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Psi Omega Omega Chapter Health Programming Committee , Presents Pink Goes Red
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Psi Omega Omega Chapter in Partnership with the YMCA Presents Pink Goes Red
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Psi Omega Omega Chapter Health Programming Committee , in Partnership with YMCA Presented Pink Goes Red: “Launching Your Healthy Lifestyle”
The event which was held February 7th 2015 at the YMCA - Robert D. Fowler facility. Psi Omega Omega Chapter members wore red attire and pink and green socks. The day was filled with a Community Focus that included Round Table Opportunities
- Table 1: Open Forum w/ Dr. Nadine Thompson (presentation and q/a)
- Table 2: Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Table 3: Heart Healthy Snack
- Table 4: Chair Yoga/Stress Reduction Exercises
- Targeted group/Partners: YMCA
The Psi Omega Omega Heath Programming committee was successful in meeting the following goals:
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- To provide health education materials through various venues identified above
- To provide health education materials to at least 100 partners/community members in the Peachtree Corners area
- To increase the knowledge of heart disease and stroke prevention risk, risk factors and preventive methods to decrease risk and disease
- To provide hands on exercise and increase the continued use of physical activity
- To provide hands on experience with healthy eating to encourage healthy eating choices in the future
ABOUT ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African-American college-educated women. Alpha Kappa Alpha is comprised of more than 265,000 members in 986 graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, Liberia, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Germany, South Korea, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, and South Africa. Led by International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, Alpha Kappa Alpha is often hailed as “America’s premier Greek-letter organization for African American women.” For more information on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its programs, log onto www.aka1908.com.