Target Audience: Women - low income, under- or uninsured, age 40 to 64, who are currently enrolled in our Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP).
No Fee
Eligibility or criteria: Must be enrolled in Madison County's IBCCP.

For more information, call our Personal Health Services Department at (618) 692-8954 ext. 2 or Gloria Gray, RN (618) 296-6082, Cindy Grandidier, RN (618) 296-6051, or our Health Promotion Department at (618) 692-8954, ext. 4.

Description

This program provides IBCCP eligible women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors to prevent, delay, and control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. Blood pressure, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) are evaluated as well as blood lipid and glucose levels. In addition to screenings, women can choose to increase their knowledge by attending four, fun dietary and physical activity sessions designed to empower women to make lifestyle changes to improve their cardiovascular health.

Benefits

Participants can learn to prevent, delay, or control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases and thereby improve the length and quality of their lives.