HEALTHY WOMAN. LUNAFest SLEEP AND YOUR HEALTH CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 6:45 9:15 p.m. Ambler Theater 3D MAMMOGRAPHY

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1 HEALTHY WOMAN SPRING 2019 VOL. 12, NO. 1 For wome who wat to live well SLEEP AND YOUR HEALTH Sleep may be the sigle best way to heal our bodies ad mids. For wome i particular, our brais are wired to eed more sleep tha me. Studies associate poor sleep with everythig from lower metabolism to Alzheimer s. Iterrupted sleep meas less time i the deepest stage of o-rem, which is icreasigly liked to brai health, memory, ad learig, ad is essetial for physical ad metal well-beig. Wome suffer from sleep problems at double the rate of me. Chagig hormoes durig the mestrual cycle, pregacy, ad meopause impact sleep. This icludes trouble fallig asleep, stayig asleep, or early awakeig, ad iability to resume sleep. Other commo sleep disorders are sleep-disordered breathig, restless legs sydrome, periodic limb movemet disorder, ad arcolepsy. Sleep problems that affect wome more or differetly from me iclude: Isomia. More tha 1 i 4 wome i the Uited States experiece isomia, or the iability to fall asleep or stay asleep. Isomia is also more commo i people with depressio ad axiety, which also affects more wome tha me. Restless leg sydrome. More wome tha me experiece restless leg sydrome. It ca happe to wome of all ages, but it happes most ofte durig pregacy. Also, some medicies used to treat depressio ca cause restless leg sydrome. Sleep apea. Sleep apea may be uderdiagosed i wome. Sorig is oe of the mai sigs of sleep apea. Wome with sleep apea may be uderdiagosed, because they usually report more geeral symptoms, such as isomia, axiety ad ightmares Cotiued o iside frot cover... LUNAFest WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 6:45 9:15 p.m. Ambler Theater All proceeds beefit the Chestut Hill Hospital Mammography Fud for uder- ad uisured wome i our commuity. (see iside for details) 3D MAMMOGRAPHY Get appropriate screeig ad timely follow up for breast cocers i a supportive, coveiet, ad carig eviromet at the Wome s Ceter. BREAST IMAGING Same- ad Next-Day Appoitmets Call to schedule. WOMEN S CENTER CHESTNUT HILL 8811 Germatow Aveue WOMEN S CENTER BLUE BELL 1777 Setry Parkway West Ve Va Buildig #17, Suite FREE PARKING

2 HEALTHY WOMAN Maitaiig ad ehacig health, well-beig ad persoal growth through every phase of a woma s life Cotiued from frot cover... SLEEP AND YOUR HEALTH As wome age, physical ad hormoal chages make sleep lighter ad less soud. Sleep disturbaces become more commo durig meopause. Wome wake up more ofte at ight ad are more tired durig the day. Hot flashes ad ight sweats liked to lower levels of estroge may cotribute to these problems. Durig the meopausal years, sorig becomes more frequet. After meopause, wome get less deep sleep ad are more likely to awake at ight. There are also icreased icidets of obstructive sleep apea i post-meopausal wome. A eve greater threat to sleep may be psychosocial stressors such as illess, lifestyle, ad sleep eviromet. May youg wome reduce sleep to cope with work ad their roles as mothers ad wives. It is importat to tell your primary care physicia if you feel like you may have a sleep disorder. Most of the diagosis is based o history, icludig thigs that happe durig sleep, such as sorig ad leg movemets. It is importat to discuss ay disruptive sorig, gaspig at ight, or difficulty stayig awake. Sleep apea ca icrease the risk of other diseases, icludig stroke ad heart attack ad should be treated if preset. While medicatios may be used to help wome get to sleep; losig weight, avoidig caffeie, gettig plety of exercise ad overall good sleep hygiee ca help i may cases. Take the First Step to a Better Night s Sleep Visit CHSleep.org ad take our sleep assessmet to fid out if you may beefit from a sleep study. MISSING YOUR ZZZZZS? I-Lab Sleep Study Ca Help with Diagosis A i-lab sleep study provides a board-certified sleep medicie physicia with the most complete evaluatio of your sleep. You will be required to stay overight i our quiet ad comfortable sleep ceter. Durig the study, also kow as a polysomogram, brai waves, heartbeats ad breathig are recorded as you sleep. The study also charts your eye movemets, limb movemets ad oxyge i your blood. This data will help your doctor make a diagosis ad develop a treatmet pla. Members of the sleep team will review ad evaluate the iformatio gathered durig the sleep study. A sleep techologist will score your sleep study by markig your sleep stages ad idetifyig ay evets of abormal breathig or leg movemet. The board-certified sleep physicia will the review the results to determie what sleep coditio may be preset. A board-certified sleep medicie physicia may recommed a i-lab sleep study to: Test for sleep-related breathig disorders icludig sleep apea Evaluate behaviors durig sleep Diagose arcolepsy or hypersomia Measure levels of cotiuous positive airway pressure i patiets who receive CPAP therapy Determie why treatmet for a sleep disorder is ot workig For some patiets suspected of obstructive sleep apea, the sleep physicia may recommed a home sleep apea test istead of a i-lab study. A home sleep apea test uses equipmet that you ca set up ad the retur for evaluatio. A i-lab sleep study is the way to esure that you have the proper diagosis for a sleep disorder. Speak with your health care provider if you thik you might eed a sleep study. For more iformatio o our sleep care program ad i-lab sleep studies, call Tracy Corle, sleep lab coordiator at Chestut Hill Hospital, HEALTHY WOMAN

3 LUNA Fest The 16th Aual LUNAFest, atioal film festival that supports films by, for ad about wome, comes to our area. Joi us for this excitig evet to view ie selected films that will compel discussio, make you laugh, tug at your heart strigs ad motivate you to make a differece i the commuity. Icredibly diverse i style ad cotet, LUNAFest is uited by a commo thread of exceptioal storytellig by, for ad about wome. LUNA Fest ot oly supports wome i the film commuity, but also raises awareess for wome s issues ad supports oprofit orgaizatios across the coutry. Oe hudred percet of the proceeds from LUNA Fest provide FREE breast screeigs ad mammograms for wome i our commuity who qualify. To fid out if you are eligible, please cotact Films By, For ad About Wome WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 6:45 7:30 p.m. Cash Wie Bar/Welless Iformatio 7:35 9:15 p.m. Welcome / Film Festival Ejoy Complimetary Popcor ad a small soda. (Thaks to Ambler Theater!) Ambler Theater 108 E. Butler Aveue Ambler, Cost: $25 Registratio required. Seatig limited. (All proceeds beefit breast health screeig for local wome who qualify. REGISTER FOR TICKETS ONLINE amblertheater.org/films/luafest Call with questios. SPONSORED BY: Chestut Hill Hospital s Wome s Ceter SPRING

4 HEALTHY WOMAN PROGRAMS HEALTH AND WELLNESS HEART HEALTH DAY Tuesday, February a.m. 2 p.m. Chestut Hill Hospital, Lobby TAKE PART IN BP SCREENING AND HEART HEALTH RISK FACTOR QUIZ Talk to cliicias about: Heart Health Nutritio Ifo Smokig Cessatio FOOT FOES Moday, February 25 Roxborough YMCA AND Moday, March 4 Ceter o the Hill Joh Scalo, DPM Do your feet bother you ad you re ot sure why? Have you bee meaig to make a appoitmet to see a podiatrist? Come lear the facts, commo causes, symptoms ad treatmets for foot ad akle coditios, icludig arthritis. Joh Scalo, podiatrist, from Chestut Hill Hospital will be here to share this iformatio as well as aswer ay questios you may have. Free! Registratio required. Call HEALTHY GUT Moday, March 11 Roxborough YMCA Good utritio is for everyoe. Eatig healthy ad learig what foods you should have i your daily diet is importat so that you ca fuel a active ad healthy lifestyle. Carlie Kamik, registered dieticia, from Chestut Hill Hospital will discuss weight maagemet strategies to icorporate ito your daily routie. Lear how to set log term goals to achieve weight maagemet success. Free! Registratio required. Call Carlie Kamik, RD, LDN TAKING CONTROL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS Thursday, March a.m. Ceter i the Park Agig ad obesity are commo causes i osteoarthritis developmet, which ca affect movemet associated with areas such as the spie, kees, hips ad other joits. Osteoarthritis, commoly kow as wear ad tear arthritis, is the most commo type of arthritis affectig 27 millio Americas. Osteoarthritis is associated with a breakdow of cartilage causig damage to your joits. David Johso, MD, family medicie, Chestut Hill Family Practice, will joi us to talk about what you ca be doig ow to maitai joit health i the future. Free! Registratio required. Call David Johso, MD Foot Screeigs will take place for 1 hour after each sessio. 4 HEALTHY WOMAN

5 Maitaiig ad ehacig health, well-beig ad persoal growth through every phase of a woma s life REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL HEALTHY WOMAN PROGRAMS CPR CLASSES Through Warp Speed CPR, Chestut Hill Hospital offers classes to both health care professioals ad the geeral public. Select a Saturday that works i your schedule ad the register for the programs that best meet your eeds. All classes are held at Chestut Hill Hospital. For course details ad to register, cotact@warpspeed.cpr.com, or call SCHEDULE: SATURDAYS: March 23; April 20; May 18 ad Jue 22 BLS CPR FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 9 a.m. 12 p.m. FRIENDS & FAMILY CPR 1 4 p.m. HEART SAVER FIRST AID 4 7:30 p.m. UNDERSTANDING THYROID PROBLEMS Moday, April 29 Ceter o the Hill The thyroid glad regulates the body s metabolism ad growth. Did you Melissa Mao, MD kow that a imbalace i hormoe levels may cause fatigue, sudde chages i weight, sweatig ad trouble sleepig? Thyroid disease affects a estimated 20 millio Americas, may of whom are uaware. Joi Melissa Mao, MD, from Chestut Hill Hospital, to lear more about various thyroid ad edocriology disorders, symptoms ad treatmets. Free! Registratio required. Call BECOME A CPR INSTRUCTOR March 2 10 a.m. 6 p.m. July 6 10 a.m. 6 p.m. BREAKING DOWN WEIGHT LOSS BARRIERS Thursday, April a.m. Ceter i the Park Obesity is a commo ad very serious coditio that is rapidly risig i the Uited States. Weight maagemet is a very complicated epidemic James Hill, MD because it ca cotribute to may other serious coditios such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes ad certai types of cacer. The key to achievig ad maitaiig a healthy weight ivolves more tha short-term dietary chages, which is why it s importat to uderstad the compoets that make up a healthy lifestyle. Joi James Hill, MD, family medicie, Chestut Hill Family Practice, to discuss tips for keepig a healthy diet ad active lifestyle to maitai a healthy weight as you age. Free! Registratio required. Call % OFF MASSAGE TREAT YOURSELF to a THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE WOMEN S CENTER: Chestut Hill Blue Bell CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT: Oe per perso. Not valid with other discouts. EXPIRES MAY 30, SPRING

6 HEALTHY WOMAN PROGRAMS HEALTH AND WELLNESS (cotiued) MAY IS STROKE MONTH! DINE WITH A DOCTOR STROKE 101: BECOME A STROKE AMBASSADOR AND SAVE A LIFE! Wedesday, May :30 p.m. Chestut Hill Hospital Mai Level Coferece Room Ejoy diig with commuity members ad a Jefferso Health euro-itesivist as we provide you with the kowledge ad materials you eed to become a Stroke Ambassador. Each attedee will receive a stroke toolkit filled with materials to share with family, frieds, coworkers ad commuity members to raise awareess ad spread the kowledge of prevetio ad recogitio, ad help save a life. YOU WILL LEARN: About differet types of stroke How to reduce risk factors for stroke How to spot a stroke About like after stroke A HEALTHY WOMAN FROM THE INSIDE-OUT Moday, May 6 Ceter o the Hill Wome experiece uique health care challeges ad are more likely to be diagosed with certai diseases tha me. Patricia Eliasiski, MD, gyecologist at Chestut Hill Wome s Health Associates, will discuss the best ways to esure your healthcare eeds meet your evolvig lifestyle. Lear more about mammogram screeig, physical breast examiatio, breast self-examiatio ad gyecology care for every phase of a woma s life. Free! Registratio required. Call HEART TO HEART HEALTH Thursday, May a.m. Ceter i the Park Patricia Eliasiski, MD From a youg age, plaque ca start to go ito your blood vessel walls ad evetually builds up with age, iflamig the walls ad icreasig the risk of blood clots ad heart attack. Coroary artery disease (CAD) is the most commo type of heart disease ad is the leadig cause of death i the Uited States i both me ad wome. Did you kow that lifestyle modificatio is typically the first ad most effective lie of treatmet for CAD? Has Jese, DO, family medicie, Chestut Hill Family Practice, will discuss the latest tips so that you do t miss a beat. Free! Registratio required. Call Has Jese, DO REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Call Melissa Leach, Space is limited 6 HEALTHY WOMAN

7 Maitaiig ad ehacig health, well-beig ad persoal growth through every phase of a woma s life REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL HEALTHY WOMAN PROGRAMS SUPPORT GROUPS WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP First Wedesday of each moth 5:30 6:30 p.m. Mai Level Coferece Room, CHH Joi us each moth for a eveig of educatio, support ad lively exchage of iformatio ad ideas to help achieve your weight loss goals. Topics iclude life style modificatio, utritio ad exercise. Guest speakers provide expert advice o related topics. Call Free! No registratio required. DIABETES EDUCATION DIABETES WORKSHOP Wedesdays 12:15 2 p.m. Ceter o the Hill If you have bee diagosed with diabetes, prediabetes or gestatioal diabetes, we wat you to kow that with educatio ad careful maagemet, you ca live well. Our program features iteractive discussios about curret issues impactig people with diabetes. Each sessio is led by certified diabetes educator ad isuli pump specialist Kirste Puskar, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE. Small group size allows participats to get more persoalized attetio ad aswers to their specific cocers. $5 for Sessio 4. All other sessios are free. No registratio required. Walk-is welcome. SESSIONS Week 1: Buildig a Healthy, Strog Body Week 2: Reducig Medicatios Week 3: Midful Eatig Week 4: Cookig Class Fu i the Kitche LOCATOR KEY (CHH): 8835 Germatow Ave, Philadelphia, PA Park i garage WOMEN S CENTER (WOMEN S CENTER): 8811 Germatow Ave, Philadelphia, PA Park behid ceter CENTER ON THE HILL: THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHESTNUT HILL 8855 Germatow Ave, Philadelphia, PA Plety of free parkig. Easy access. CENTER IN THE PARK: 5818 Germatow Aveue, Philadelphia, PA ROXBOROUGH YMCA : 7201 Ridge Aveue, Philadelphia, PA SPRING

8 Presort Stadard U.S. Postage PAID Philadelphia, PA Permit No Germatow Aveue Philadelphia, PA NEED A DOCTOR? MORE INFORMATION? Cotact the Chestut Hill Hospital physicia referral ceter. CALL: VISIT: ChestutHill.TowerHealth.org This facility has agreed to comply with the provisios of the Federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964 ad the Pesylvaia Huma Relatios Act ad all requiremets imposed pursuat thereto to the ed that o perso shall, o the grouds of race, color, atioal origi, acestry, age, sex, religious creed or disability, be excluded from participatio i, be deied beefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimiatio i the provisio of ay care service. SUPPORT Do t wait to get your loved oes the care they eed. Our bodies chage as we age, ad so do our mids. Seiors face a icreased risk of metal challeges, icludig cliical depressio ad memory impairmet. But there s good ews i most cases, these coditios ca be successfully treated ad maaged with specialized care. The skilled staff at Chestut Hill Hospital provides hope ad healig. The Seior Behavioral Health Program offers: Idividual ad Family Therapy Group ad Activity Therapy Ager ad Stress Copig Skills Medicatio Educatio Family Educatio FOR MORE INFORMATION ON INPATIENT CARE CALL: VISIT: CHBehavioralHealth.com