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February 2010 |
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| Lois Kilby-Chesley- Vice Chair, MEABT | |
Lois Kilby-Chesley is Vice President of the Maine Education Association and a full-time teacher at Mast Landing School in Freeport. A native of Freeport Lois returned “home” to teach in the Spring Hill Program, a multiage program for grades three through five, in 1986 following seven years of teaching in Colorado and New Mexico. She has taught in Freeport for 24 years ~ a total of 31 years of educating children and advocating for colleagues. |
| Health Insurance |
| By Christine Burke, Executive Director, MEABT Given the uncertainty about federal health care reform, this is a good time to review our current MEA Benefits Trust plan for participants. And, it affords me the opportunity to explain how the MEA Benefits Trust is enhancing the plan and improving the health care delivery system in our state. As many of you know, the MEA Benefits Trust provides health insurance for 99% of the schools in the state. Although the amounts the schools contribute to the premium differ from school district to school district, the premium for the Trust’s Standard Plan or the Choice Plus Plan remains the same. |
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Your heart beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. |
Board of Trustees Roger Young, Chair Lois Kilby-Chesley, Vice Chair Susan Grondin, Secretary Chris Galgay Kim Khoury-Kelley Darrell King Kelly Littlefield Sally Plourde Dennis Towle |
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Aim to eat less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. Some people – African Americans, middle-aged and older adults, and people with high blood pressure – need less than 1,500 mg per day. |
| It's Up To You! |
| Its your health and your choice. Thats why the MEA Benefits Trust is providing articles focusing on health and wellness. We want you to have the information you need to make healthy choices for yourself and for the people you love. |
| Heart Healthy Lifestyles |
| By Mary Doyle, RN, MA Wellness Director The month of February is best known for Valentine's Day (February 14), the day when couples share heart-shaped cards and gifts as a declaration of love. In keeping with the focus on hearts, February is also Heart Healthy month and is a good opportunity to share some heart healthy tips from Concentra Inc. and the American Heart Association. Approximately every 60 seconds, an American will die from a coronary event. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), an estimated 71 million Americans have some form of heart disease, the most common being high blood pressure. And most of these problems are self-created by poor lifestyle choices.  |
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