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Join with us for walk in park
NEWS ADVISORY
TMA NEWS ADVISORY
August 9, 2021
Abilene Internist and Associates PA to Host its First Walk with a Doc Texas Event
⦁ WHAT: Arlington residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Dr. Pramesh Dave of Abilene Internist and Associates PA for the clinic’s first Arlington Walk with a Doc (WWAD) Texas event.
⦁ WHEN: THIS Saturday August 14, 2021 at 7:00 AM (recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday of every month)
⦁ WHERE: Vandergriff Park - 2800 S Center St, Arlington, TX 76014
⦁ WHO: Dr. Dave and any community members interested in participating.
⦁ WHY: Walking is one of the simplest, best things people can do to live a long, high-quality life. WWAD makes it easy by providing the time, place, motivation (a brief health information talk), and fellow participants for a fun walking experience.
⦁ HOW: Please adhere to all COVID-19 recommendations and guidance from the CDC and applicable local and state health authorities.
The Walk with a Doc concept is simple: Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients, their patients’ families, and community members to join them. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and invigorating walk with Dr. Dave and other health care professionals, who will provide support to participants and answer questions during the walk. Walk with a Doc Texas is overseen by a national nonprofit organization to get people active and healthy, and is backed by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) in Texas.
This is a FREE program, and pre-registration is not required. Information about future walks will be announced on this chapter’s Walk with a Doc website.
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing nearly 53,000 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, TMA’s philanthropic arm, raises funds to support the public health and science priority initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine, including Walk with a Doc Texas. Walk with a Doc Texas is funded by a grant from the TMA Foundation with generous support from TMAIT and Prudential. To learn more, visit the TMA Foundation website.
Walk with a Doc is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire communities through movement and conversation with physician-led walking groups. Walk with a Doc was started in 2005 by David Sabgir, MD, a board-certified cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, go to the Walk with a Doc website.
Contacts:
On the day of the event (for media convenience; not for public release): 817-690-3964
TMA contacts:
Brent Annear (512) 370-1381; cell: (512) 656-7320; email: brent.annear@texmed.org
Marcus Cooper (512) 370-1382; cell: (512) 650-5336; email: marcus.cooper@texmed.org
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