Ywca Program Aimed at Lowering Disease Risks

ANCHOR: THIS WEEK WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE GREAT THROUGH THE YWCA INCLUDING A TREATMENT CENTER FOR WOMEN AND AN AFTER ON HOMEWORK. TODAY KIMBERLY VAN SCOY SHOWS US WILL START THIS SUMMER AIMED AT LOWERING RATES OF HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND CANCER. REPORTER: THE YWCA DOWNTOWN HEALTH PLAZA A NOVA HEALTH ARE ON A MISSION TO LOWER THE RATES HEART DISEASE WITHIN THREE YEARS. >> WE WANT TO DECREASE THE MORTALITY RATE BY THE YEAR 2020. REPORTER: TO DO THAT THEY'LL TARGET AT-RISK COMMUNITY. PREDIABETICS. BUT AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH THAT DISEASE, IT ADDS TO THE PATHOLOGY YOU HAVE, SO OVER TIME WE HOPE THAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FORM GOOD HABITS OF EXERCISE AND DIET THAT IT SLOWS THE DISEASES AND THE OTHER ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH THEM. REPORTER: PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GIVEN A THREE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP HERE AT THE GATEWAY PA SIT AND WILL MEET WITH A TEAM OF EXPERTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF CERTIFIED WELLNESS COACH DIETICIAN, AND A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL WO WITH THE INDIVIDUALS ONE ON ONE AS WELL AS IN SMALL GROUPS. REPORTER: THEY WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE AND TAKE FITNESS AND NUTRITIO CLASSES. >> WE'LL ALSO HAVE COOKING CLASSES, EDUCATION AL PIECES, BRIN PEOPLE IN FROM THE HOSPITALS TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY THEY'RE DOIN WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR PROGRESS, AND A WELLNESS SCORE WILL MONTHS.