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Teaming up with Aetna for a ‘Healthy Tomorrow’
teaming up to hold “Magic@50 Community Health Expos” in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Local Earvin “Magic” Johnson notes that people over residents attending these events will have an opportunity to hear from health care leaders in the area and take part 50 need to understand that “information is power.” As a National Basketball Association in health screenings and fitness activities. “Magic Johnson has enormous appeal, which we’ve Hall of Famer (www.nba.com) and the seen first-hand not only when he has spoken to Aetna’s chairman and chief executive officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises embarks on his business leaders, but also during many public events during the last 18 months when he has worked with own 50th year, his company continues a Aetna to bring the message of health and wellness to three-year collaboration with Aetna in the “Team up for a Healthy Tomorrow” communities across America,” said Ronald A. Williams, Aetna chairman and chief executive officer. initiative. Johnson founded the Magic Johnson Foundation Johnson is speaking at “AARP (www.magicjohnson.com) to help others. He hopes that presents Vegas@50+.” The more people will take their health seriously. During a organization, for seniors 50 years Community Health Expo in Chicago in 2008, Johnson and older, encourages healthy encouraged participants to be persistent about asking lifestyles. Earlier this year, he visited questions. Aetna’s corporate headquarters and encouraged employees there to “If you have a question, ask your doctor. You’re the participate in “Get Active Aetna,” one who knows your body best. You have to relate where a 16-week individual and teamyou are ailing. You might question, ‘If my neck is hurtoriented fitness action campaign. ing, why is my back tight?’ For myself, I had to learn a In the fall of 2009, Aetna and lot of different things about my body; I had to learn to Magic Johnson Enterprises are ask a lot of questions.”
By Rose M. Walsh Urban Call editor
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