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PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY

Solon – A first-of-a-kind, three-year, community-wide wellness initiative is being launched in the city of Solon by Medical Mutual of Ohio.

This ground-breaking pilot program promoting early disease detection, physical fitness, good nutrition, reducing obesity, smoking cessation and the overall good health of an entire community will kick off Saturday, April 21, at 10 a.m. in the Solon Community Center. In honor of the event, Solon Mayor Kevin Patton has proclaimed April 21st as “Healthy Solon Day,” in the city.

The day-long event will feature health screenings, which include heart, cardio, oral cancer, and skin cancer screenings along with Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement, “Ask the Pharmacist”, child car seat safety instruction, and sports medicine experts.

“We are strongly encouraging all Solon residents to attend this event on April 21, which will feature all sorts of educational and healthful activities along with fun, games, music, and entertainment,” said Rich Wallack, Medical Mutual vice president of Marketing Services. “We feel this may go a long way toward making Solon a model healthy community.”

Paula Sauer, Medical Mutual’s vice president of Care Management, said the health of Solon residents will be tracked over the duration of the three-year wellness initiative “Through an early health risk assessment (HRA), residents will have the opportunity to identify a potential health issue,” said Sauer.

“Health awareness and early detection programs will figure prominently in the first year of the pilot program. Solon residents will be offered blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, along with heart disease, diabetes, lung, skin and prostate cancer screenings,” said Sauer. “Residents will also be encouraged to take part in walking for wellness programs, cooking and nutrition demos, smoking cessation, and stress prevention.”

Sauer said at the conclusion of the three year pilot program, benchmarks will have been established to measure the health of Solon citizens and the overall success of this effort. “Through screenings and HRA’s, if we identify one person at risk or get one person to quit smoking, we will have done our job,” said Sauer.

In addition to Medical Mutual, others supporting Healthy Solon include: Cleveland Clinic Solon Family Health Center, Solon City Schools, Hillcrest Hospital, South Pointe Hospital, AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

Founded in 1934, Medical Mutual of Ohio is the oldest and largest health insurance company based in Ohio. The company serves its customers through high-quality, affordable group and personal health insurance plans, and third-party administrative services to self-insured group customers. Based in Cleveland, Medical Mutual also has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton and Youngstown. For more information, visit the company’s award-winning Web site at www.MedMutual.com.