HJBR Sep/Oct 2019

38 SEP / OCT 2019  I  Healthcare Journal of baton rouge   Healthcare Briefs The study’s findings do not alter the need for all people to meet the National Academy of Med- icine’s daily vitamin D requirement, Pittas said. People at high risk for type 2 diabetes should commit to lifestyle changes that lower their chances of developing the disease. The rec- ommended changes include an improved diet, weight loss, and increased physical activity. D2d (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01942694) was supported under NIH grant U01DK098245. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of NIH, was the primary sponsor of the trial, with additional support from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements and the American Diabetes Association. Support in the form of educational materials was provided by the National Diabetes Education Program. Peak Performance Physical Therapy Opens Clinic in Hammond Peak Performance Physical Therapy, along with celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, has expanded to Tangipahoa Parish with a newly opened clinic in Hammond. Located at 46177 N. Morrison Blvd., Bldg. B, the clinic is just north of the Southeastern Louisiana University campus and is a part of the Jay Artigues – soon to be – Hammond America Sportsplex. The complex is a multi-sport training facility used by not only the Hammond Yankees Youth Baseball League, but also many other local groups and teams, including the SLU Cheer- leading squad. Work is currently underway on an onsite baseball/softball park, which features three turf fields with full lighting for night games, a con- cession area, and ample parking. Peak Performance Physical Therapy will not only serve the athletic population of the area, but the location is a full-service, outpatient orthopedic clinic treating everything from back and neck pain to muscle and soft-tissue injuries, work related injuries, and all types of post-surgical rehabilita- tion. Along with the Hammond clinic, Peak Perfor- mance now serves patients in Baton Rouge, Den- ham Springs, Dutchtown/Geismar, and Brusly/ Port Allen. Woman’s Center for Wellness Adds Medical Exercise Physiologist Earlier this year, Woman’s Center for Wellness Louisiana Healthcare Connections Helps Support HopeMinistries SustainableWorkforce Development Center  On June 25, Hope Ministries in Baton Rouge held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new sustainable workforce development center, The Way to Work. Sponsored in part by Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Healthy Louisiana Medicaid health plan, the center will support individuals in the Greater Baton Rouge area in overcoming social determinants of health by achieving and maintaining employment, housing, and financial and family sustainability.