Dallas basketball player Corey Brewer will share his story about diabetes and present medals to race winners
Runners and walkers, including professional basketball player Corey Brewer, will take to the streets of South Dallas on Saturday, October, 29th for the second-annual Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute (DHWI) Fun Walk / 5K Run.
All the funds raised from the event will benefit the Institute, which opened last year and uniquely focuses on prevention, wellness and improving the overall health of the South Dallas community. DHWI, a public/private partnership between Baylor Health Care System and the City of Dallas, offers a clinic staffed by physicians, nurses, care coordinators and diabetes education specialists. It also offers cooking and exercise classes, affordable medications and other medical supplies, as well as a farmers market selling fresh foods.
Residents in the South Dallas' 75210 ZIP code where the Institute is located are three-times more likely to die from diabetes-related complications than those living in Dallas as a whole. Across the country, diabetes is an epidemic that accounts for one-in-five health care dollars spent. If it continues at its current pace, one-in-three Americans will be diabetic in the next 10 years.
Diabetes Health Wellness Institute Fun Walk and 5K Run
WHEN:
Saturday, October 29th
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
5K begins at 9:15
Walk begins at 9:20
WHERE:
Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center, 4500 Spring Ave., Dallas 75210
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
- Speak one-on-one with Diabetes Institute leaders about the Institute's impact on the health of South Dallas in the past year
- Speak with professional basketball player Corey Brewer about his personal diabetes story
CONTACT: Chris Callahan
214-820-6994 office
469-450-6524 cell
Chris.callahan@baylorhealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com
