 Join
the LIVE FOR LIFE Run/Walk Team at the Asthma Walk! On the
registration
page:
- Choose 'Join a Team',
- Select Duke, and
- Pick the LIVE FOR LIFE Run/Walk Team.
LIVE FOR LIFE is excited to offer free, monthly workshops
during the 12-week run/walk program on topics such as running and walking
techniques, injury prevention, nutrition and training during the off-season.
Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk
The 2007 Blow the Whistle on Asthma Walk will be held on
Saturday, October 6, 2007 at the Centennial Campus at North Carolina State
University in Raleigh to raise money and awareness for fighting Asthma as well
as other pulmonary diseases.
The walk (3.2 miles) will be sponsored by the American Lung Association of North Carolina, an organization
that is celebrating its Centennial this year. Dr. Bill Fulkerson, Pulmonologist and Chief Executive Officer
of Duke University Hospital, has been
asked to serve as the Medical Chair for the event this year. All Duke
employees, as well as their friends and family, are invited to participate in
this event. Support of this important fundraiser is a positive way of fulfilling
the mission of Duke University Health System, which is to help people in their
pursuit of good health and safety.
Over 2,000 walkers and contributors are expected.
The American Lung Association is dedicated to reaching communities and individuals across the state of North Carolina
with a variety of educational and support programs for children and adults. These programs focus on the areas of asthma,
tobacco control, and environmental health. Support is also offered for people who suffer from many lung diseases.
Asthma affects over 14 million people in the United Sates, over 5 million of
whom are children. In North Carolina
alone, experts believe that over 808,000 people suffer from the disease. Asthma is
also a leading cause of nationwide school absenteeism.
For more information, please visit the
American Lung Association of North Carolina web site or call Sarah Woodard
(684-5680)
or Joyce Teston (684-6297), Co-Chairs for the walk.
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