CHIP-The Coronary Health Improvement Project
"Healthy by Choice, Not by Chance."
"A scientifically proven lifestyle program that can prevent and even reverse many of these diseases:"
Diabetes- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Disease
- High Cholesterol
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Depression
- Overweight
Follow this link to a video about CHIP.
Our next session of CHIP-The Coronary Health Improvement Project will be held April 8—May 13, 2010.
Free Information Sessions
- Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:30 pm
- Monday, April 5, 2010, 6:30 pm
- All sessions will be held at the Albuquerque Central Center for Worship, 2201 Estancia, NW.
We ask all CHIP participants to work very closely with their personal physician and never to change prescribed medications without checking with their medical provider first.
The encouraging clinical results of CHIP are published in the following peer-reviewed journals:
- The American Journal of Cardiology, November, 1998
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association, March, 2005
- Preventive Medicine, April, 2005
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, June, 2005
Seminar sessions run from 6-8 pm unless otherwise indicated.
| Thursday, April 8 | CHIP #1, Modern Medicine |
| Friday, April 9 7:00-8:00 am |
Comprehensive Healthscreen #1, by appointment only. Breakfast Provided. |
| Week 1 | |
| Sunday,April 11 | Portrait of a Killer, Stalking the Killer |
| Monday, April 12 | Eat More and Weigh Less |
| Thursday, April 15 | The Magic of Fiber |
| Week 2 | |
| Sunday, April 18, 5 pm | Shopping Tour |
| Monday, April 19 | Reversing Hypertension/Disarming Diabetes |
| Thursday, April 22 | Effective Cholesterol Control |
| Week 3 | |
| Sunday, April 25 | Fats in the Fire, Fit At Any Age |
| Monday, April 26 | Osteoporosis: Calcium Robbers |
| Thursday, April 29 | Lifestyle and Health |
| Week 4 | |
| Monday, May 3 | The Optimal Diet |
| Tuesday, May 4 | Diet and Cancer |
| Thursday, May 6 | Atherosclerosis Of The Brain |
| Friday, May 7, 7-8 am | Healthscreen #2-individually scheduled in class. Breakfast provided. |
| Week 5 | |
| Monday, May 10 | The Gift of Forgiveness |
| Tuesday, May 11 | Building Self-Worth |
| Thursday, May 13 | Graduation Banquet |
Fee: $249 per person, $359 per couple
$100 returning Alumni
$20 additional for Nursing CEU credit (More information here about CEUs.)