“Walk With a Doc” Event to Feature Program’s Founder

 April 21, 2016

  • WHAT: Tyler residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join local physician Li-Yu Mitchell, MD; Smith County Medical Society; and FitCity for Tyler’s FREE weekly Walk With a Doc Texas event.  

  • WHEN: Thursday, April 28, at 6 pm  

  • WHERE: Rose Rudman Park, Tyler (meet at the Copeland Road trailhead) 

  • WHO: Tyler physician LI-Yu Mitchell, MD; Smith County Medical Society; and special guest Walk With a Doc founder and CNN Hero David Sabgir, MD 

The Walk With a Doc concept is simple: Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients and their patients’ families to join them. Walk With a Doc is overseen by a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages, and reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle to help improve people’s health and well-being.

This is Smith County Medical Society’s second year hosting the Walk With a Doc Texas program, with walks every Thursday evening. At each walk, Dr. Mitchell and her colleagues address different health topics and answer questions. This week’s featured speaker is Walk With a Doc founder and CNN Hero David Sabgir, MD, who will speak about the many benefits of walking.

This is a FREE program, and preregistration is not required. Future walks will be announced via the Walk With a Doc website.

About TMA: TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 49,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans. TMA Foundation raises funds to support the public health and science priority initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine. To learn more, go to www.texmed.org.

About Walk With a Doc: Walk With a Doc is a nonprofit organization that encourages healthy physical activity in people of all ages to reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and improve the health and well-being of the country. Walk With a Doc was started in 2005 by David Sabgir, MD, a board-certified cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio, who practices with the Mount Carmel Health System. To learn more, go to www.walkwithadoc.org.

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Event Contacts: 
Angela Driggs, Smith County Medical Society
Phone: (903) 245-1351
Li-Yu Mitchell, MD   Phone: (903) 780-5655

TMA Contacts:
Brent Annear (512) 370-1381; cell: (512) 656-7320; email: brent.annear[at]texmed[dot]org

Marcus Cooper (512) 370-1382; cell: (512) 650-5336; email: marcus.cooper[at]texmed[dot]org

 

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Originally Published On

April 22, 2016

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