Leadership Asheville Seniors                         LAS IX                        October 25, 1995

 


Promoting Individual and Community Wellness

The Forum

Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center

      October 25, 1995

"Leadership is getting people to tackle tough problems"-Ronald Heifetz

 

8:30       Coffee and muffins

8:45       Welcome to Pack Place
                Cynthia Grant (LA XIII), Executive Director

9:00       Changing Health Perspectives
                 Martha Salyers, MD (LA XIV), Community Family Practice

9:30       Break

9:45       Practicing Wellness
               Fitness, Flexibility, and Training-Rick Pyeritz, MD, Mountain Area Family 
                 Health Center
               Nutrition-Elizabeth Pavka, MS, Contempory Nutrition Services
               Acupuncture and Herbs-Cissy Majebe, OMD, Chinese Acupuncture & 
                 Herbology Clinic
               Mental and Emotional Wellness-Ed Hamlin, PhD, Pisgah Institute for 
                 Psychotherapy & Education

11:45      Eating Well (Lunch)

12:45      Delivering Wellness in Buncombe County
                 Western North Carolina Community Health Services
                 Scott Pierson, MSPH, Board Chair Western North Carolina Community 
                   Health Services
                 Buncombe County Health Department
                 Karen Smith, Health Educator, Buncombe County Health Department
                   Health Maintenance Organizations
                 Hal Littleton (LA XIII), Acordia of North Carolina Health Partners and Family
                   Practice Residency Program
                 Suzanne Landis, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Family Medicine, MAHEC

2:15        Break

2:30        Challenges and Solutions
                John Murphy, MD, Veteran's Administration

3:15        Putting It All Together

 

Suggested Activities:

           MAHEC Library, 501 Biltmore Ave (Memorial Mission entrance and follow signs) 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 p.m. M-F, 9:30 - 3:30 Sat.

           Minnie Jones Center, Community Center, Pisgah View Apartments (285-0622 Shirley Singleton for appt.)

           Health Adventure, Pack Place, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. T-Sat, 1:00-5:00 Sun. (through Oct.)     

 

Special thanks to Nancy Lesko (LAS IV) and David Herbert (LAS VIII)

 

  

 
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