CIC honors Fike for service
Uniontown The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) recently recognized Mark D. Fike, CIC of the Sprowls Insurance Group, Uniontown, with a certificate honoring his 30 years of participation in advanced education. Making CIC history by being among the first group of CICs to reach this milestone, Fike earned the designation through a series of examinations and has maintained his CIC designation by annual attendance at an approved CIC continuing education program. “The professional dedication and commitment represented by Mark Fike sets the standard within our industry. This 30-year accomplishment signifies a career of active involvement in advance education. Mark Fike’s emphasis on professional development positively reflects on the insurance professional as a whole,” said Dr. William T. Hold, Society of CIC president.
The CIC is a member of the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research, a not-for-profit organization that serves more than 134,000 participants annually throughout all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Other alliance members are the Society of Certified Insurance Service Representatives, Certified Risk Managers International and the National Alliance Research Academy.
Hopwood Fitness center offers yoga, cardio class
A new session of yoga and cardio-based classes are starting Sept. 7 Tuesday at the Hopwood Fitness Center. Instructor Christina Lee will lead students of all fitness levels through a blend of stretches as well as power yoga and yoga flow style classes. Featured at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, will be Hatha yoga, with a bit of Iyengar, Ashtanga Kundalini, even Pilates, and modern dance influences thrown in. Included in the instruction are asana (movement and poses) and pranayama (breath work), an assortment of meditation and relaxation techniques. Following yoga, Lee offers a cardio-based class. On Tuesdays, it’s classic “Kickboxaerobics,” while on Thursdays a cardio-sampler if offered, including games, partner training, themed classes like abs and core, lower and upper-body classes, and ranging in content from interval, circuit training and bootcamp, retro-aerobics, to cardio swing and salsa, tribal, step, body sculpting, adult dance and more. The first trial class is free.
For more information, call Lee at 724-562-9607.
Mount Pleasant Sleep center extends contract
LifeLine Center for Sleep Disorders has announced its extended contract with Excela Health.
The new two-year agreement extends the relationship between Excela Health and LifeLine through June 2012. For more than three years, LifeLine has operated full-service facilities in Excela locations.
LifeLine centers at Excela Health will continue to serve patients in four locations:
n Excela Frick Hospital, 508 South Church St., Mount Pleasant, PA 15666.
n Excela Latrobe Hospital, One Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA 15650.
n Courtyard by Marriott, 700 Powerline Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601.
n Excela Jeannette campus, 600 Jefferson Ave., Jeannette, PA 15644.
More than 60 million Americans currently suffer from sleep disorders, yet fewer than 10 percent seek help. Left untreated, sleep disorders are at the heart of a range of chronic health issues including high blood pressure and heart disease, and can lead to stroke, heart attack and even death.
Through increased access to sleep studies, Excela has more than doubled the number of patients it treats in the area of sleep.
Based outside Pittsburgh in Forest Hills, LifeLine now operates or manages more than a dozen community sleep locations in the region, including the four in partnership with Excela Health System and two with private physician groups.
The LifeLine team is providing quality, timely sleep studies and treatment of sleep disorders in western Pennsylvania, offering services through a private sleep lab accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
To learn more about LifeLine Center for Sleep Disorders, call 877-351-6545 or go online to www.lifeline-centers.com.
Waynesburg Food safety course scheduled
Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a food safety training course.
The course will be held at the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in Waynesburg, Greene County from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13, 14 and 20.
The examination will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 21.
Participants must attend all dates and times. There is a course fee per person that covers the cost of the ServSafe course book, instructional materials and refreshment breaks. Pre-registration is required.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, licensed food establishments now must employ one supervisory employee that has successfully completed a food safety training class.
Completing the necessary training and passing the associated exam brings licensed food establishments into compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Agricultures (PDA) Food Employee Certification Act.
To register, for more information or for a brochure, call the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office at 724-837-1402.