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UPSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS WORKING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PATIENTS AND DOCTORS, NCC’S ASHA BREEDLOVE HAS MORE ON HOW A DAILY TASK CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH.
ASHA BREEDLOVE,REPORTER:WALKING. AN ACTIVITY THAT MOST PEOPLE DO EVERYDAY, BUT SOMETHING THAT
MOST RARELY THINK ABOUT CAN HELP IMPROVE OUR HEALTH. UPSTATE
UNIVERITY HOSPITAL LAUNCHED A CHAPTER OF WALK WITH A DOC. ELIZABETH FUERTES-BINDER UMATTER COORDINATOR SAYS THIS EVENT IS TO GET PEOPLE LEARNING AND MOVING.
ELIZABETH FUERTES-BINDER, INTERVIWEE: IT’S REALLY JUST TO GET PEOPLE OUT. THERE’S SO MANY BENEFITS TO WALKING AND BEING OUTDOORS AND BEING AROUND PEOPLE
ASHA BREEDLOVE,REPORTER: INTERVIEWEE :THIS PROGRAM IS FAIRLY NEW AS THEY STARTED IN JUNE, BUT THEY ARE FULL
STEAM AHEAD RACKING IN ABOUT 50 WALKERS PER WALK. FUERTES-BINDER SAYS THAT THESE WALKS HAVE BROUGHT THE COMUNITY TOGETHER.
ELIZABETH FUERTES-BINDER, INTERVIWEE: WE’VE FOUND THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME
WITH THEIR DOGS. WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WITH THEIR FRIENDS THEIR CHILDREN
ASHA BREEDLOVE,REPORTER:THESE WALKS WILL BE TAKING PLACE EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH
MONTH AT ONONADOGA LAKE PARK THE HOSPITAL IS HOPING THAT PEOPLE COME OUT AND GAIN SOME INFORMATION WHILE BECOMING MORE HEALTHY ASHA BREEDLOVE NCC NEWS.
SYRACUSE, N.Y — (NCC NEWS) Walking is something that we do that comes as a second nature. What may not be second nature about walking is the benefits that a simple mile walk can have on your body. In 2005, Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist in Columbus Ohio started a program known as “Walk With A Doc.” This was his way to get his patients moving, but to also get his patients talking about their health outside the four walls.
Upstate Medical University has joined the program, launching its “Walk With A Doc” chapter in June. UMatter Coordinator Elizabeth Fuertes- Binder says these walks help bring the community together to put health first.
“We’ve found that people have made friends, you know, people come with their dogs. With their families, with their friends their children, strollers, so it’s just a nice thing to do. It also shows community members that you know to be with a doctor outside the four walls of a doctors office,” says Fuertes-Binder.
These walks will be taking place every second Saturday of the month at Onondaga Lake Park.
