NANCY YUEN
Loma Linda
One thousand women from throughout Southern California attended the Loma Linda University Health Women’s Conference, held in the Ontario Convention Center on Jan. 17.
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ou can be the CEO of your own and your family’s health,” was the message Joan Lunden, award-winning journalist, offered attendees of the sixth annual Loma Linda University Health Women’s Conference during her keynote address. The sold-out event, titled “Be You! Fit | Smart | Healthy,” was held Jan. 17 at the Ontario Convention Center. “We all have the power to change our lives,” Lunden challenged attendees, urging them to use the information and complimentary health tests available at the conference as a starting point on a path to better health. As she finished her keynote, the 1,000 women who had traveled from throughout Southern California to attend the event stood to their feet, applauding.
Health screenings and assessments available onsite included a body fat assessment sponsored by the Southern California Conference; and screenings for bone density, macular degeneration, oral cancer and stress. A lipid panel and glucose screening was sponsored by Women’s Ministries, General Conference, North American Division. Audiences were full for morning and afternoon breakout sessions led by experts on nutrition, exercise, cholesterol, weight loss, vision, organization, stress management and financial wellbeing, among others. During the sessions, experts answered questions and provided information that could be put into use immediately. “This event is all about being smart, healthy and confident women,” says Beverly Rigsby, MBA, service line director for women’s gynecological services at Loma Linda University Medical Center. “We want every woman to have the power to live a healthy and During the conference, Cathy Stockton, Annie Sellas and Nancy successful life, and we Varner, local community leaders and cancer survivors who hope the information founded Inland Women Fighting Cancer, were honoread for their extraordinary service and dedication to the community. and tools provided
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Women Challenged To Be Fit, Smart, Healthy at LLUH Women’s Conference
During her keynote address, Joan Lunden, award-winning journalist, challenged attendees to become the CEOs of their own health.
during the conference will inspire them to be their absolute best.” The invigorating day included recognition ceremonies honoring Annie Sellas, Cathy Stockton and Nancy Varner, local community leaders and cancer survivors who founded Inland Women Fighting Cancer; and Kim Carter, who founded the Time for Change Foundation, which has helped more than 600 families make the transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
Nancy Yuen March 2014
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