Summer 2012 newsletter - UCSF Helen Diller Family

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UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Abundant Life
Health Ministries Initiative
Inspiration
“I pray that you may enjoy
good health and that all may
go well with you…”
3 John 1:2
Message from Chair of the
Faith Communities Committee of UCSF Helen
Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center’s
Community Advisory Board
Greetings,
To all Abundant Life Health Ministries Initiative (ALHMI) Family, new
Grantees, continuing Grantee Churches, and San Francisco Bay Area
Communities, 2012 is a year for affecting change through Advocacy,
Accessibility, Accountability, Affordability and Inclusiveness. These five basic
principles guide our health disparities and cancer research agenda.
Voter education, registration and and a working knowledge of the benefits of the
Affordable Care Act so we will be equipped to advocate for continued health
care reform.
Wilma Batiste, ALHMI Chair
Please Register your Health Ministry Leaders for
The 5th Annual Abundant Life Gathering
**See page 8 **
Date
Where
Time
Saturday,
September 8,
2012
Hilton
Doubletree
Hotel
Berkeley Marina
8:30am - 3:00pm
Greetings and welcome to the
2nd Edition of the Abundant Life
Newsletter! We now plan two
editions each year with 3 new
regular columns:
1) Priscilla‘s Picks
2) Healthy Highlights &
Happenings
3) Healthy Headlines
We welcome your input!
-Marcus L. Penn, M.D.
ALHMI Newsletter Editor
Contents
Page 1 - Greetings
Page 2 - Who We Are
Pages 3, 4 - Community Connection
Page 4 - Priscilla’s Picks
Page 5 - Healthy Highlights &
Happenings
Page 6 - Nourishing your Body &
Soul
Page 7 - Healthy Headlines
Page 8 - Announcements
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SUMMER 2012
Who we are…
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Community Connection: Mini-Grantee News
Bringing the Spirit of Health to your Church
Pastor Henry L. Kelly
Senior Pastor
Grace Temple C.O.G.I.C.
ALHMI Spotlights Mini-Grantee
Grace Temple C.O.G.I.C. of Contra Costa County
Grace Temple (GT) C.O.G.I.C. started is collaboration with the ALHMI in 2008 and early on embraced the Body & Soul
Program as the template for its health ministry. Katrinka Trail heads up their health ministry.
Through its Abundant Life mini-grant, GT began by incorporating fruit in all meals served, declared GT a ―Body & Soul‖
Zone, and provided nutritional information to members and community.
In 2009 GT started the ―Scripture-cise‖ classes. These classes are offered during Bible study, where attendees have a Bible
lesson and then they exercise to gospel music, and finish with a healthy snack.
In 2010 GT provided a diabetes screening after one of its Sunday services. An overweight 13-year-old child was identified
with an alarmingly high blood glucose level in the 200s. The child was admitted to Children‘s Hospital to be stabilized.
There, the child was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, and placed on insulin treatment. Grace Temple‘s Health Ministry
Nurse is providing case management and following up with the child and the family routinely to support her treatment.
In 2012 GT now includes the federal summer meals program during its summer vacation Bible school. This summer‘s meal
program allowed GT to serve 125 children free lunch for 5 days a week through the entire summer while children were out
of school. These healthy meals always include a fresh piece of fruit or fresh, raw vegetable.
GT has already contracted to provide "Free healthy breakfast and lunches" every weekday through the "Seamless Food
Program of The CA Department of Education." The Free Summer Breakfasts and Lunch Program for 2012 will be run
from June 19th through August 3rd and will feature John Muir nutrition education and heart healthy exercise equipment
donated to GT by and thru the ALHMI sponsored Body & Soul Program. GT's Pastor Henry Kelly recognizes the daily
struggle that many in our community face in keeping their children well fed and fit in this economic recession.
Healthy Heart Awareness Event at Grace Temple
C.O.G.I.C.
Grace Temple COGIC Body & Soul Program
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Left: Pastor Ishmael Burch
Below: Breast Cancer Family History Education
Event
Health
Ministry
Leader
Patricia
Matthews
Bible Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in
Oakland became an Abundant Life Health Ministries
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church in San
Francisco has collaborated with the UCSF Abundant Life
Initiative (ALHMI) partner in 2009 and adopted the Body
& Soul – Healthy Eating and Living Program through their
existing health ministry. The health ministry was formally
established in 2005 and evolved from a 40 year old Nurses
Guild Ministry. Sister Patricia Mathews, Health Ministry
Leader says, ―We encourage every adult member to learn
all they can and take action by knowing their numbers,
controlling blood pressure, exercising, eating healthier and
abstaining from smoking.‖ On February 26, 2012, Bible
Fellowship partnered with a team of health professionals
from the American Heart Association, Alta Bates Summit,
local paramedics and nurses to offer health screenings and
one-on-one consultation for church and community
members to learn how to make healthier choices and access
community resources to help improve their health.
Health Ministries Initiative (ALHMI) since 2009. Their
health ministry program was established in 2003. Pastor
Ishmael Burch of St. Andrew is a champion supporter of
the UCSF ALHMI and health ministry. He has served as
an ambassador promoting nutrition, healthy eating,
community gardening and prostate education. When UCSF
announced a new Family History Breast Cancer Risk
Education project, Pastor Burch and St. Andrew Health
Ministry team members expressed interest in the project
and attended trainings and community workshops to learn
how to bring the information to their church. St. Andrew
launched its first workshop, ―Know Your Story- Know
Your Breast Cancer Risk‖ on April 15, 2012 to educate
members about breast cancer that runs in families called
hereditary breast cancer.
Jump for Your
Heart
Priscilla’s Picks
HHS HealthBeat
Baked, broiled, not fried
Vacation Bible School
Over the past few decades, childhood obesity rates in
America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three
children in America are obese. During the summer
months, Faith and Health Partnership offers a summer
campaign for youth called Jump for Your Heart
Vacation Bible School. The campaign is designed to
encourage children to put down the video games, and
bring back the art of jump rope, double dutch and fun
outdoor activities. The campaign promotes healthy
eating and encourages physical fitness among children
to reduce the risk of childhood obesity. This year 14
churches in Contra Costa County will participate in the
campaign, engaging youth in at least 60 minutes of
physical activity and serving healthy meals and snacks
during their summer vacation bible school.
Eating fish the right way may help you and your brain.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh looked at the
cognitive benefits of eating fish, following elderly people
for 15 years, tracking the effects on memory and
learning.
According to Dr. Cyrus Raji, a scientist and medical
resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Mercy Hospital.
―Individuals who consumed baked or broiled fish on a
weekly basis scored higher on tests for working memory.
Fried fish, on the other hand, does not confer this benefit.”
Dr. Raji suggests eating fish the right way can sustain
brain structure, reducing your risk for Alzheimer‘s
disease.
The study was presented at the Radiological Society of
North America meeting and supported by the National
Institutes of Health. Learn more at hhs.gov.
Thank you to all
churches who will be
participating.
(HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.)
The summer will be a
great success!
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Healthy Highlights & Healthy Happenings
UCSF HDF CCC ALHMI Collaborates with California
Council of Churches in ‘Faithful Reform’ event
Men’s Health Committee receives new grant funding and
finalizes Strategic Plan for 2012 and beyond
April 2012
Members of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive
Cancer Center's Men‘s Health Committee (MHC) clarified their
direction and focus for the future. The plan has led to immediate
action.
New Grant Funded: Unequal Treatment of African
American Men with Prostate Cancer- A Needs Assessment to
Inform Continuing Education for Community
Under the leadership of Drs. Rena Pasick and
Peter Carroll at UCSF and Dr. Justin Morgan,
President of the John Hale Medical Society, a oneyear grant was acquired from the UCSF Mt. Zion
fund. The project will develop a program of
continuing medical education on state-of-thescience prostate cancer treatment targeted to
clinicians serving the African American
community and tailored to their perceptions and
preferences.
A research grant proposal was submitted to the
National Cancer Institute to explore prostate screening
decision-making among low-income African American
men.
Breast Cancer Family History Project informs the community
April 2012
The new alliance of the ALHMI with the California
Council of Churches brought 100+ Bay Area church
representatives together in Oakland to learn the facts and
dispel the myths about the nation‘s Health Care Reform
Law. Members of local Bay Area church congregations
received essential information on federal and state health
care programs to inform them of what is available for
everyone now – and what is coming in the future.
Current Happenings
Free Summer Tutoring Program in Bay Point
Summer, 2012
Math and English tutoring offered Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Location: First A.M.E.
Community Church (2915 Willow Pass Road, Bay Point,
CA 94565. For more information, contact Deborah
Roberts: (925) 479-9875.
Cancer 101 Workshop
August, 2012
Could you explain to someone what is cancer? Are you
familiar with the symptoms of cancer? Would you like to
learn about ways to prevent cancer? The St. Paul of the
Shipwreck Health Ministry will be presenting a series of
Cancer 101 workshops on August 5, 12, 19, 2012 where
you'll learn this and much more.
Attend all three of these physician led workshops with time
for questions and answers and receive a graduation
certificate. Register for the Cancer 101 workshops by going
to the Shipwreck website at:
www.stpauloftheshipwreck.org
April 2012
The Family History Project is a collaboration between the UCSF
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center's Abundant
Life Health Ministries Initiative, the African American
Community Health Advisory Committee of San Mateo and
John Muir Health to improve education about breast cancer that
runs in families. In April, women gathered together in a
workshop at San Francisco‘s St. Andrews and True Hope
Churches to learn about and share personal experiences of
Breast Cancer in families. In May, Oakland‘s Acts Full Gospel
Church held its workshop. Then, in June, Contra Costa
County‘s First Baptist and Ebenezer Community Churches will
hold their workshops.
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African American Community Health Advisory
Committee
September 15, 2012
"Save the Date' - The African American Community
Health Advisory Committee's Men's Health Symposium on
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Mills Health Center,
100 South San Mateo Dr. San Mateo. For more
information visit www.aachac.org
St. Paul of the Shipwreck
September 29th, 2012
"Save The Date" - St. Paul of the Shipwreck is having a
Health Fair on September 29, 2012
***If your church wants to learn more about or wishes to
share a Healthy Highlight or Happening, please email
Kathy Chew at ChewK1@cc.ucsf.edu.
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Highlights from 2011-12
Nourishing your Body and Soul
Springtime Eating
American Heart Association
Sponsors Healthy Mac & Cheese Recipe
Smaky Mac
1.
By Michelle Thomas
2 cups (8 ounces), uncooked regular or whole wheat
elbow macaroni
2 cups fat-free (skim) milk
3 tablespoons Gold Medal ® all– purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 cups (8oz) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
2.
3.
4.
In 3-quart saucepan, cook and drain macaroni as
directed on package. Return to saucepan; cover
to keep warm. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350oF.
Spray 8-inch square (2 quart) glass baking dish
with cooking spray. In quart saucepan, stir milk,
flour mustard, salt, black pepper and red pepper
with wire whisk until smooth.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from
heat. Stir in cheese until melted.
Add cheese sauce to cooked macaroni; mix well.
Spoon into baking dish.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are bubbly.
Source: American Heart Association
Veggie Scramble Wraps
Ingredients:
1 nonstick cooking spray
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen
vegetables (bell peppers, onions,
broccoli, and mushrooms)
1 cup egg substitute
2 (6-inch) flour tortillas
¼ cup grated lowfat Cheddar
cheese
Directions:
1. Spray a medium skillet with
nonstick cooking spray and heat
over medium heat.
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2. Cook vegetables until tender,
about 5 minutes.
3. Add egg substitute and stir until
thoroughly cooked, about
5 minutes.
4. Warm the tortillas in the
microwave for 5 to10 seconds.
5. Place half of the egg mixture in
each tortilla and sprinkle
with cheese.
6. Wrap the tortilla around the egg
mixture and enjoy.
Source: Soulful Recipes from the
Network for a Healthy California
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Healthy Headlines
Sugar Is a Poison,
Says UCSF Obesity Expert
American Cancer Society
Annual Report – 2011 Update
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Decline but Disparities Remain
Article date: June 25, 2009
By Jeffery Norris
Article excerpts:
Article date: March 28, 2012
By Stacy Simon
Article excerpts:
―The rise of obesity is usually blamed on too much eating and
not enough exercising, but Robert Lustig, MD, a UCSF
pediatric neuroendocrinologist, asks us to look beyond the
obvious.‖
―The rate of death in the United States from all cancers
combined is continuing the decline that began in the early
1990s, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the
Status of Cancer, published online in the American Cancer
Society journal, Cancer. The report‘s special feature section
focuses on important risk factors for several types of
cancer—excess weight and lack of physical activity.‖
―But behaviors that some might refer to as gluttony and sloth
are merely consequences of the true cause of the epidemic,
Lustig says. The problem is the increase in sugar
consumption. Sugar both drives fat storage and makes the
brain think it is hungry, setting up a ‗vicious cycle,‘ according
to Lustig.‖
Race and ethnicity
Cancer occurrence and death rates vary considerably by
race/ethnicity. For all cancer sites combined, African
American men have a 14% higher incidence rate and a 33%
higher death rate than white men. African American women
have a 6% lower incidence rate but a 17% higher death rate
than white women. Factors known to contribute to racial
disparities in mortality vary by cancer site and include
differences in exposure to underlying risk factors (such as
smoking for lung cancer among men), access to high-quality
screening (breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers), and
timely diagnosis and treatment for many cancers.
Insulin and Leptin
―Lustig‘s own groundbreaking studies more than a decade
ago stimulated the development of his controversial ideas
about metabolism and biological feedback in weight control.
One not-yet-popular idea is that, calorie for calorie, sugar
causes more insulin resistance in the liver than other edibles.
The pancreas then has to release more insulin to satisfy the
liver‘s needs. High insulin levels, Lustig believes, in turn,
interfere with the brain‘s receipt of signals from a hormone
called leptin which helps send a message that the appetite has
been sated.‖
Weight and physical activity
―Each year, the report includes a special feature section.
This year highlights the effects of excess weight and lack of
physical activity on cancer risk. Colon, kidney, pancreatic,
endometrial, a type of esophageal cancer, and breast cancer
among postmenopausal women are associated with being
overweight or obese. Several of these cancers also are
associated with getting too little physical activity.‖
―Lustig believes that fructose generates greater insulin
resistance than other foodstuffs, and that fructose calories,
therefore, fail to blunt appetite in the same way as other
foods.‖
Sugar No Better Than Fat
―High-fructose corn syrup is a less expensive mixture of
glucose and fructose. There is no point in belaboring the
difference, Lustig says. ‗High-fructose corn syrup and sucrose
are exactly the same,‘ Lustig says. ‗They‘re equally bad.
They‘re both poison in high doses.‘‖
―For more than 30 years, excess weight, not enough physical
activity, and an unhealthy diet have been second only to
tobacco as preventable causes of disease and death in the
United States. In addition to increasing cancer risk, excess
weight and lack of physical activity also increase the risk of
heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis.‖
―Much of processed food labeled ‗reduced fat‘ instead has
sugar added to make it more palatable, Lustig says. But when
it comes to harmful health effects, sugar is worse than fat, he
claims. Consumption of either results in elevated levels of
artery-clogging fats being made by the liver and deposited in
the bloodstream. But fructose causes even further damage to
the liver and to structural proteins of the body while fomenting
excessive caloric consumption, Lustig says.‖
―The report notes that for people who don‘t smoke,
maintaining a healthy weight throughout life may be among
the most important ways to prevent cancer. Excess weight
is thought to increase cancer risk by the way it affects
immune function, inflammation, and hormones.
The
American Cancer Society recommends that adults get at
least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75
minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week.‖
Four Simple Guidelines
―Lustig prescribes four simple guidelines for parents coping with
kids who are too heavy:
Get rid of every sugared liquid in the house. Kids should
drink only water and milk.
Provide carbohydrates associated with fiber.
Wait 20 minutes before serving second portions.
Have kids buy their ‗screen time‘ minute-for-minute
with physical activity.‖
―‗You are not what you eat; you are what you do with what you
eat,‘ Lustig concludes.‖
The report concludes that continued progress against
cancer in the United States will require individual and
community efforts to promote healthy weight and sufficient
physical activity among youth and adults.
The full report is available at:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.20121/full
Source: American Cancer Society On-line News Center
Source: UCSF On-line News Center
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SPRING 2012
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Coming Together
Join us at our Annual Abundant Life
Gathering for Faith, Health and Community
on Saturday, September 8, 2012 (every 2nd
Saturday in September) at the Doubletree by
Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina. Register at
the below web address today!!! PLEASE
READ BOXES BELOW.
2012 Abundant Life Gathering
This year’s Gathering is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health
NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
Register by clicking HERE!*
https://redcap.cancer.ucsf.edu/surveys/?s=AL4KIh
*If the weblink does not work, please copy and paste the above URL into your web browser.
PLEASE Read: Gathering Registration
ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED FOR
MINI-GRANT ELIGIBILITY
Gathering Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm
REMINDER:
ALHMI Mini-grant Progress
Reports are due August 15, 2012
One person from your Health Ministry should
complete the registration process for ALL
ATTENDEES.
We are requesting that you send four individuals
from your health ministry team. This will allow
you to have a representative at each of the miniworkshops that will be presented.
Cost per church: $60 - You may use your minigrant funding to support registration.
Please designate who from your congregation
will attend the four individual workshops.
Event Details
Please register your Minister for the Minister’s
Breakfast (Ministers ONLY). Encourage your
Pastors to attend!
Time:
7:45am - 9:00am
Focus:
―The Pastor‘s Role in Health
Ministry Sustainability‖
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Parking:
Complimentary Self Parking
Location:
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Blvd
Berkeley, California 94710
Directions:
Click here for directions to the DoubleTree
Program:
Minster‘s Breakfast
Gathering
7:45a-9:00a
8:30a-3:00p