LIFESIGNS OBSERVES AMERICAN HEART MONTH
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) note that:
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
- One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.
- About 655,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.
Some of the main chronic illnesses and heart disease risk factors affecting adults in Memphis include hypertension, diabetes and obesity - issues that might be easily identified and treated by a healthcare professional. While it is estimated that more than 50% of adults have such health issues, most of these adults do not have a primary healthcare physician. Lifesigns, a provider of comprehensive physical exams, encourages annual physicals as part of an overall heart health plan.
Sandy Bradford, Lifesigns’ Director of Business Development, notes that, “An annual physical and a relationship with a primary care physician can help patients detect, understand and curtail any health issues before they become more serious or life threatening.”
Providing annual physicals and greater access to healthcare can result in:
- Increased participation in regular preventative, primary care and follow-up visits
- Better prevention, early detection and management of chronic illness such as diabetes and hypertension
- Decrease in overall expenditure on pharmaceuticals
- Decreased number of catastrophic health events, and
- Enhanced health and wellness
Lifesigns recently launched its pre-diabetes and weight loss management programs in an effort to expand its holistic patient care offerings. Lifesigns also has a fleet of mobile medical clinics called HealthyHere that delivers preventive and primary care to employer worksites.
Lifesigns is now located in its new state-of-the-art facility at 1727 Kirby Parkway, Suite 100. For more information on the new facility, Lifesigns’ offerings or HealthyHere,visit https://www.lifesigns.com/.
