Please join us at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market for blood pressure screening and to learn how you can become an active participant in clinical research studies.
Ypsilanti Farmers market is located between Cross and Forest on Rice St.
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Time: 10 am - 12 pm
Place: Marriott at Eagle Crest 1275 South Huron Street Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Register: 734.998.7071 or
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/about/event_family.shtml
Dr. Kim Turgeon will speak about colorectal cancer screening. She specializes in colon cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Bertha Aycock will speak about foods that help protect against cancer. She is a registered dietitian specializing in chronic disease prevention and management. This event is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Chapter of the Oncology Nurses Society, Eastern Michigan University, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and American Cancer Society. Grant funding was provided by the Michigan Public Health Institute.
The broader vision of the conference is to harness the purchasing power of health care to increase demand for local, sustainable food, and to improve patient and community health. FoodMed caters to people working in health care who are interested in the link between food production, nutrition, health and health care.
For more detail go to
http://www.foodmed.org
