Baptist Health is Taking Steps to fight Digestive Diseases for Crohn's & Colitis

Employees from Baptist Health Louisville have formed a team to take part in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Kentucky Chapter TAKE STEPS Walk on May 18, 2013 at 4 p.m. at Waterfront Park’s Big Four Lawn.
By: CCFA- Kentucky Chapter
 
March 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Employees from Baptist Health Louisville have formed a team to take part in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Kentucky Chapter TAKE STEPS Walk on May 18, 2013 at 4 p.m. at Waterfront Park’s Big Four Lawn.  Like thousands of other Americans across the country who will be participating in more than 158 Take Steps Walks, Team Baptist Health is helping raise much-needed funds and awareness for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.  

Known collectively as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affects 1 in 200 people.  They are painful, medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere along the digestive track, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require numerous hospitalizations and surgery.  Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35; however the incidence is increasing in children.

Baptist Gastroenterology Associates, in partnership with Baptist Health, is supporting the 4th annual Take Steps in Louisville. Baptist Gastroenterology Associates (formerly known as Gastro East) has been an active supporter of the foundation’s Take Steps walk since 2010. After the recent merger with Baptist Health Louisville, the group decided to invite the hospital to join the cause and support the foundation. Not only will be hospital have a team for the walk, they are also a corporate sponsor.

“We are very excited to participate in this event on behalf of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis patients,” said Lauren Briley, M.D. from Baptist Gastroenterology Associates.  “Corporate sponsorship from Baptist Health will allow us to come together as a team to champion a very important cause in our community and build awareness about these little known digestive diseases.”

Take Steps is the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s national walk program to raise money for critical research and awareness about these painful and unpredictable digestive diseases.  Thousands of people will gather this year with walk seasons scheduled for spring and fall at 158 walk sites across the country to join the fight against Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The walks are family friendly festivals with activities for everyone including bands, games, activities, food and a leisurely walk through a park or community.  Take Steps has raised over $40 million for research and patient support services and is committed to transforming the lives of those impacted by these diseases and leading them to a brighter future through well-funded, cutting-edge scientific research.

For more information about becoming involved in Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis, contact Jenny Silberisen at 646-623-2620 or jsilberisen@ccfa.org

About the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is the largest voluntary non-profit health organization dedicated to finding cures for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). CCFA’s mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults who suffer from these diseases. The Foundation works to fulfill its mission by funding research, providing educational resources for patients and their families, medical professionals, and the public, and furnishing supportive services for those afflicted with IBD.
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