32nd year, the Buffalo JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge has averaged 12,000 registrants from nearly 400 companies. Teams are being put together and projected finish times are being thrown into the pool. With Kaleida‘s Spring into Fitness 5K orchestrated by the Kaleida Health Foundation and other races like it kicking off the spring push to encourage employees and the community to improve their health by promoting physical activity, the Corporate Challenge is bound to offer a healthy and fun time for those who attend.

After the race, participants will retreat to their company tents and enjoy the customary meal offered as they eat, drink and be merry. The JPMorgan Chase Foundation will make a donation on behalf of all participants to the American Red Cross, Greater Buffalo.

A new feature, a timing chip, will allow for times to be recorded based on when runners cross the start and finish lines. No more collecting and entering finish times after the race. Participants will have to go online to confirm their scoring teams.

Entry Fee: $32 until close-date Thursday, May 24, 2012.

REGISTER HERE

 

Complete Streets Summit Explores Ways to Change Communities Through Policies

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The Complete Streets Summit provided an educational opportunity for people to learn how to create an environment that supports more than moving cars from one point to another. It established how designing our streets for people, rather then just cars; can have a larger benefit for the our community’s residents, businesses and municipalities. Whether its improved health, a cleaner environment or enhanced economic activity and competitiveness – cities and regions are creating Complete Streets to achieve multiple goals.

The Summit highlighted these benefits, provided exemplary national best practices for implementation and launched a campaign to bring people into the equation when designing our streets in the future. Visit our new website to learn more about Complete Streets, get your neighborhood involved and access national best practices to become part of the growing Complete Streets movement in our community.

The ultimate goal is to create all inclusive access passage ways that takes all travelers into consideration as active lifestyles and healthy communities are promoted. An implementation example of such streetscape adaptations is the Ellicott Park construction along the east side of the main spine of Medical Campus down Ellicott Street.

To listen to a recorded version of the discussion provided by WBFO, click here.

 

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Unveils New ICU

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) unveiled its new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) that fuses state-of-the-art technology with patient-centered design to provide optimal care for patients with the most sensitive medical needs.
The ICU is 8,000 sq. ft. and is located on the eighth floor of RPCI’s main building. It is 40% larger than the already-existing ICU, created for the specific purpose of anticipating future growth. The design of the relocated unit was based on industry best practices and extensive input from RPCI’s clinical-operations team. Laura Shoemaker, a Senior Planner from RPCI’s Facilities and Planning Department, incorporated warm, soothing earth tones, with circle and arc themes in order to help convey connectedness and comfort to the patients and visitors. An included  feature in the patient rooms is the large windows which help provide natural lighting in accordance with New York State Department of Health requirements in addition to breathtaking views of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and downtown Buffalo.

The floor plan allows staff to work more efficiently, promoting safety and adaptability as patient monitoring is enhanced through the multifunctional modular boom units, automated lifts and zoned lighting.

For  more information, please visit the RPCI’s Web site.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Honors Dedicated Volunteers at Annual Recognition Event

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President and CEO, Dr. Donald Trump, with three volunteers who were honored for longstanding service as RPCI volunteers.

For more than half a century, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has recognized its volunteers who have given numerous hours of service to the efforts toRPCI’s mission to understand, prevent and cure cancer. At the 56th Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon volunteers were shown wp-contentreciation at the luncheon through an awards ceremony on April 24 at the Creekside Banquet Facility in Cheektowaga.

More than 100 volunteers were honored, including those who have reached milestones of giving 100 hours to 30 years of service. The loyal and dedicated volunteers make up a wide-range age demographic and offer their skills at various events throughout the year.

In 2011, 704 volunteers gave nearly 85,000 hours of service to RPCI. Many of the volunteers perform more than one act of service offering their time and talents. Some can be found greeting patients and visitors as they enter RPCI, while others can be found answering questions at the information desk. They provide comfort amenities to people sitting in the waiting room and provide “helping hands” wherever needed.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Receives Grant from Lance Armstrong Foundation

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) was recognized for its efforts to fight cancer. As a LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project finalist and award recipient, RPCI will use the $10, 000 grant that comes with the award for the improvement of its Palliative Care services that the center provides.
RPCI and the University at Buffalo invited Lance Armstrong to be a speaker for the 25th Anniversary University at Buffalo Distinguished Speaker Series. For more information about the event, click here.

Read more about the LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project and RPCI.

TrainSMART Commits to 10-Year Stay on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

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TrainSMART, a leader in TRX Training in Buffalo and Western New York, will remain in the  Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. Innovation Center in downtown Buffalo as a tenant for the next 10 years. The President, Joe Fox, has benefited greatly from having his office and training facility in the renovated building where there are various start-up life sciences, biotech, and health industry companies who work out of the furnished office and lab space provided.
Fox trains executives, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus employees, and community members who desire to have a personal fitness training program that can be maintained and tailored according to each person’s physical capabilities.

Read more about TrainSMART’s long-term commitment. To learn about detailed training services provided by Joe and his team, visit the TrainSMART Web site.

What Makes You Sweat? – Buffalo Business First

 

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals

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OncoMed Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company dedicated to improving cancer treatment by developing monoclonal antibodies and other agents that target the biologic pathways critical to tumor initiating cells, also known as “cancer stem cells”. OncoMed is leveraging our understanding of these tumor initiating cells to discover and develop novel therapeutics that could provide important alternatives for the treatment of cancer.
Website: www.oncomed.com

 

TrainSMART

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TrainSMART creates and coaches customized fitness programs that empower you to perform better in life and your career.  One on one personal training and semi private group sessions are available.
TrainSMART was founded on the belief that training SMARTER produces greater results than training HARDER.  You need to train the MIND before you can train the BODY.  Initial gains in strength and performance come from the central nervous system and NOT the muscular system.

Clients seek the Buffalo Personal Trainer TRX Trainer for the following reasons:

  • Lose Weight & Fat
  • Low Back Pain
  • Core Health
  • Add Lean Mass (Muscle) & Increase Strength
  • Improve Performance

Among other things, TrainSMART ultimatley helps clients to:

  • Increase Confidence
  • Feel Great
  • Boost their Immune System
  • Decrease & eliminate LOW BACK PAIN
  • Have More Energy
  • Get Stronger Physically & Mentally
  • Perform Better in life, the office, & in the competitive playing they compete in every single day

Website: www.trainsmartbuffalo.com

Medical Acoustics

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The Lung Flute, a medical device by Medical Acoustics, is indicated for Positive Expiratory Pressure therapy, which is an important part of Bronchial Hygiene Therapy (BHT). BHT can be used for a variety for congestive conditions such as: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, emphysema or other chronic respiratory ailments.
Enduring lung congestion with thick, chronic mucus that is difficult to break up makes breathing can be a constant struggle. This may result in having to rely on medications, inhalers, oxygen therapy or even surgery to open up your airways. Everyday activities can become an effort.

The Lung Flute is  a FDA-cleared Lung Flute is the only product that uses sound vibration to stimulate the body’s natural mucus-clearing system – effectively thinning and dislodging mucus deep in the lungs so that it’s easier to cough up. The small, reusable, plastic device is non-invasive, easy to use and drug-free – just blow into the mouthpiece and the device will do the rest.

Clinical tests have proven the Lung Flute’s ability to break up mucus in the lungs, making it equally effective for both therapeutic and diagnostic use. Unlike other devices, which rely on pressure and can’t reach deep lung mucus, the Lung Flute’s technology is based on low-frequency acoustic waves that are produced when you blow into the flute-shaped device.

Website: www.lungflute.com

 

 

BWI National Health Promotional Training Institute

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BWI National Health Promotional Training Institute has been a national leader in providing comprehensive wellness management services, health education training programs, and wellness-team building events for corporations, schools and communities since 1994. With rising healthcare costs, now more than ever before, BWI recognizes the universal attention placed on a healthy workforce and personal health advocacy. BWI’s outcome-based health promotion services are aligned with national standards and performance metrics that are documented to create behavior change. BWI is committed to improving our nation’s health…one community at a time, one company at a time and one person at a time.
Wellness Institute initiatives include strategic planning services, as well as health promotion industry incubation and job creation activities.

Website: www.battleworks.com