June 14, 2024
Lace ‘em up, because this almost never happens: Dallas residents can choose to attend either of two Walk with a Doc Texas kickoff events happening in the city this Saturday morning. One walk takes place in an area in south - central Dallas , the other occurs near Love Field.
● WHAT: Dallas residents of all ages are encouraged to grab their walking shoes and join either of the two inaugural Walk with a Doc walks, hosted by:
- Chrisette Dharma, MD, of Southwest Family Medicine Associates; or
- Carolee Estelle, MD, of C.V. Roman Medical Society, the Dallas Fort Worth chapter of the National Medical Association.
●WHEN: Both inaugural walks happen THIS Saturday, June 15:
- Dr. Dharma’s walk will begin at 8 am (recurring monthly every second Saturday)
- Dr. Estelle’s walk will begin at 9 am (recurring monthly every third Saturday)
●WHERE:
- Dr. Dharma’s walk: Bachman Lake Park, 3500 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas (meet at the playground)
- Dr. Estelle’s walk: Singing Hills Recreation Center, 6805 Patrol Way, Dallas (meet in front of the new recreation center building
●WHO: Dr. Dharma and her fellow Southwest Family Medicine Associates staff members, and Dr. Estelle and her fellow C.V. Roman Medical Society members invite any community members interested in participating.
●WHY: Walking is one of the simplest, best things people can do to live a long, high-quality life. Walk with a Doc makes it easy by providing the time, place, motivation (a brief health information talk), and fellow participants for a fun walking experience.
The Walk with a Doc concept is simple: Physicians organize walks in their communities and invite their patients, their patients’ families, and community members to join them. Walkers will enjoy a refreshing and invigorating walk with Dr. Dharma, Dr. Estelle and other health care professionals, who will provide support to participants and answer questions during the walk. Walk with a Doc Texas is overseen by a national nonprofit organization to get people active and healthy, and is backed by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) in Texas.
This is a FREE program, and preregistration is not required. Information about future walks will be announced on Dr. Dharma’s and Dr. Estelle’s Walk with a Doc websites.
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 57,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans. TMA Foundation, TMA’s philanthropic arm, raises funds to support the public health and science priority initiatives of TMA and the family of medicine, including Walk with a Doc Texas. TMA’s Walk with a Doc Texas is funded in 2024 by TMA Foundation with generous support from TMA Insurance Trust, and gifts from other institutions, physicians and their families. To learn more, visit the TMA Foundation website.
Walk with a Doc is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire communities through movement and conversation with physician-led walking groups. Walk with a Doc was started in 2005 by David Sabgir, MD, a board-certified cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, visit the Walk with a Doc website.
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TMA contacts:
Brent Annear, (512) 656-7320
Swathi Narayanan, (408) 987-1318