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Wednesday,
August 4, 1999, The Savannah Morning News, Accent Section
By
Martha Giddens Nesbit
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On
a recent Saturday morning, Bob Skiljan was making his usual
whole wheat and oat pancakes held together with egg whites,
buttermilk and yogurt.
The pancakes weren’t for Skiljan and his wife,
Marlene, however, but were being flipped for
health-connection shoppers at Kroger supermarket.
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Skiljan
demonstrates a low-fat recipe at Kroger stores each
month, thanks to a healthcare initiative called Healthy
Universe, a partnership between the St.
Joseph’s/Candler Health System and the Savannah Morning News designed to sponsor community programs
promoting a healthy, safe environment and lifestyle.
“Food is a small piece of what we want to do through
Healthy Universe,” explained Melissa Allen, Director of
Marketing and Public Relations for the St.
Joseph's/Candler Health System.
“The
partnership we have with Kroger is something we can do
for the public that doesn’t cost them anything but has
the potential for improving health.
It’s also a local initiative, which we believe
is important..”
“Under the area of preventing cardiovascular disease,
we are trying to help individuals identify food products
that are heart-healthy.
Each month in the Kroger stores there is a display
of foods.
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INTERxVENT
The program:
INTERxVENT
is a health, fitness and weight-management program.
How it works:
INTERxVENT
sells no food products and prescribes no medication.
Through behavior modification, participants are urged
to exercise more, eat less and make better food choices –
for life.
How to join:
The cost to enroll in the program is $360 for one year
(members of the YMCA receive
a 20 percent discount and there are corporate discounts as
well), which includes evaluation, goal setting,
record-keeping, progress reports and constant support,
motivation, re-evaluation and revision of each
participant’s personal action.
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