From hospitals to fitness centers--maintaining community health.
Healthcare today is moving from intervention to prevention, from curing illness to promoting wellness. Because of this focus, many hospitals are building fitness centers as an extension of community outreach services, both for therapy after rehabilitation and for lifestyle health maintenance. But what are the interconnections between the hospital and the fitness center? The following article describes the approach taken by the Lake Forest Health & Fitness Institute (Lake Forest, IL).
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