- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/american-heart-association/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:01:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit American Heart Association /news-archive/2017/02/03/ua-little-rock-basketball-tournament-american-heart-association/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:01:08 +0000 /news/?p=66234 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit American Heart Association]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are looking for teams to participate in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to raise money for the American Heart Association on Saturday, Feb. 25.聽 鈥淗oops for Hearts鈥 will begin at 1 p.m. on the Donaghey Student Center basketball courts. Registration deadline is Feb. 15, and the fee is $15 per team. The tournament is open to all 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and employees as well as the public. Teams may have three to five members. The tournament is hosted by Connections Team, the student organization for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Health and Human Performance majors. To register, contact Lydia Windsor at ljwindsor@ualr.edu. ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR employees say 鈥榶es鈥 to health and wellness /news-archive/2016/08/02/health-wellness/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:30:44 +0000 /news/?p=64804 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR employees say 鈥榶es鈥 to health and wellness]]> Six months ago, Dr. Amar Kanekar, an assistant professor of health education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, averaged about 20 minutes of exercise a day. Today, he clocks in more than 80 minutes of exercise a day. Kanekar was one of hundreds of 糖心Vlog传媒LR employees who attended the employee wellness fair July 27 in Donaghey Student Center. 鈥淚 got to do all the health screenings, and they show how much the exercise is helping,鈥 he said. Employees participated in free health screenings, including height, weight, body mass index, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, and body composition. Those with University of Arkansas System (UMR) insurance who completed a biometric screening and other requirements got the added bonus of qualifying for a $1,400 reduction in the maximum amount of out-of-pocket medical expenses for the 2017 health plan. About 220 employees completed the biometric screening during the health fair. Employees who complete the screening, an, and take a tobacco/nicotine pledge and personal health plan pledge by Sept. 30 will qualify for the reduction. A drawing for a $50 gift card was held every hour. Winners included Karen Palmer, Leisa Myles, Nancy Rea, Tammy Scaife, Leah Thorvilson, Laquinta Johnson, and Ellen Binford. Employees also enjoyed free massages from the students at in Maumelle. Representatives from the Employee Assistance Program, American Heart Association, and the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Office of Counseling Services, along with UMR health coaches, were on site. Mandi Berry, a Heart Walk associate with the American Heart Association, urged 糖心Vlog传媒LR employees to stay heart healthy and to sign up for the 2017 Central Arkansas Heart Walk April 29, 2017, in North Little Rock. 聽 鈥淲e want people to stay healthy,鈥 Berry said. 鈥淗eart disease is the No. 1 cause of death and stroke is the No. 5 cause of death in the United States. The workplace is an excellent place to promote health and get the word out.鈥 Berry also encouraged employees to visit for a personalized health assessment or to text 鈥淗BPAR鈥 to 97779 to learn about blood pressure. 糖心Vlog传媒LR Employee Wellness Coordinator Karl Lenser said the fair was 鈥渘onstop action.鈥 鈥淭he goal of the fair is for people to learn more about their health and their risk factors for chronic diseases,鈥 Lenser said. 鈥The turnout has been amazing. Many employees are getting their biometric screening done and also learning about what services are available to them through the Employee Wellness Program.鈥

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One of the secrets to Kanekar鈥檚 success has been participating in 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 employee wellness fitness challenges, which have motivated him to stay active. This summer, he is one of
Dr. Amar Kanekar

Dr. Amar Kanekar

hundreds of employees vying to become the reigning champion of the SummerTime Fitness Challenge, which tracks how many minutes individuals spend exercising per week. 鈥淓xercise makes me feel very energetic and enthusiastic, and it helps my brain function better,鈥 Kanekar said. 鈥淥verall, I feel very nice and rejuvenated.鈥 Kanekar has plans to stay active for as long as possible. 鈥淚 just want to keep doing this for the next 40 or 50 years, and there is no reason I can鈥檛,鈥 he said. In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR employees receive free messages聽from the students at Touching America School of Massage in Maumelle during the university’s employee wellness fair July 27 in Donaghey Student Center. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒LR Communications.]]> Fun run to be held in memory of 糖心Vlog传媒LR students Katherine and Ryan Palludan /news-archive/2016/04/22/fun-run-katherine-ryan-palludan/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:06:20 +0000 /news/?p=64136 ... Fun run to be held in memory of 糖心Vlog传媒LR students Katherine and Ryan Palludan]]> Ryan Palludan had just moved into his dormitory at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Having been accepted into the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps scholarship program, the 18-year-old鈥檚 full ride to 糖心Vlog传媒LR seemed the beginning of a bright future. Three days later, on Aug. 18, 2013, Ryan died from an aortic dissection. Less than one year later, his older sister, Katherine, 21, who was also a student and member of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps at 糖心Vlog传媒LR, died Aug. 17, 2014. At the time of Ryan鈥檚 death, the Palludan family had never heard of Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the flexibility and strength of connective tissues involved with muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, and bones. In order to make a difference for families affected by aortic conditions and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Deborah Palludan started the Butterfly Swamp 5K fun run last year in memory of her children. The event鈥檚 second fun run will be held Saturday, April 30, and will start in parking lot 2 on 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 campus. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the fun run will start at 9:30 a.m. with a butterfly release. After Ryan passed away, Katherine and her mother, Deborah, were diagnosed with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, which often manifests in children as aortic problems. 聽 Katherine had open-heart surgery to replace her aorta in June 2014. She was exposed to a toxic environmental mold called Rhizopus. After a long battle and multiple surgeries, she died just one day before the first anniversary of her younger brother鈥檚 death. 鈥淲e are having the race because we need to make something good come out of something so terrible,鈥 Deborah Palludan said. More than 15,000 people die every year from ruptured aortic aneurysms. The Butterfly Swamp fun run is named in honor of the interests of Deborah鈥檚 children. Katherine had a love of butterflies, while 鈥渟wamp鈥 comes from Ryan鈥檚 fierce fandom of the Florida Gators. 鈥淲hen Katherine was in Pennsylvania in the intensive care unit for three weeks, we were allowed to take her outside once, and they were setting up a butterfly tent. A gentleman let her release a butterfly, and it brought a smile to her face.鈥 Participants are encouraged to dress up as superheroes or wear butterfly wings. The fun run will 聽include face painting, a butterfly tent, rock painting, bean bag toss, miniature horses, ring toss, and a planting station. There will also be a raffle, silent auction, and activity bracelet sale. The American Heart Association will have an informational booth, and 糖心Vlog传媒LR nursing students will be on site to check blood pressure. All funds raised will be donated to Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital for research into medical conditions affecting the aorta and for scholarships through the Katherine and Ryan Palludan Memorial Organization. To register for the race, visit the. Registration is $10 for ages 6-17, $25 for ages 18-59, and $15 for those 60 and over. For more information, visit the . To make a donation, contact Deborah Palludan at karpmo2015@gmail.com. In the upper right photo,聽Ryan Palludan (left) moves into his dorm room at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with his mother, Deborah Palludan (middle), and older sister, Katherine Palludan (right), during the fall 2013 semester. 聽]]>