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POWER
(Posts Working
for Veterans’ Health)
Thirty
minutes prior to each meeting (1st and 3rd Wednesdays), we
will be offering blood pressure and weight checks for members,
auxiliary members and others who are interested in monitoring
their health. This is part of a program to improve the
health of our members.
Learn more
about the POWER program (Click button below)
MOVE! is a
part of POWER.
is a national weight management program designed by the VA
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP),
a part of the Office of Patient Care Services, to help
veterans lose weight, keep it off and improve their health.
has a very informative website. Here you will find many
pages of information about ways to change your habits to
improve your health and general well-being. (Click button
below to go to the MOVE! website)
Related
information sites:
Department of
Veterans Affairs MOVE! Program
www.move.va.gov
Contact Information: Nancy Wilke, Occupational Therapist
Phone: (414) 384-2000, Ext. 42893
Email: nancy.wilke@va.gov
American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
Local Chapter: 660 E Mason Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone (414) 271-9999
Fax (414) 271-3299
American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org
Local Chapter: 660 E Mason Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone (414) 271-9999
Fax (414) 271-3299
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Local Chapter: 2323 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 502
Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
Phone: (414) 778-5500
Fax: (414) 778-5511
1 888 DIABETES
Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
Contact Information: CDC
Phone: 1-800-311-3435
Link to Email: http://www.cdc.gov/netinfo.htm
Centers for Disease Control, Division for Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention (CDC/DHDSP)
www.cdc.gov/dhdsp
Contact Information: CDC/NCCDPHP
(Mail Stop K-47)
4770 Buford Hwy,NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: (770) 488-2424
Fax: (770) 488-8151
Email: ccdinfo@cdc.gov
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Contact Information: NHLBI Health Information Center
Attention: Web Site
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda MD 20824-0105
Phone: 1-800-877-8339
Fax: (301) 592-8563
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
www.nia.nih.gov
Contact Information: National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda MD 20892
Phone (301) 496-1752
TTY: 1-800-222-4225
Fax: (301) 496-1072
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