Maryland's Health Matters - Upper Chesapeake - Winter 2015 - (Page 2)

IN THIS ISSUE Heart Hope 6 The only cardiac rehab program of its kind in Harford County offers medically supervised exercise, education and support. 4 WINTER WELLNESS Spring will be here before you know it, but winter can seem very long when bad weather keeps you indoors for days at a time. Do what you can to stay active, and check on those people in your life who have limited mobility. Engaging in physical activity will chase away the shorter-day blues. In this issue of Maryland's Health Matters, WINTER WORKOUT BLUES we meet a couple who adopted some hearthealthy habits after completing a cardiac Tips for exercising and staying motivated during cold weather months. 5 LETTER FROM THE CEO rehabilitation program. You'll also get some helpful information on managing patient portals, meet a grateful patient who bakes for COPING WITH CANCER: A SWEET APPROACH One man's story of cancer diagnosis and what he does to help ease the stress. 10 therapy, and learn about cardiac valve replacement and repair at University of Maryland Medical Center. We hope you ﬁnd this healthy lifestyle magazine helpful and informative. We would love to hear your ideas on new topics you might be interested in. Please contact us using the information below. A LIFE BACK IN BLOOM A minimally invasive way to repair the heart's mitral valve helps treat a severe problem-with reduced recovery time. Lyle E. Sheldon, FACHE, President/CEO University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health D E PA R T M E N TS 3 13 14 A HEALTHY START AT A GLANCE NEWS AND EVENTS STAY CONNECTED WITH UM UPPER CHESAPEAKE HEALTH President and Chief Executive Offi cer Lyle E. Sheldon, FACHE Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development Dean Kaster Designed by McMURRY/TMG, LLC WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU "Like" our Facebook page to learn about the latest events and happenings at UM Upper Chesapeake Health. facebook.com/ UpperChesapeakeHealth Please send us your comments, information requests or change of address to 443-643-4200 or email ccottrell@uchs.org. Get daily, real-time health information and updates from our experts. twitter.com/UpperChesapeake Watch our doctors discuss spinal care, joint replacement surgeries and more. youtube.com/UpperChesHealth 2 MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS Maryland's Health Matters is published by the Marketing and Communications ofﬁce at UM Upper Chesapeake Health. This publication is not intended to provide professional medical advice. It is to provide general health and wellness information.  Learn about patient portals http://facebook.com/UpperChesapeakeHealth http://www.twitter.com/UpperChesapeake http://www.youtube.com/UpperChesHealth

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