This
is a listing of recent health education classes for people who are Deaf
and Hard of Hearing which are available for presentation to groups.
Please contact us at DeafAccesshealthclasses@hotmail.com if
your group would like to sponsor one or 2 of these presentations. If
you even have a group of 6 - 12 or more friends that would like to meet
for a class, let us know. If you do not see a topic listed which you
would like, please also contact us. We are available to prepare a
number of other health lectures.
Health Presentations -
Presented by David Ebert, MD: (through 9/06/07)
DIET - Basics of a Healthy Diet - Lose Weight for Health - Low Salt Diet
CARDIOLOGY / RENAL - Why Your Blood Pressure is Important
ENDOCRINE - Diabetes - You Can Take Charge of Your Sugar Diabetes (Better control of your sugar) - New Ways to Follow Your Sugar
GASTROENTEROLOGY - Hepatitis of the Liver
GENERAL MEDICAL - Common Blood Tests - Exercise for Health - Home Safety - Health Quiz - Lose Weight for Health - Be Ready for Emergencies
INFECTIONS - Tuberculosis - Vaccinations and Immunizations Every Adult Should Know - Hepatitis of the Liver
MENS' HEALTH / ONCOLOGY - For Men Only - Cancer
RHEUMATOLOGY - Arthritis
Win With Good Health 2009
Join our programs in the series: "I can take charge of my life".
Updated 4/22/09
You can win prizes while participating in programs to improve your health.
1.
Just fill out an entry form with your contact information, return it to
Dr. Ebert by June 30, 2009, and you will be entered in a drawing for a
$25 gift certificate. Entry forms are with our Spring, 2009,
newsletters, or contact us at DeafAccesshealthclasses@hotmail.com.
2.
If you come to 3 or more of the "I can take charge of my life" classes
in 2009, you will receive a free folder with a personalized plan for
your health, or a gift of similar value if you've won a folder before.
3. There will be a drawing for one $50 gift certificate, selected from the people who attend the most classes this year.
4.
Read each newsletter, and take the quiz at the end of the year. Those
with the highest test scores will be entered in a drawing for a $40
gift certificate.
5. More prizes for more people may be added to any of these contests, based on availability.
6.
New programs for 2009! Watch for additional details of the Exercise
program and Eat Your Vegetables! program to learn and win.
Rules for "Win with Good Health", "I Can Take Charge of My Life" Programs:
1.
There will be only one winner of the grand prize gift certificate for
attending the most classes. There will be only one winner for the Deaf
Access Newsletter Health Quiz grand prize. There will be only one
winner for the grand prize drawing from the returned entry forms. There
is no limit on the number of winners of the folders for attending at
least 3 classes, but only one folder or prize per person. Additional
prizes which may be offered are at the discretion of the Deaf Access
Program Medical Director and based on availability. 2. Only one test and one entry form per person. 3.
Completed entry forms must be received by June 30, 2009. Drawing will
be no later than August 31, 2009, for the returned entry forms. 4. Employees of Access Community Health Network and Sinai Health System are not eligible. 5. The Deaf Access Program will publicize the names of winners. 6. Winners need not be present at drawings, but must provide information so they can be contacted. 7.
The drawing for those attending the most classes in 2009 of the "I Can
Take Charge of My Life" series will take place no later than the first
class in 2009, or no later than May 31, 2009. At least 2 names will be
in the drawing. 8. The newsletter tests must be received no later
than the return date on the test, and the drawing for the highest test
scores will take place no later than the first class for 2010, or no
later than May 31, 2010. At least 2 names will be in the drawing. 9. Deaf Acess Program is not responsible for any lost or delayed submissions or entries. 10. Prizes of same value may be substituted at the discretion of the Deaf Access Program. 11. Anyone is eligible to enter the programs and contests. 12.
Additional rules for the Exercise program and Eat Your Vegetables!
program are with those program materials. You may enter these programs
more than once. 13. In case of any disagreements, the office of the Medical Director of the Deaf Access Program will have final determination.
Know Your BMI
This was the first internet contest for "Win With Good Health", "I Can Take Charge of My Life". This contest is now finished. This information was also in our class last fall:"Know Your 5 Health Numbers."
- KNOW YOUR BMI -
Let's
start with 2 men. One man is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. The
other man is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and also weighs 180 pounds. The men
weigh the same, but the second man who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall weighs
too much!
To see if you weigh too much, the numbers for your
height and weight are put in a chart or formula to see if your weight
is right for your height. This provides a number called the Body Mass
Index, or BMI. If your BMI is bigger than 25, you weigh too much.
The BMI for the man who is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds is 24. That is normal.
The
BMI for the man who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and weighs 180 pounds is
about 29. Since his BMI is greater than 25, he weighs too much.
If you want to see if your weight is OK, you can go to www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/health_risks/bmi_table.jpg. Use
your own weight and height to find your BMI number. See if your weight
is OK. You can also find many BMI tables or formulas by typing "body
mass index" in your search engine.
Question for the Internet contest for "I Can Take Charge of My Health", "Win With Good Health":
The BMI number is used to see: A. If you weigh too much. B. Your sugar level. Pick the answer you believe is correct, and E-mail
your answer to DeafAccesshealthclasses@hotmail.com. Please include your
name and address. Answers must be received no later than Sept. 30,
2008. One winning entry will be drawn to receive a $10 prize.
Further contest rules: - Rules for "I Can Take Charge of My Life", "Win With Good Health" apply to this contest. - Please, only one entry per person.
Flu Shots, 2008
This internet contest for "Win With Good Health", is now finished, but you can still read the information.
Question:
How often are new flu shots given?
A. Every year. B. Every 10 years. C. Once in your life.
The flu vaccine for fall, 2008, is now available.
Over 30,000 people die from flu every year in the United States.
The flu shot is recommended for:
- children ages 6 months through age 18, - adults age 50 and older, - women who will be pregnant during flu season, -
people with many long-term health problems, such as those of the heart,
lungs, kidneys, liver, nervous system, and people with diabetes,
anemia, cancer, and HIV, - people who live with or help people who are at risk for flu problems, - people who live in nursing homes, group homes, or dormitories.
The flu shot is changed every year. If you take the flu shot, you should get a new shot every year in the fall.
Ask your doctor if you should have a flu shot.
More Websites with Health Information
A variety of health information for consumers is available on the Medem website.
Other good websites for health information, for general audiences: (Last edited July 29, 2006)
www.healthfinder.gov - A source of a variety of health information sponsored by the government.
www.nlm.nih.gov
- This is the website of the National Library of Medicine, of the
National Institutes of Health, which is part of the federal government.
www.webmd.com - A commercial website with a large amount of useful health information.
Health Classes for the Deaf
Updated June 22, 2009
Health Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People - "I can take charge of my life" - Free health education classes.
Upcoming
classes in 2009. Our next class at the southside Chicago Grand
Boulevard office will be the 3rd Monday of August. Topic: To be
announced.
"Win With Good Health"
Watch for our 2009 programs and prizes. Go to "Win With Good Health" page.
Questions, contact us at: DeafAccesshealthclasses@hotmail.com
Health Websites for the Deaf Community
This
is a list of some of the websites of organizations providing various
kinds of general health information accessible for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing communities. Most of the information is about general health,
rather than deafness. (Last edited October 21, 2008)
www.nad.org
- The National Association of the Deaf administers the Captioned Media
Program for free videos and DVD's with captioning, funding by the U.S.
Department of Education. This includes captioned videos on many health
topics. A number of the videos may also be viewed as streaming video
online.
www.deafdoc.org - A website which offers an expanding number of brief on-line videos in sign language on various health topics.
www.advocatehealth.com/deaf
- A website from Chicago offering several signed videos on health
topics such as anxiety and HIV/AIDS, and an interactive section on
heart health.
www.DeafMD.org - This website offers many brief health topics in sign language.
www.cancer.ucsd.edu/outreach/
- The cancer center at the University of California at San Diego has
sponsored several accessible videos about cancer.
www.urmc.rochester.edu/dwc/
- Deaf Wellness Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center.
The center particularly specializes in mental health services and
provides consultation for forensic issues involving the Deaf outside of
New York State as well. Offers for sale a signed video "My Body, My
Responsibility: A Health Education Video for Deaf Women."
www.clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
- Website for the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center of
Gallaudet University. Lists many accessible services throughout the
nation.
