Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri Sponsors 'Encore Tour' Wellness Seminars at African-American Churches.ST. LOUIS -- Encouraged by the success of its recent "1st Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Missouri (BCBSMo) Health and Wellness Church Tour," the company is sponsoring three additional health and wellness seminars at St. Louis-area African-American churches this fall. More than 2,700 people attended the five church wellness events held between mid-July and early August of this year. About 300 were screened for blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes. Of this number, 60 people discovered a previously unknown health condition and were advised to see their physicians. Rose M. Robins Troupe, BSN BSN abbr. Bachelor of Science in Nursing , RN, MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. , host of Gospel 1600's "Health Connections" radio program, is the planner for the seminars. "Our goal is to continue to bring the message of health and wellness to the people, and to provide education on the importance of obtaining health exams, preventive care and early detection of disease and illness," Troupe said. "This summer, we found that we can receive the undivided attention of church congregations through our outreach program." Following is the fall church event schedule: --9:55 a.m. Sunday, October 31, Mount Zion Baptist Church Rich in cultural history, the Mount Zion Baptist Church has seen more than just prayer. A social and political hub for African-Americans, it has seen the turbulent times of Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, and Urban Renewal. , 1500 Hanley Road, Richmond Heights. Topic is cancer prevention. --10:15 a.m. Sunday, November 14, Lively Stone Church of God, 4015 St. Louis Avenue, St Louis. Topic is teen health and STDs. --10:45 a.m. Sunday, November 21, Bethesda Temple Church, 5401 Bishop James A. Johnson James A. Johnson could refer to:
"We are dedicated to educating the African-American community about health issues that concern them," said John Seidenfeld, M.D., vice president and medical director at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri. "We want to emphasize personal health responsibility as an important issue among African-American populations. Statistics show that minorities are affected by chronic diseases and health conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure at far higher rates than other populations. We want to provide health care information that our African-American community can use and take home with them." The programs feature speakers, health screenings, entertainment, lunch and refreshments. Through its Stepping Stones program, BCBSMo is working with the African-American community and its business leaders to educate and inform this community about its health care needs. BCBSMo is also a corporate sponsor of the Salute to Excellence program, a series of events hosted by the St. Louis African-American community in business, health care and education. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri serves more than 1.1 million medical members and is the oldest and largest health benefits company in Missouri. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri is an operating subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., the nation's second largest publicly traded health care company serving the health care needs of more than 15.3 million medical members and approximately 46 million specialty members nationally. WellPoint offers a broad spectrum of quality network-based health products including open access PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and hybrid products, HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, and specialty products. Specialty products include pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. , dental, utilization management, vision, mental health, life and disability insurance, long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, and Medicare supplements. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri can be found on the web at www.bcbsmo.com. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri is independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri is the name RightCHOICE Managed Care Inc. (RIT RIT, n See therapy, regenerative injection. ) uses to do business in most of Missouri. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefits underwritten by Healthy Alliance Life Insurance Company (HALIC) and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. HMO Missouri, Inc. does business as BlueCHOICE. RightCHOICE and certain affiliates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefits. RightCHOICE, HMO Missouri, Inc. and HALIC are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. |
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