Life Line Screening to Partner with Georgia Retired Educators Association to Provide Their 33,000 Members with Cardiovascular Screenings
27 Junio 2024 - 9:42AM
Business Wire
Transforming Health for Georgia’s Retired Educators: Life Line
Screening and GREA Announce New Partnership
Life Line Screening and the Georgia Retired Educators
Association (GREA) are pleased to announce a partnership aimed at
safeguarding the health of over 33,000 GREA members. Through this
collaboration, members will gain access to essential preventive
health screenings provided by Life Line Screening, focused on early
detection of cardiovascular disease and stroke risks.
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Cardiovascular disease claims over 700,000 lives annually in the
United States, making it the leading cause of death, with stroke
following closely behind as the 5th leading cause.1 However, there
is hope, as the World Health Organization estimates that 80% of
heart disease is preventable.2 Early detection is crucial, offering
better outcomes and more effective intervention options for chronic
diseases.
"This partnership underscores our commitment to the well-being
of Georgia’s retired educators. By providing access to these
critical screenings, we are empowering our members to take charge
of their health by enabling proactive insights into potentially
life-threatening conditions," said Dr. William G. Sloan, Jr.,
Executive Director of GREA.
Matt Miller, CEO of Life Line Screening, added, "We are thrilled
to have the Georgia Retired Educators Association choose Life Line
Screening to screen it’s members. The GREA understands that
cardiovascular disease is growing at a rapid rate across the US and
providing our cardiovascular health & risk of stroke screening
will greatly support the health and longevity of its members.”
GREA members will benefit from the following five vital
screenings:
- Carotid Artery Ultrasound: Detects plaque buildup, which
causes approximately 10-15% of strokes.3
- Ankle-Brachial Index: Screens for peripheral arterial
disease, which increases stroke and amputation risks.
- 6-Lead EKG: Identifies atrial fibrillation, raising
stroke risk by 5 times.4
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Ultrasound: Detects aneurysms
that often show no symptoms but can be catastrophic if they
rupture.
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment: Identifies risk for
osteoporosis, responsible for over 2 million bone fractures
annually.5
The screenings are non-invasive, painless, and take about one
hour to complete, offering a quick and efficient way to prioritize
health and the leverage the value of early detection.
The Georgia Retired Educators Association began in 1958
as Georgia Retired Teachers Association. The organization has
evolved, through sixty-four years of specialization and diversity
of educational roles, and adopted its current name in 1998 to
better describe the membership potential. GREA continues to be the
only organization that concentrates exclusively on the needs of
Georgia retired educators. Our mission is to unite retired
educators in Georgia for fellowship, support, and
educational/community service and to improve benefits for all
retired educators through cooperation with local, state and
national organizations.
Life Line Screening is the nation’s leading provider of
preventive health screenings, having screened over 10,000,000
individuals over the last 31 years, with a focus on early detection
of cardiovascular disease and stroke risk as well as a number of
other screening tests for cancer, diabetes, and more. Life Line
Screening will hold almost 15,000 community-based screening events
in 2024 and will screen almost 700,000 individuals. These
screenings are accomplished not only through direct-to-consumer
campaigns but also through a number of strategic partnerships with
insurance companies, larger employers, member associations,
municipalities, and more.
1 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/data-research/facts-stats/index.html
2 World Health Organization,
https://www.who.int/europe/health-topics/cancer/cardiovascular-diseases#tab=tab_1
3 Mayo Clinic,
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/carotid-artery-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20360519#:~:text=Ischemic%20stroke,-An%20ischemic%20stroke&text=Carotid%20artery%20disease%20causes%20about,Reduced%20blood%20flow.
4 American Heart Association,
https://www.heart.org/-/media/Files/Health-Topics/Atrial-Fibrillation/FAQ-About-AFib.pdf
5 Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation,
Osteoporosis-Fast-Facts-2.pdf (bonehealthandosteoporosis.org)
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