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Overview
MCCH Wellness Works is the community health and wellness program that encompasses all activities designed to help communities achieve maximal potential in health and wellness.
Our mission is to enhance the health of our community by providing quality resources and services that promote awareness of health risks, and encourage actions that reduce risk behaviors, in order to prevent the damaging affects of chronic disease.
Diabetes Prevention Program
The MCCH Wellness Works Pathway to Prevention Program uses the CDC’s PreventT2 Lifestyle Change curriculum to help individuals with prediabetes or those at risk for type 2 diabetes make lasting lifestyle changes. This proven program can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 58% through healthy eating, increased physical activity, and moderate weight loss.
The program lasts 12 months, with weekly sessions during the first six months and monthly meetings during the second six months. Participants work toward goals such as losing 4–5% of their starting weight, increasing physical activity to at least 150 minutes per week, and improving A1C levels. The second half of the program focuses on maintaining healthy habits and sustaining progress.
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Educational Sessions
Promoting healthy behaviors—such as nutritious eating, regular physical activity, effective stress management, tobacco-free living, and timely follow-up after abnormal screenings—is at the core of Wellness Works.
Wellness Works can provide educational sessions that can be scheduled by groups or meetings, wellness programs or special events. Wellness Works will coordinate with local physicians, dietitians, and professional organizations to provide expert speakers and research-based education information.
Health Events
Wellness Works sponsors a variety of events to promote healthy living such as the health fair at Murray Senior Center, the Murray State University employee health fair, Senior Fun with Fitness, Nutrition Talks and MCCH Wellness Center activities.
You might also enjoy participating in healthy challenges through Motivational Alliance for MCCH Wellness Center members.
Health Screenings
Wellness Works has a monthly schedule of FREE health screenings held at local businesses, public locations, and senior centers. Employers and other community/civic groups may request specific screenings at their locations. The Wellness Works staff also works with corporate and community groups to coordinate health fairs and large-scale screening events. All screenings are designed for the early detection of disease before symptoms are present. Participants are encouraged to share screening results with their personal health care provider to discuss health risks and determine follow-up needs. Available screenings include:
Balance and Grip Assessments:
A range of factors can cause balance problems and can be an indication of medical conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and other cognitive diseases. Grip strength assessments directly correlate with overall muscular strength and can be an indicator of other health concerns. This screening is recommended for adults 65 and older.
Blood Cholesterol Lipid Panel:
This screening can help your physician determine if more blood testing is needed for diagnosing high cholesterol or to help follow the progress of treatment for high cholesterol.
Body Mass Index:
The higher the BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers.
Blood Pressure (Hypertension):
This screening is important as high blood pressure generally doesn’t manifest symptoms until later in the disease process.
Hemoglobin A1C / Diabetes Screening:
Because many people with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes do not know they have it, screening and early detection of diabetes help reduce the complications associated with the disease.
Pulmonary Function Screening:
Pulmonary Function Screening evaluates and measures how much and how easily the air moves in and out of your lungs. The results of the pulmonary function screening can be shared with your physician who may decide to have you undergo additional diagnostic tests if you also have physical symptoms of lung disease.
Waist Circumference:
Measuring waist circumference helps screen for possible health risks resulting from obesity.
