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Join us for five informative presentations that
will take place throughout the day, free of charge!
Act Your A.G.E! : The keys to staying motivated for healthy living
10:00
am in conference room 1
Dr. Tim Hindmarsh, Samaritan Sweet home
Family Medicine
Healthy living is about being Aware of your
health, setting Goals to take charge of
your health, and recognizing Excuses that
get in your way. Come learn how to harness these tools from Dr. Tim
Hindmarsh, whose passion is to see everyone take charge of their health
and ‘act alive.’
Originally from Saskatchewan province of Canada,
Dr. Hindmarsh has been a family physician in East Linn County since
1994. Today, he practices at Samaritan Sweet Home Family Medicine. He is
also the medical director at Pregnancy Alternatives Center in Lebanon
and a board member of East Linn Christian Academy. He is also well-known
for leading the annual Act Alive event in Lebanon, through which he has
participated in several sports activities in one day to raise money for
class scholarships for diabetes patients at Samaritan Lebanon Community
Hospital.
Act Alive has raised $34,000 for diabetes patients in
five years. In addition, Dr. Hindmarsh has received two prestigious
awards for his efforts: Oregon Health Sciences University gave him the
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Healthcare in 2006, and the
Oregon Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports gave him a
Fitness Leadership award in 2008.
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