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SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION 14719 W. Grand Ave. | Surprise, AZ 85374 (623) 471-8500 | SunHealthFoundation.org Foundation@SunHealth.org SUN HEALTH FOUNDATION STAFF Joe La Rue Chief Executive Officer Joe.LaRue@SunHealth.org Gina W. Ore Chief Philanthropy Officer Gina.Ore@SunHealth.org (623) 471-9560 Pamela Gralton Kohnen Sr. Director of Philanthropy Pamela.Kohnen@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8502 Bonnie Olsen Director of Philanthropy Bonnie.Olsen@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8504 Claudia Vazquez Director of Annual Giving & Operations Claudia.Vazquez@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8507

Janine McGhee Manager of Special Events/ Corporate Giving Janine.McGhee@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8503 Claudia Cucitro Director of Philanthropy Claudia.Cucitro@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8509 Linda Tyler Director, Marketing and Communications Linda.Tyler@SunHealth.org (623) 471-8506

Now, more than ever, our health and wellbeing are a

With consideration for your financial wellness,

treasure. That’s why we’re devoting our spring issue

this edition’s Ask the Expert column provides

of Generous Living to the impact of wellness that

up-to-date information on the SECURE Act that you

empowers longer, healthier, more purposeful lives.

won’t want to miss.

Speaking of impact, our feature story highlights

In these times, Sun Health Foundation and Sun

Nancy Urbach who carries on a family legacy of

Health Wellness continue to be here for you with

philanthropy supporting health and wellness in the

the support and resources to help you and your

West Valley. And she feels a part of our Sun Health

community stay resilient and vibrant. We look

family, too, because of all the benefits she enjoys

toward the future of health and wellness for you

from our programs and resources, including those

and our community – together.

from Sun Health Wellness. Philanthropy truly does come full circle. We invite you to read her story and

Our wellness wishes to you and yours!

be inspired.

This story ties in so well with the Generosity for Generations Campaign’s Community Health and Wellness initiative, support for which will ensure wellness programs continue to be available.

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Gina W. Ore

Todd Hornback

Gina W. Ore

Chairman Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Chief Philanthropy Officer Sun Health Foundation

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A S TO R Y O F V I B R A N T L I V I N G

Nancy Urbach | Living Well, Giving Back Nancy Blum Urbach has called Arizona home for

empower participants to live longer, healthier,

more than two decades and loves the life she has

more purposeful lives. In total, Wellness programs

made for herself volunteering, enjoying friendships,

focus on fitness, nutrition, balance and mobility,

managing her website, and writing her memoir.

weight management, acupuncture and massage.

Consultative services include the Care Transitions

She has two sons and now also enjoys three

and Memory Care Navigator programs.

grandchildren. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Nancy lived in many different places before deciding

Community support helps make these and many other

on Arizona. She never looked back.

Sun Health Wellness programs possible. A $2 million initiative inviting support is a vital part of Sun Health

Living life to the fullest is important to Nancy, and

Foundation’s Generosity for Generations Campaign.

embracing wellness – spiritual, emotional and physical – helps her do just that. In fact, her website

Sun Health has been an important part of Nancy’s

features inspirational messages and wellness

and her family’s lives in many ways. Her late parents,

insights. It is one of many ways she gives back to

Reba and Robert Blum, were residents of Sun

help others.

Health’s Grandview Terrace. Nancy is a member of Sun Health At Home®, which gives members

How fortunate that Sun Health Wellness programs

the opportunity to continue living independently

by her membership counselor who also served

are here to support Nancy’s vibrant lifestyle. Taking

wherever they call home, with the assurance of

as her medical care advocate and took care of

exercise classes helped her with stretching, toning,

knowing that they have guaranteed lifetime access

everything for her.

balance and and strength training. Nancy appreciates

to health care should their health needs ever change.

Upon discharge from Banner Del E. Webb Medical

the personalized support she received, that exercises were tailored to her needs, and that classes were

Being connected with Sun Health was never more

Center, Sun Health entered Nancy’s life once again,

available when she needed them.

important the night Nancy was chatting with a

through Care Transitions. The program helps ease

girlfriend on the phone and her blood pressure

the transition from hospital to home with in-home

Exercise classes are among the many types of

skyrocketed. She reached out to Sun Health At

nurse visits and follow-up phone calls. That added

classes offered through Sun Health Wellness that

Home, then called 911. She was met at the hospital

layer of support put Nancy at ease.

Also contributing to her peace of mind was that Banner Del E. Webb was close to home for her parents and her late husband, Walter Urbach, Jr. Nancy was so grateful for the superior health care Walter received from Banner Del E. Webb’s health care team that she hosted a celebration to thank everyone on the unit. This best-in-class health care is supported in part by the community with donations to Sun Health Foundation, the medical center’s exclusive philanthropic partner.

Gertrude May

She and her family are among the many examples of generations of families who are showing their gratitude for and support of vibrant living here in

Reba and Robert Blum

the West Valley. And actively participating in it all.

Mortimer May

Philanthropy – A Family Tradition Volunteering, charitable giving and participating in

“What I give, I get back in spades,” Nancy says. “It

In Nancy’s family, philanthropy is a tradition

the longevity and Brain & Body Donation programs

makes your heart feel good.”

spanning three generations. Not only has she and

at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute are

Walter given of their time and treasure in support of

examples of their philanthropy that has helped

“I have so much confidence and faith in Sun

health, wellness and research in the West Valley, her

benefit health care today and for the future.

Health. How can anyone possibly move anywhere

parents have as well.

else than the West Valley?” she asks. “Because Sun Nancy has continued to honor her family’s legacy

Health wouldn’t be present in their lives and it

This spirit of giving was passed down to Nancy

of philanthropy. In memory of her mother and

would be such a loss. They are such a vital part of

from her parents and grandparents, Mortimer

grandmother, Nancy made a gift to Sun Health

this community.”

and Gertrude May. “Do unto others and always be

Foundation in support of Banner Del E. Webb’s

charitable, they taught,” she says.

Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health. And she gives to the Generosity for Generations Campaign to

To all of them, philanthropy comes full circle.

further support superior health care and wellness.

And to her, Sun Health is family.

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Diane Gronski, M.D. PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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Dr. Gronski credits her motivation in providing outstanding care to her Midwestern roots and good work ethic. “I come to work to accomplish goals,” she says. “I want people to feel better and do better, whether they have diabetes, thyroid

Diane Gronski, M.D., endocrinologist and medical

or pituitary gland issues. I will go the whole nine

advisor for Sun Health Wellness, knew she wanted

yards every time.”

to be a doctor at age 12. “As a child, I was intrigued with pathology and diseases, how people were

That commitment extends to her work with Sun

affected and how cures were developed,” she says.

Health Wellness. “Outreach to the community is very important,” she says. “There is a lot of

While in medical school she pursued internal

information available online, but that doesn’t

medicine because she liked working directly with

mean that patients are better informed. Much of it

patients. Dr. Gronski’s interest in glandular feedback systems, and in particular diabetes, steered her toward endocrinology.

“There is a hunger for information on diet, activity and medication.

It’s enlightening.”

She has been practicing medicine for 26 years, most

She receives inspiration from those patients as well.

isn’t substantiated. Sun Health Wellness provides

of that time in the West Valley. Dr. Gronski says

“One thing that stands out is how motivated my

guidance and advice from credentialed experts

she entered her career at the right time. “Within

West Valley patients are to take care of themselves,”

on a variety of conditions including pre-diabetes,

the past two decades there have been so many

she says. “There is a hunger for information on diet,

diabetes, kidney disease and more, which is far

exciting developments and research advancements

activity and medication. It’s enlightening.”

more helpful to patients.”

she says. “An explosion of new medications has

Her patients’ desire for health and wellness

She adds, “I feel so happy when my suggested

occurred during my career.”

information influenced her decision to become

changes in diet, exercise and medication help

medical advisor for Sun Health Wellness in August

someone improve. I’m just as thrilled

She proudly serves generations of families in her

2019. Sun Health Wellness champions community

as my patients.”

Sonoran Medical Centers practice. “I have the

health and wellbeing through industry-leading

privilege to treat entire families; grandmothers,

programs, classes and services. Support from the

mothers and daughters,” says Dr. Gronski.

community helps make these possible.

in treating endocrine diseases, especially diabetes,”

Generosity for Generations | Our Vibrant Future We recognize individual donors who made total gifts of $500 or more from July 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 in support of the Generosity for Generations Campaign and other initiatives. $1,000,000 or greater Anonymous Anonymous* Mr. Warren D. Ruff*^^ $500,000-$999,999 Anonymous Mrs. Ruth H. Snyder* $100,000-$499,999 Anonymous* Mrs. Jean M. Carr* Dr. and Mrs. William B. Furgerson, Jr* Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau Birt^ and Louisa Kellam Suzy and Joe La Rue James L. and Ruth D. Selkman* $50,000-$99,999 Ms. Laurette Broehm* Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Colli Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon Mrs. LaVerne T. Requarth* Mrs. Marlene E. Seyler* Mrs. Betty R. Shults-Jensen $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (3) Mrs. Helgar Crochelt* Mr. and Mrs. Jerald D. Gentry Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Jenks* Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jutzi Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr Gina and John Ore $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Anonymous* Mr. Bruce C. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Gerald^^ F. Lapke Mr. and Mrs. Daniel^ D. Minnix David^ and Melissa Monheit

Mr. Dudley W. Puryear* Daniel J. and Patricia^ Rourke Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Scheidt R. Jack^* and Sandra Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda Tahlya and Matt Visintainer Mrs. Aloise J. Wrobel $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (3) Jeanne M. Blanchet, PhD Mr. and Mrs. George Bradner Mr. Francis “Chip” Burns Mr. Charles O. Cassada Senator Bob^^ and Mrs. Ila Denny* Mr. and Mrs. John Drago, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Golden Mr. Bakul and Mrs. Bhakti Gosalia Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Grambow Mrs. Evelyn R. Grigsby* Dr. Irene Kovala and Dr. Thomas Alberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard^ V. Livengood Mr. and Mrs. John E. Norris Mrs. Jeana L. Petersen and Mr. John W. Cogdall Mr. Joseph W. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sellner Mrs. Joanne C. Sheehy Ms. Terry Bays Smith, JD^ Mr. Richard L. Tollefson, Jr. $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Beach Ira J. and Laurel^ Gedan Mr. and Mrs. Roger^ N. Gimby Mr. and Mrs. Ken Haiges Mrs. Nancy Hays Mr. and Mrs. Todd^ Hornback Mr. Ed Hughes Rev. and Mrs. Ted Johns Mr. and Mrs. Lewis^ Lancaster Mr. James Lewis

Mr. Dan P. Liguori Jim and Debra Maley Miss Barbara E. Schur Mr. and Mrs. Gerald S.^ Solomon Charles E. and Jane Swanson $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (4) Mrs. Joanne M. Ardary Ms. Kimberly A. Blanford Ms. Carol W. Blitstein Mrs. Dorothy Blum Stan and Shirley Bormann Ms. Tricia M. Botma Mr. and Mrs. David Bradford Mr. Aaron B. Carder Gracie C. Carter Mr. and Mrs. David Coon Patrick T. and Kathleen^ Crowley Mr. William J. Cushing Mr. James Dobbins and Ms. Sharon K. Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Dodgion Mr. William B. Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Downing Mr. Gary Egan Mrs. Louise K. Fallner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fernandez Ms. Ann Flatten Ms. Debra A. Flores Lawrence D. and Nancy J. Foy Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hallin Ms. Sue Hellriegel Mrs. Betty L. Hintz Ms. Mary E. Hubenthal Mr. and Mrs. Warren Huebner Mr. John E. Johnson Ms. Vicki Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Jung Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohnen Mr. and Mrs. Ray Landskroner Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell^^ Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Liebsack

Ms. Barbara Mason Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. McAvoy^^ Mr. Joseph P. McGinty Mrs. Diane M. McManis Brig. Gen. (Ret) and Mrs. Albert L. Melton Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jay Miller, Jr. Ms. Linda Moore Mrs. Audrey H. Mulhollen Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murphy Mrs. Bonnie B. Olsen Ms. Courtney C. Owens Wendy and William Pardonche Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Potts Mr. and Mrs. James R. Radley Ms. Brandiel L. Rodriguez Mrs. Roberta C. Schaff Mr. Walter C. Schalm Ms. Jessica E. Selby Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan Mr. Brian Standage Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.^^ Tibbitts Ms. Mary E. Turrentine J. Warren and Linda Tyler Dr. Mary Hope Underwood Ms. Nancy Urbach Ms. Rose Vandervort Larry H. and Mary Pat Vering Mrs. Diane M. Vivian Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn Weavers Mr. Dan F. Weinman Mrs. Chizuko N. White Mrs. Merle H. Winstead Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Wojtas Ms. Joan E. Worsham Mr. Robert W. Zinser $500-$999 Anonymous (3) Ms. Nancy K. Adamson Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Alvarez Mr. Wendell E. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas N. Beauchamp

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Behrens Ms. Karen L. Beltramo Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Bettesworth Mr. Charles A. Beyer Mr. and Mrs. James N. Booy^^ Mr. Robert E. Burnett Ms. Donna R. Byron Mr. Billie B. Chandler Mr. Eugene and Mrs. Susan Colvin Ms. Jean Cook Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corfield* Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Dale Ms. Jean M. Davis Ms. Sandra K. Davis Mrs. Kari Davis-Curry Ms. Margaret A. DeBoom Mr. and Mrs. Delaine Donohue Ms. Kathi Duarte Ms. Pat Dugan Ms. Julie E. Ellison Dr. Janice A. Ferguson^^ Mrs. Clarissa Fink Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Fiola Mrs. Faye A. Fray Mrs. Kathleen Frederick Mr. Joshua Freegard Mrs. Donnarae B. Freyermuth Mr. Byron Georgiou Mr. and Mrs. Forrest A. Goff Mr. and Mrs. Greg Haro Mr. Paul and Mrs. Regina Greves Dr. Cheryl Hedegaard Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hernandez Mrs. Carol B. Hilder Mrs. Shirley Homme Ms. Toni Horton Mrs. Carol A. Irwin Ms. Marcia C. James Wes and Luanne Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.^^ Joyce Ms. Arlene M. Kershaw Mrs. Marilyn P. Kluge

SunHealthFoundation.org | Mr. and Mrs. James Koltveit Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Koo Mr. Edward H. and Mrs. Linda K. Koning Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Kuck Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lamps Mrs. Barbara Lane Ms. Belinda S. Lane Ms. Theresa M. Lentini Mr. Billy and Mrs. Stacey Lester Ms. Betty Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Macon Mrs. Rosemary K. Mazero Mr. Richard W. Miles Mrs. Joanne Miller* Ms. Genevieve Mountain Ms. Susan Mouret Ms. Jan A. Nelson Mr. Andre Oakley Ms. Brenda Oguinn Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Olin Ms. Carole M. Parnell Mrs. Barbara Pigott Ms. Mary Anne Poggenburg Ms. Diane K. Poulter Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Reinstein Mrs. Doris J. Rettger Mrs. Ethel M. Scarlett Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Schreiber Ms. Patricia Shaw Ms. Regina L. Sheets Mrs. Diane Shepard Mrs. Christine M. “Chickie” Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randy Smith^^ Mr. Stanley L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Smith Mrs. Laura E. Snow Ms. Nancy J. Soine Mr. and Mrs. John D.^^ Spooler Mr. Donald J. Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strong Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Swedenborg Mr. Jaime Torres Mr. and Mrs. John J. Turpin, Jr. Ms. Mary I. Valenzuela-Resto Mr. Dennis Vanhoose Claudia and Ricardo Vazquez Ms. Terry Wallace

Mrs. Nannine H. Wheeler Bruce and Debi Williams Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wilkins Ms. Susan A. Witter Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Yasutake Dr. Edward Y. Zamrini LEGACY LEADERS Anonymous (27) Anonymous* (8) Mr. Charles A. Adams, JD Mr. Louis E. Albright* Ms. Norma J. Anderson* Mrs. Joan A. Anderson Dr. Roger B. Anderson Mrs. Dorothy Arnold Mrs. Jean F. Bachman Mrs. Joanne G. Backs Ms. Helen Bartholomew Mrs. Lois M. Becker Mrs. Anne L. Bieter Ms. Mildred Bilancetti Jeanne M. Blanchet, PhD Thomas and Anna Blankenship* Ms. Carol W. Blitstein Mrs. Phyllis A. Borysko Mrs. Marcia A. Boston Ms. Laurette Broehm* Mrs. Katherine A. Brown* Mrs. Edith A. Brozka Mrs. Delores A. Buller Mr. James H. Burchill Mrs. Norma B. Cameron Mrs. Jean M. Carr* Ms. Gracie Carter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Chaet* Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Colli Mrs. Mary Jo Copelan Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corfield* Ms. Barbara A. Cornell Mrs. Elizabeth S. Cox Mrs. Katherine M. Craine Mr. Wilmer R. Dachtler Mrs. Sara E. Dean Senator Bob and Mrs. Ila Denny* Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dierks Mr. Ray P. Dinsmore, Jr.

Mrs. Marcia M. Diven Mr. William B. Doherty Mr. Lester R. Dray Mr. Robert J. Droesch Miss Isabell A. Eakin Mr. Clark Engle Ms. Charlotte M. Erb* Rev. and Mrs. Vernon Ermeling Mrs. Louise K. Fallner Dr. Joan R. Fedor Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell Ms. Ann Flatten Dr. William B. Furgerson, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. George H. Galstad, Jr. Mrs. Rosemary Gibb Mr. Stanley J. Ginda Mrs. Mary Lou Goodfriend Mrs. Evelyn R. Grigsby* Mrs. Mildred V. Groat Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau Mr. and Mrs. Ken Haiges Mrs. Nancy S. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Hanselman Mrs. Helen Hansgen Dr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Harper Joe T. Hayashi, MD Mr. and Mrs. James G. Hess Mrs. Carol B. Hilder Mrs. Ruth B. Hoover* Mr. Ed Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jutzi Mr. Bruce C. Kelly Mr. George W. Keyes* Mrs. Jane B. Kimpel* Mrs. Nancy E. Klar Mr. Jack P. Kurrle Suzy and Joe La Rue Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr Mrs. Marlys A. Lane Mrs. Hazel I. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin Mrs. Diane M. McManis Dr. G. Robert and Rae K. McMillan Mr. and Mrs. Werner W. Metsch Mr. and Mrs. John Meyerhoffer

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Mueller Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon Ms. Jan A. Nelson Mr. Myron E. Noben Mrs. Barbara J. Penhallow Ms. Mary Anne Poggenburg Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pratt Mr. Dudley W. Puryear* Mr. John D. Reeber* Mrs. LaVerne T. Requarth* Mrs. Doris J. Rettger Mr. John Retynski Mrs. Ina M. Romito Mrs. Nancy B. Root Mr. Warren D. Ruff* Mrs. Robert J. Ruppert Mrs. Helen Ruscitti Mrs. Florence D. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Sallander Mrs. Erika O. Saltzman Dr. and Mrs. Anthony V. Saputo James L. and Ruth D. Selkman* Mrs. Marlene E. Seyler* Mr. Gordon Shieck Mrs. Dolores Silva Mrs. Stefanie Sjoberg Mrs. Delores L. Smith Mr. Russell R. Smith

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Mrs. Ruth H. Snyder* Ms. Julie A. Soske Mrs. Phyllis L. Stacklie Mr. and Mrs. S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Tamura Mrs. Donna Mae Tanzie Mrs. Jacklin G. Taylor Mr. Gilbert H. TeWinkle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Tibbitts Mrs. Rachel Toppel Mr. Burton S. Turney Ms. Mary E. Turrentine Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn Weavers Ms. Susan L. White Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Williamson Mr. Noel W. and Mrs. Jayne Willis* Mr. Ralph Wirebaugh Mr. Raymond W. Wirsing Ms. Joan E. Worsham Mr. Alan C. Wren* Mrs. Aloise J. Wrobel Dr. Albin J. Zielen Mr. Robert W. Zinser

* Departed ^ Board member ^^ Former Board member

C O M M U N I T Y H E A LT H A N D W E L L N E S S I N I T I AT I V E

Sun Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations Campaign

Investing in Your Wellness

Community Health and Wellness Initiative – for Generations of Wellness

The West Valley is a vibrant place to live, made so by

Sun Health Wellness develops and provides

The Community Health and Wellness initiative in

the superior health and wellness resources available

industry-leading, community-based health and

Sun Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations

to us all. This vibrancy is supported by Sun Health

wellness programs tackling some of the most

Campaign is a $2 million investment that ensures

Wellness’ long legacy of education on wellness issues to

common health conditions that affect our local

the future of wellness programs and classes.

generations of residents. A legacy that empowers them

community. These conditions include obesity, heart

Together, we can help our neighbors, loved ones,

to make healthy lifestyle choices and discover strategies

disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, Alzheimer’s

and ourselves stay active and engaged.

in prevention and/or managing a chronic condition.

disease, and dementia.

Health is a state of body.

Wellness is a state of being.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, wellbeing (wellness) is associated with numerous health-, job-, family-, and economically-related benefits. For example, higher levels of wellbeing are associated with decreased risk of disease, illness, and injury; better immune functioning; speedier recovery; and increased longevity.1 “Wellness is much more than nutrition and physical activity, it encompasses emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual,” says Teri Elkins, MPH, CHES, Health & Wellness Coordinator and Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator for Sun Health Wellness.

(1) Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm#one

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Community support makes it possible for Sun Health to provide hands-on programs, services and educational classes at minimal to no cost.

WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE CAN: • Maintain and expand the variety of wellness programs and services available to the community.

• Provide educational experiences and support to community residents to help them improve their quality of life.

• Build knowledge and understanding about agerelated diseases and ways to prevent, delay and manage their symptoms and impact.

“Investments in Sun Health Wellness fund and support the health and wellbeing of

Together we can empower our neighbors, loved

Other campaign initiatives include:

our community,” says Diane Gronski, M.D.,

ones and ourselves to stay active and engaged. And

• Emergency Department and Patient Care

endocrinologist and medical director for Sun Health

help us envision a world where people live longer,

Wellness. “The timely and life-altering programs

healthier, more purposeful lives.

they provide help West Valley residents live longer,

Transformation ($34m) • Cancer-Fighting Treatment and Care Advancement – breast and lung cancer ($2m)

The Community Health and Wellness Initiative

• Spine Health and Orthopedics ($2m)

is one of six in Sun Health Foundation’s $48 million

• Service Enhancements for Women and Infants ($2m)

From the Memory Care Navigator program that

Generosity for Generations Campaign, a community

• Future Cardiac Initiatives and Cancer-Fighting

helps families navigate the journey of dementia to

investment to ensure superior health and wellness

Care Transitions for support from hospital to home,

today and for future generations.

healthier lives.”

Treatment & Care Advancement ($6m)

to health education and fitness classes, nutrition consultations, Vial of Life/File of Life for emergencies, and more, the goal of Sun Health Wellness is to provide personalized support and educational resources to help individuals learn about and

For more information, contact a Director of Philanthropy at (623) 471-8500.

Together, we can ensure superior health care and wellness services continue to be available for our loved ones and ourselves close to home.

manage their wellbeing.

To learn more about wellness programs, visit SunHealthWellness.org or call (623) 471-9355.

Impact of Sun Health Wellness Programs (FY2019) Health Education and Fitness Programs Our Healthy Living Classes are designed to provide West Valley residents with the latest information on health and wellness topics to maintain their health and independence. Whether you’re looking for fitness classes or a class on a specific health condition, we offer it all.

Classes offered: 584 Attendees: 8,506

Vial of Life/File of Life

CENTER FOR HEALTH & WELLBEING

Sun Health’s life-saving tools speak for you when you

TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED

the File of Life contains the same emergency medical

personal and professional guidance for patients, family members and caregivers coping with the emotional, psychological and physical effects of dementia.

2,208

when away from home and when traveling.

8,450 distributed

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

584 8,506

CLASSES OFFERED

ATTENDEES

Diabetes Self-Management Program

readmissions. Care Transitions nurses provide

and wellbeing.

Diabetes Prevention Program prevention lifestyle change program. This year long evidence-based program can help people prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and improve their overall health.

focusing on reducing preventable hospital

61 clients served 3.9% average weight loss 458 total pounds lost

knowledge to help individuals have a successful

Education & Training that’s been proven to decrease

recovery following a hospital discharge.

A1c average decrease: 7.62 to 6.98

conditions as well as to help improve overall health

Care Transitions is an evidence-based program

We offer a six-week Diabetes Self-Management

95 clients served

Registered dietitians provide nutritional counseling

We are a CDC-recognized organization for the diabetes

Care Transitions

improve quality of life.

Nutrition to provide guidance on eating for specific health

338 new families served 1,896 prior clients supported 219 support group attendees

A1c, control blood pressure and cholesterol and

form that you keep in your refrigerator at home, while information on a flash drive that can accompany you

Memory Care Navigator The Memory Care Navigator program provides

can’t. The Vial of Life contains an emergency information

1,461 clients served

Arizona hospital readmission rate: 14.2% Sun Health client readmission rate: 6.8%

52.5% reduction in expected readmission for Sun Health Clients

Community support enables us to provide these Sun Health Wellness programs at little no cost. To learn more about doing well by doing good, contact a Director of Philanthropy by calling (623) 471-8500 or email us at Foundation@SunHealth.org.

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YOUR FINANCIAL WELLNESS: ASK THE EXPERT

How secure is your retirement account after the SECURE Act? The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community UP for

(RMDs) from your IRA and you do not need the

Retirement Enhancement Act) was passed into

full amount of your RMD and are philanthropically

law on Dec. 20, 2019. It is the largest change in

minded. You can leave the portion of the RMD that

retirement planning since the Pension Protection

you do not need to your favorite charity to satisfy

Act of 2006. The SECURE Act (the “Act”) increased

your philanthropic desires and it will not show up

the required beginning date – the date in which

as income to you, thus decreasing your income tax

you must begin taking distributions from your

liability. Instead of using non-qualified assets to

retirement account- from 701/2 to age 72 for those

satisfy your charitable bequests, it is best to use your

who turn 701/2 after Jan. 1, 2020. For those who were

qualified assets, such as your RMD from your IRA,

701/2 prior to Jan. 1, 2020, you must still begin taking

to accomplish this. You do have to be a bit careful

your required minimum distributions by April 1, in

in how you go about doing a qualified charitable

the year after you turn 701/2.

distribution so it is always best to seek guidance

from your CPA or estate planning attorney first.

The Act did not change the age in which you can begin taking a qualified charitable distribution

Feel free to share this important information with

from your IRA. The age in which you can take a

your family. To learn more about the options to

qualified charitable distribution from your IRA is

designate your preferred charitable cause, contact a

still 701/2. Once you are 701/2 you can distribute

Sun Health Foundation Director of Philanthropy at

up to $100,000 from your IRA to your favorite

(623) 471-8500.

qualified charitable organization. When you make this qualified charitable distribution to your favorite

More information on ways to support superior

charity, you do not get a charitable deduction for

health care and wellness through the foundation’s

the distribution to the charity, but you don’t have

$48 million Generosity for Generations Campaign can

to report the distribution from the IRA as income

be found on our website: SunHealthFoundation.org

to you. This becomes a great planning tool if you are already taking required minimum distributions

David Thomas Eastman is an estate planning attorney and partner with Morris Hall, PLLC. He also is a member of Sun Health Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

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Rendering by HMC architects

BUILDING FOR YOUR FUTURE – Construction Continues!

While COVID-19 has resulted in canceling or

Community support for Banner Boswell’s

delaying much of the Valley’s construction, there is

Emergency Department expansion through Sun

exciting news to share. At Banner Boswell Medical

Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations

Center, construction progress not only continues,

Campaign will, in turn, support the hospital’s

it’s full speed ahead to transform the Emergency

commitment to staying continually prepared for

Department and build a six-story patient care tower.

critical health events.

This crisis has reaffirmed the critical need for this project now more than ever. Completion is projected for early fall, in time for the medical center’s 50th anniversary.

Generosity builds your future.

Learn more at SunHealthFoundation.org or by calling (623) 471-8500.

BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE SITE FROM THE TOWER CRANE. Photo: McCarthy Construction

THANK YOU to all first responders for your dedication and selflessness – every day and especially during this crucial time.