Now that our sponsoring membership has been well defined, we are working at developing the printed material that will assure a successful fundraising campaign. Our membership drive is bringing positive results. Four highly qualified and interested new members have been signed up and they are anxious to put their shoulder to the wheel. All new members have been interviewed and provided with background information on the Institute. The Executive Committee meets regularly and members work together to make positive good things happen.
Positive health is more than an absence of disease.
Key factors in obtaining and maintaining positive health are physical and mental activity, diet, adequate rest and relaxation, social contact plus the avoidance of negative lifestyle habits. A society with a true focus on positive health would dedicate far more expertise, energy, time and money on the prevention of disease than on curing it, caring for, and rehabilitating its victims. Our emphasis must be on ability rather than disability. She runs 50 miles per week, swims and walks regularly. Also, in the University of Maryland's Adult Health Development Program, she participates in line dancing, aerobics and table tennis.