Chicago Health Sponsors Walk Dayon local obesity
Chicago, IL (BUSINESS WIRE) 11 October 2010
Dayon Health, located a leading outpatient weight loss surgery program at 900 North Michigan Surgery Center in downtown Chicago, was a factor promoter and participant in the 2010 Chicago Walk for obesity, rather than 25 September in Oak Brook Park District. Dayon Health has joined with other organizations and volunteers at almost 000 euros for the Monte Foundation to increase the Foundation of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, raise awareness of obesity.
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? s second year participating as a sponsor and contribute to the march, in which 2010 was the third year in Chicago. The 2010 has increased in Chicago Walk of obesity 864 for the Foundation.
â? We enjoyed this opportunity to support the local community and also meet with patients and talk about our LAP-BAND â? Said Guita Griffiths, president of the Dayon health. â? We Kana? not expected to be a sponsor of next year. We hope you will participate in the coming years more people and raise more funds.
â? Our goal is to increase awareness of the growing problem of obesity in America and we hope that our support for this event has helped to make the> happen.â ????
March of obesity began in 2003. Since then, the Foundation MONT, he grew up in the nation? S largest gathering of people affected by obesity, raised more than 0.9 million in the process.Walk of overweight and obesity people whose lives have gathered all the affected public in cities across America to the CONDITIONAL? s negative impacts and to support each other. In 2008, the event over $ 0000 for the Foundation MONT and education programs and advocacy for the Action Alliance obesity, MONT Foundationâ has collected? S partners.
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In another experiment, the news of the possible solutions to obesity, health Dayon offers the opportunity to receive LAP-BAND ® surgery for free. Twelve months of free follow-up are included.
potential patients have up to 31 October to give the health Dayon LAP-BAND ® Away competition. Participants need only submit a short essay that the reasons for which they do LAP-BAND ® surgery, and why they should be selected from all entries received. About a hundred people already have their entries!
Obesity is a national problem? It is also a regional problem and local level. About 30 percent of Illinois residents are obese, and many people would be treated, but can not because of economic interests, “said Griffiths.
This competition will be motivated to earn Dayon patients achieve their health goals, while the spread of the word required on the effectiveness of obesity surgery for patients who participated to help the lifestyle changes.
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Health LAP-BAND ® Giveaway contest is open to anyone 18 years or about the health conditions of eligibility. Full terms and conditions and application forms can be found at www.dayonehealth.com.
About Health
Dayon
in Chicago, Illinois, made his first Dayon health outpatient LAP-BAND ® surgery at 900 North Michigan Surgery Center in November 2001, shortly after the procedure for use in the United States approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (5 . June 2001). On 20 March 2008, called the Health Dayon as bariatric surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MONT). Dayon Health is home to some of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in the country and specializes in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, or LAP-BAND ® procedure, a safer alternative to bariatric surgery and minimally invasive gastric bypass. As part of its program, offers Dayon health patients a comprehensive program of preoperative patient education, nutrition counseling, state of the art outpatient surgical expert medical staff and after broad support. For more information on health and Dayon outpatient LAP-BAND ® weight loss surgery program can be found at www.dayonehealth.com.
About the Foundation
MONT
MONT Foundation is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization who help raise funds for research on obesity and support the awareness of professionals and the public about obesity surgery and its role in the treatment of this devastating disease of morbid obesity.
About CAD
CAD is a charitable non-profit dedicated to financial aid, those affected by obesity. The OAC was formed to bring together people with weight problems as well as educational resources and advocacy tools.
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