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PRESS RELEASE

  Nov 10, 2010 Release.
  For Immediate Release.
  Contact: Bonnie Arkus 609-771-9600



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WOMEN'S HEART FOUNDATION TO PARTICIPATE AT THE HEALTHY HEART PROJECT AT ROCHDALE VILLAGE IN NEW YORK

Wellness site to be the first of its kind to offer MCG testing. Senator Shirley L. Huntley and Dr. Robert Evans spearhead this fight against heart disease in African American women


Jamaica, New York, November 10, 2010 — Senator Shirley L. Huntley’s office announced today a new community wellness initiative aimed at empowering African American women to combat heart disease. Called The Healthy Heart Project at Rochdale Village, this collaborative community effort is being coordinated by Senator Huntley and Dr. Robert Evans, with assistance of the newly founded Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC, that is basing its wellness outreach on a new testing device for heart disease called Multifunction Cardiogram or “MCG”, a risk-free test with 90-95% accuracy rates in diagnosing ischemic heart disease. On Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. at the Rochdale Village Community Center, members of the Jamaica community are invited to attend a full day of activities, including a complimentary sit-down lunch, and featuring the MCG screens. Volunteer physicians and healthcare technologists will conduct the screenings at five stations for the one-day outreach. The health professionals plan to educate 500 members of the community about the new MCG with the goal to screen 120 members of the community.

“Heart disease is our number one killer in America. African Americans suffer disproportionately and women’s symptoms often go unrecognized”, said Senator Huntley. Dr. Evans concurs “The people of Jamaica suffer a death rate from heart disease that is five times greater than the death rate nationally. These numbers are unacceptable. This is a health crisis made worse by the recent hospital closures.” New York legislators recently passed a resolution to conduct an impact study on the closure of the St. John’s Hospital in Queens and the Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica and how this will affect members of the surrounding communities and access to care.

Founding members of the Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC responsible for organizing the Rochdale Village Healthy Heart Project are Dr. Robert Evans, Dr. Michael Rand, Dr. Nachmy Bronstein and Rich Wildzunas. Premier Heart MCG Founder and developer Joseph T. Shen, MD will be onsite to assist with the screenings and answer any questions about the device. Physician- volunteers include: Dr. Marie Eduard Nathalie Desvarieus, Dr. Norbert Rainford, Dr. John E. Strobeck, Dr. Aryel Nicoleau, Dr. Michael Landor, Dr. Susheel Kodali, and Dr. Abraham Bornstein. MCG technology company volunteers conducting the free screens include representatives of Ideal Medical Devices in New Jersey and Cardiac Analytics/North Atlantic Region. An electronic medical record system –OmniMD - will be employed for the first time ever in a wellness setting.

Bonnie Arkus, RN, founder and executive director of the Women’s Heart Foundation will be a guest speaker discussing heart disease in women and her own personal experience fighting the disease. The WHF is also contributing to the Healthy Heart Project at Rochdale Village by providing a personal health record for participants that relates to the EMR system. “Heart disease no longer has to be our #1 killer” Bonnie said. “Thanks to the new MCG device, there is risk-free technology to monitor the heart. We can finally manage heart disease as a chronic disease with early wellness and lifestyle interventions that can save healthcare dollars and save lives”.

For more information about The Rochdale Village Healthy Heart Project, please visit Senator Shirley L. Huntley's website

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The Women's Heart Foundation (WHF), a 501c3 and the only non-governmental organization that implements heart disease prevention projects, is dedicated to prevention of heart disease and improving survival and quality.

The Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC is committed to introducing technologies into the community wellness setting, such as MCG and EMR, that can greatly reduce the cost of healthcare and save lives. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Rand at drmrand@gmail.com

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