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<\/p>\nSan Andreas, CA…It\u2019s a fact, most men do not talk about their health \u2013 with family, friends or especially with a physician. That\u2019s changing in Calaveras County where four community-minded men are speaking out on the topic during Men\u2019s Health Month in November. Bret Harte High School Coach Casey Kester, Calaveras High School Coach Jason Weatherby, firefighter and chaplain Dick Brown and businessman Mark Borchin are teaming up with Mark Twain Medical Center for the \u201cTackle Your Health\u201d campaign. They are sharing their personal experiences to help other men realize the importance of taking action to live longer \u2013 and stronger \u2013 lives. \u201cIt is very exciting to have these community leaders working with us to tackle the subject of men\u2019s health,\u201d says Bob Diehl, MTMC President and CEO. \u201cThey each have a unique perspective to share on the topic.\u201d \u201cThe community is invited to our \u201cTackle Your Health\u201d workshop on Nov. 9,\u201d Diehl adds, \u201cand our spokesmen will be sharing their stories in a month-long public awareness campaign.\u201d The workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9 in the hospital lobby. There will be several presenters on a variety of topics relating to lifestyle choices and health resources. \u201cTackle Your Health\u201d spokesmen share a common sense approach to their own health. They have taken action through stress relief, weight management and understanding the impact of family health history.<\/p>\n
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Their stories:<\/p>\n
Coach Casey Kester \u2013 A life outside of work<\/p>\n
\u201cMen need to have a life outside of work. When I started out as a software systems engineer in the late 1970\u2019s it Coach Kester has been the off-campus head football coach at Bret Harte for three years and at the same time works He and his wife Sally have two daughters, Katie Spear of San Francisco and Kylie,who will graduate from the Air Coach Jason Weatherby \u2013 Weight management is vital<\/p>\n \u201cI think managing your weight is the most important thing when it comes to good health \u2013 and, it is the hardest Coach Weatherby graduated from Calaveras High School in 1983 and from the University of California, Davis in Mark Borchin \u2013 Picture of health wary of stress<\/p>\n Mark Borchin of Mokelumne Hill is the picture of health — blessed with low blood pressure and high metabolism. \u201cI stay active because it relieves stress,\u201d he notes. \u201cIt\u2019s the best thing men can do for themselves \u2013 run, play sports, keep moving. Be honest with yourself. You know when you are getting stressed out.\u201d For Mark stress was building along with his business, which started as a windshield repair shop in his garage in 1987 and led to ABC Auto Glass, a regional enterprise with three locations which he turned into a thriving Glass Doctor franchise 11 years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI made a decision to cut back my business and spend more time with my family. \u201cI finally realized you cannot Chaplain Dick Brown \u2013 Family heart disease history cannot be ignored<\/p>\n A family history of heart disease has made Dick Brown of Rancho Calaveras pay more attention to his health than One of their father\u2019s heart issues was ventricular fibrillation \u2013 an irregular heartbeat \u2013 and in 1976 he was part of a beta test at Travis Air Force Base Hospital pioneering Pacemaker technology. The device is implanted in the chest to provide an electric pulse to regulate the heartbeat. Ironically, 41 years later in mid-September, 2017, Dick had the same procedure with the latest state-of-the-art Pacemaker.<\/p>\n Even with his heightened awareness of probable heart issues Dick admits in his younger years he did not seek Dick and his wife Debbie have three adult children and six grandchildren.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s health is the topic of a free workshop on Nov. 9 at Mark Twain Medical Center. \u201cTackle Your Health\u201d is Speakers include MTMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lonnie Smith, who will discuss \u201cSleep apnea and how to live A variety of presenters and health resource organizations will be featured and lunch is included. There is limited \u201cTackle Your Health\u201d is part of MTMC\u2019s ongoing series of \u201cA Plan 4 Me\u201d free planning workshops. \u201cThe district is providing a donated San Francisco 49ers DeForest Buckner laser-engraved football valued at $50 ###<\/p>\n About Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA…It\u2019s a fact, most men do not talk about their health \u2013 with family, friends or especially with a physician. That\u2019s changing in Calaveras County where four community-minded men are speaking out on the topic during Men\u2019s Health Month in November. Bret Harte High School Coach Casey Kester, Calaveras High School Coach Jason […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,36,10,9,22,21,6,20,33,4,14,37,18,1,146,8,31,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advertising","category-amador-county","category-angels-camp","category-arnold","category-bear-valley","category-copperopolis","category-education","category-featured","category-health-fitness","category-life-style","category-mokelumne-hill","category-mountain-ranch","category-murphys","category-news","category-rail-road-flat","category-san-andreas","category-valley-springs","category-west-point","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tacklehealthmtmc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nwas sad to see that many of my older colleagues who retired would pass away within a short time. It was because
\nwork was their life \u2013 they had no hobbies or outside interests. I knew then I had to stay active \u2013 that\u2019s why I got
\ninvolved in coaching sports.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casey-Kester-cmyk-4x5.jpg\")
\nfrom home continuing his 37-year engineering career with Lockheed. \u201cCoaching keeps me physically active for
\nsure,\u201d he says. \u201cAlong with taking care of our yard full of trees and lawn.\u201d He started coaching to balance his
\nsedentary engineering lifestyle when his son signed up for youth football at age 9 and has continued ever since in
\neither football or soccer.<\/p>\n
\nForce Academy in May.; their son Kenneth and grandson Jordan live in Pueblo, CO.<\/p>\n
\nthing for men. I\u2019m part of a group of guys who call ourselves \u2018Moke Hill\u2019s Biggest Losers.\u2019 We\u2019ve been meeting
\nweekly for several years to play basketball; prodding each other to get more physically fit and lose weight. I just
\nstarted taking it seriously after I found out I had high blood pressure. I lost 50 pounds in the past year by just
\ncounting calories…no more than 1,500 a day. I have more energy now than I did 20 years ago \u2013 I can really feel the difference and don\u2019t need as much sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jason-Weatherby-cmyk-4x5.jpg\")
\n1987. He returned to CHS in 1989 as Agricultural Mechanics instructor and serves also as FFA advisor and
\nCareer\/Technical Education Director, as well as Redskins Head Coach. He and his wife DeeDee have three children, Austin, an ag teacher at East Union High School in Manteca; Logan,
\n17 and Colton, 12.<\/p>\n
\nTo keep it that way he is an active runner, plays basketball every week and hikes with his wife. But, he is always
\naware that stress looms as a big health threat.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mark-Borchin-cmyk-4x5.jpg\")
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\nbecome a prisoner of your business. You worry about everything and it takes a toll in fatigue and loss of sleep.
\nOnce you start raising kids you soon recognize you need to take care of yourself so you can be around to take care
\nof them.\u201d Mark and his wife Eva have three children, Olivia,19; Lucas, 16 and Katarina, 14. All excel at Cross
\nCountry, with their dad often running along with them as they train.<\/p>\n
\nmost men. He says, \u201cIf I had ignored it, I would be dead by now.\u201d His father passed away at the age of 57 after a
\nlifetime of cardiac issues, including four heart attacks. Dick sadly notes that his older brother did not take the
\nfamily history seriously and passed away three years ago.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dick-Brown-cmyk-4x5.jpg\")
\nconsistent medical attention. \u201cLike most men I just saw the doctor when I had a problem.\u201d The family heart history
\ncaught up with him 16 years ago through routine tests prior to knee surgery.<\/p>\n
\nthe theme for the 10 a. m. to noon event focusing on lifestyle and health resources for men.<\/p>\n
\na rested and healthy life\u201d and \u2018Hope for hearing loss and support devices.\u201d Calaveras County District Attorney
\nBarbara Yook will take about grandparents\u2019 rights and protecting yourself from criminals who target seniors.
\nAdditional speakers are Dr. Andrew McCoy addressing colonoscopies and proper healthy maintenance and Dr.
\nMark Faryan discussing health screenings that can save your life. Attendees will each receive a binder to fill with
\nmaterials from the speakers and participating local organizations<\/p>\n
\nseating. Call 754-5919 for reservations and information.<\/p>\n
\nIt is co-sponsored by MTMC and the Mark Twain Health Care District.<\/p>\n
\nto be awarded at the workshop along with our slogan of Tackle Your Health tee-shirts,\u201d commented Susan
\nAtkinson, Mark Twain Health Care District Board member. \u201cThe Mark Twain Health Care District is subsidizing
\nCommon Ground Senior Services to help provide rides for men who have no other means of transportation to\/from
\nthe workshop. Vehicles will be available to begin picking folks up one hour before the event and returning them
\nup to one hour after it ends. Call 209-498-2246 to request a ride.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nFounded in 1951, Mark Twain Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital providing inpatient acute care, outpatient services and emergency services. The Medical Center\u2019s Medical Staff represents a broad range of specialties that ensure access to high quality medical care in a rural community. In addition to being a major provider of health services, Mark Twain Medical Center is also one of the area\u2019s largest employers. More than 300 people are employed at the hospital and its five Family Medical Centers. The Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health, the fifth largest not-for-profit healthcare system in the nation. For more information, please visit our website at www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org. Mark Twain Medical Center is also on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"