DANNY GLOVER CHAIRS THIRD ANNUAL SOUL STROLL FOR HEALTH

For Immediate Release—Mills-Peninsula’s African American Community Health Advisory Committee invites superstar to help increase awareness of the benefits of exercise and good nutrition.

Burlingame, Calif., May 3, 2004—Join honorary chair Danny Glover for the Third Annual Soul Stroll for Health 2004 Saturday, May 15, 10 am–1 pm, at Coyote Point Park, San Mateo. Glover is the star of acclaimed movies such as Oscar-nominated The Color Purple, the blockbuster Lethal Weapon series and Mandela, to name a few.

Soul Stroll offers a choice of three bayside trails; plus free health screenings, recreation for children, a disc jockey, and the opportunity to learn more about health conditions that adversely affect African Americans, Hispanics and Pacific Islanders. Everyone is welcome. Call the hot line at (650) 696-5222 for details.

Top stage and screen actors such as Glover make physical and mental fitness a priority so they can master their artistry despite the demands of busy, nontraditional schedules.

When Glover was interviewed by phone from the East Coast, he had just finished a 40-minute stationary-bike workout.

“My health, which always has been important, makes it possible for me to communicate more effectively as an artist. When asked to raise my energy level during a performance, that’s when my healthful lifestyle pays off,” Glover said. “When I’m healthy, I perform better and my hearing and thought processes are clearer.”

Fitness has always been a priority for the 56-year-old actor. Growing up in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, Glover engaged in lots of noncontact sports such as biking, walking and running. “I always treated my body as if I was an athlete,” he said. “I still do that today. I orchestrate my workouts around my work schedule.”

As part of Soul Stroll, Glover will give a health talk to a youth group TBD in a location TBD. He said his message is simple: Find out now what it takes to be healthy then start making the right choices for a lifetime of good health. Discipline is key.

“Good health is a long-term commitment,” Glover said. “You may be feeling great now, but as you age, obesity, arthritis, diabetes and other health conditions may loom as your body changes.

“Avoid drugs and other life-threatening activities. Try the YMCA, a local gym or organize an exercise class or league that fits your schedule.”

Glover’s family has grown to include a grandson who he wants to enjoy for as long as possible.

“I’m older and more conscious about my health,” the actor said. “I lost my brother to rheumatoid arthritis and my sister to colon cancer. Since my father’s anemia diagnosis, he’s been doing all he can to stay as healthy as possible. When it comes to healthful lifestyle, I want to stay as disciplined as my father.”

Mental fitness is equally important. “When you’re physically fit, you stand a better chance at fighting off mental illnesses such as depression. We may not be able to control our environment, but we can control our minds and bodies.”

Soul Stroll for Health is sponsored by Mills-Peninsula’s African American Community Health Advisory Committee and other community organizations. Registration is $15.

About Soul Stroll for Health 2004
Soul Stroll for Health 2004 is part of a two-day celebration to spread the word about the African American Community Health Advisory Committee’s “Building a Healthy Body and Soul Project.” The purpose of these events is to increase awareness about health issues that disproportionately affect the African American community. To that end, the focus is on two components of the Surgeon General’s Healthy People 2010 Report: obesity and physical activity. This is the first community-based initiative on the Peninsula joining African American, Hispanic and Pacific Islander churches to promote good nutrition and physical activity as keys to better health. The hope is to grow enrollment in a learn-by-mail nutrition curriculum that will spur faith-based physical activity programs. For more information visit the Soul Stroll information page.

About Mills-Peninsula Health Services
Mills-Peninsula Health Services, comprised of Mills Health Center, San Mateo, and Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame, is part of Sutter Health, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers, delivering high quality care in more than 100 Northern California communities. Sutter Health supports more than two dozen locally run acute care hospitals and physician organizations, medical research facilities, physician and nurse education programs, and region-wide home health, hospice and occupational health services.

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For more information, please contact at (650) 696-4378.

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