Walk, runs to benefit cancer treatment
In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Mercy Health Foundation invites the community to register for the 21st annual 5K Journey of Hope fun run/walk and the 10K Colors for Cancer trail run, which will be held Oct. 3.
The event will start is at the parking lot adjacent to Mercy Regional Breast Care Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., and the finish will be on Mercado Street in the Three Springs neighborhood.
There will be live music by Robby Overfield, food, kids’ activities and prizes for participants. The 10K Colors for Cancer will start at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K Journey of Hope will start at 9 a.m.
Proceeds from the 5K Journey of Hope will benefit Mercy Health Foundation’s Journey of Hope Fund, which provides free screening mammograms to residents of Southwest Colorado who need financial assistance. Proceeds from the 10K Colors for Cancer will benefit patients of Mercy’s Cancer Center, which serves patients with all types of cancers.
To register, visit www.mhffnd.org. The entry fee for either event is $25; early registration is recommended.
Early packet pickup will be available from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 2 in the main lobby of Mercy; packet pickup and registration also will be available the day of the race beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the event start.
Author, doctor to visit Farmington
San Juan Regional Medical Center will present a talk with bestselling author, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Farmington Civic Center, 200 West Arrington St.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will kick off the celebration of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week.
Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, experienced a rare form of stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996, temporarily paralyzing her. It took eight years for her to fully recover. Once she did, she decided to share her story.
Her 2008 memoir, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, landed on The New York Times bestseller list and earned her a spot in Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Now, she speaks to groups across the country, giving people a better understanding of stroke from her unique perspective.
After her speech, she will sign copies of her book.
For more information, visit, www.sanjuanregional.com/drtaylor.
Axis Health receives aid for dental program
Axis Health System announces that it has received a $10,353 Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation grant to support its School-Based Health Center Oral Healthcare for Underserved Kids Program.
Axis Health System is the medical sponsor of two School-Based Health Centers based in the Durango School District 9-R schools at Durango High and Florida Mesa Elementary schools. The clinics are open and providing services to all enrolled students up to age 21 across La Plata County.
In partnership with San Juan Basin Health Department, the centers offered three dental clinics in April and May, providing 60 students free preventive care.
This new grant funding will advance Axis’ efforts to more fully integrate oral health care into the centers and increase access to preventive cleanings, X-rays, fluoride and sealants to a larger number of underserved students in the region.
For more information, call 375-3832 (Durango High School) or 385-1168 (Florida Mesa Elementary); or visit www.axishealthsystem.org or www.durangoschools.org.
Six-week course on health available
Atlas Specific and Clayton Sullwold will present a six-week course called “Unveiling True Health.”
Each week, participants will learn how to understand and apply the six pillars of health concepts to their lives.
This course will be interactive and hands-on. Participants will learn how to overcome what is holding them back from the life they want to live.
Classes will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 8.
For more information and to reserve a place, call 259-6803.
Herald Staff
