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Date Issued: 5.02.08 |
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Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Spring into Wellness!
Annual Wellness Fair and Luncheon
Holly Thacker, M.D., Head of Women’s Health
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
11:30 am - 1 pm
Holiday Inn • 6001 Rockside Road • Independence
The Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Spring into Wellness Fair & Luncheon” on Tuesday, April 22 from 11:30 am – 1 pm at the Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Road in Independence. In addition to a healthy lunch and numerous exhibits and display tables on health, nutrition and fitness, the keynote speaker will be Holly Thacker, M.D., a women’s health pioneer who founded the Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Center at the Cleveland Clinic, has written a book, “Women’s Health: A Cleveland Clinic Guide. Your Body, Your Hormones, Your Choices.”
The book guides women toward answers for questions where no one-size-fits-all responses currently exist. This is a book for all women, as well as for the men who want to understand them. Topics such as menopause, hormone replacement therapy, vitamins and supplements, diet and exercise, disease prevention, and sexual health are discussed.
Dr. Holly Thacker is the head (and founder) of the Cleveland Clinic’s Section on Women’s Health and director of one of the first women’s health fellowships in the United States. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s School of Medicine. She was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic’s staff in 1990.
Entertainment is being provided by 30 members of the Independence High School Vocal Ensemble.
Some of the exhibitors include:
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Arthritis FoundationRSVP by calling 216/573-2707 or www.cuyahogavalleychamber.org.
$20/members and $25/non-members.