CANDICE SAUNDERS, President and CEO, WellStar Health System (Marietta)
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“In Georgia, as well as within our communities that we serve, the biggest health concern would be obesity and the chronic disease related to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke.
We focus our efforts across the whole care continuum and look at not only prevention, but also rehabilitation and risk reduction. We have a program with our schools, churches and different community agencies where we cultivate an understanding of the proper nutrition, the role of exercise, the role of other lifestyle choices like tobacco usage and the impact these things have on obesity.
We also look at our own team members. As healthcare providers, we have to be role models. We provide programs to our team, including fitness centers on site, making sure healthy food choices are available and education about what those healthy food choices are. We have even gone so far as to price our food offerings to encourage healthier food choices over those that may not help with their weight reduction and fitness routines.”
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