Dr. Gregory P. Curnew
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2
E-mail: curnew@hhsc.ca
Dear Health Friends and Colleagues,
Being healthy in our current society is no easy task. Information presented by physicians and other
healthcare providers leads to a long-term retention rate of only 10%. Providing you with meaningful
information, environments (LIFE meetings, website, community events, health videos) in which
opportunities are available to reflect, delivering you health information that is updated, both practical and
personalized are keys to your long-term success. I hope you have benefited from some of our efforts. There
are no simple solutions to good health, you will need to apply multiple strategies FOREVER. We will
continue to work with you to help yourself and others. Currently we have seven steps to better health,
which I hope you continue to practice. Step number 7, helping others, is in my mind the most important. By
helping others you also help yourself. Below are our accomplishments today and our vision of tomorrow.
I hope you and others may find a way to contribute in improving the health of our community. Since 1995
the LIFE (Life Style Interventions Forever) team and I have been actively working on improving the health
of our patients and their communities by applying multiple strategies. Achievements and progress so far:
 Empowering individuals to be more active in their health.
 www.healthcorner.ca – an interactive health website for physicians, learners and patients. It is the
cornerstone and pride of our mission to prevent and help treat cardiovascular disease. The
website’s popularity is growing and we want you, your family and friends to feel this is an
excellent source of useful information. In addition, we want to enable you to participate actively in
your health through such developments as a series of interactive tools and interventions. 
 The LIFE meetings–a group program founded by myself catering to patients in a comprehensive
way.
 Dr Greg’s Series on Vascular Health ( over 15 years of hard work) – 6 books discussing control
and prevention of cardiovascular disease and a myriad of related topics that are presented in an
easy-to-read format. The High Road to Health Passport has been widely distributed. The LIFE
Program will constantly be updated with the best and newest scientific data. The ‘Dr. Greg ‘s
30-day diet’ should become available soon. A new book is now being developed for kids. We
now want to distribute copies to all who are interested. 
Health videos – a series that includes topics such as cholesterol, risk factor management, heart
disease, the LIFE group, weight management, diabetes, working with your doctor, and raising
healthy children. We are also trying to work with local cable companies so we can produce
multiple copies of them and distribute copies to all interested parties.
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Community health events: I have proposed these special days as part of an initiative to increase
awareness regarding vascular disease, sugar diabetes and weight management and also to focus on
preventive health strategies for everyone. Public health seminars and presentations will also be
developed that provide information to a variety of audiences and will include healthy activities.
Interactive patient forms, currently available on www.healthcorner.ca
Provide students from elementary, high school and university with bursaries for projects on health.
(Very successful last year and to be expanded).
Youth involvement from elementary schools to high schools (health seminars in schools, health
challenges targeted to specific age levels). We have worked so far in one school called Lee
Academy.
Distribution of blood pressure machines, scales, and step counters to patients. We now have better
data on good versus bad step counters & are developing software to monitor activity levels.
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Currently Developing: The health challenge is a 30-day call-to-arms in an effort to fight the war on heart
disease. Patients are encouraged to follow steps to improve eating habits including Dr Greg’s 30-day diet.
Exercise is promoted by keeping a daily exercise log, with the goal being 10,000 steps a day and/or 7 hours
of physical activity per week. Progress can be recorded and tracked by the patient over the course of the 30
days; the objective is to promote long-term change.
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Development of a computerized database of patients to track all heart risk factors. We have been
successful in cholesterol management. The next major initiative is to develop the hypertension
report card, identifying all cardiovascular risk factors in the patient database.
Better strategies to help patients ‘know their numbers’ and modify all your risk factors. I want to
be able to provide you access to all your numbers.
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The health report card –We are in the process of transferring 9000 different patient records to
potentially be available online on a website with the patient being able to control access through
password protection. 
Provide patients with a way to renew medications automatically through the healthcorner website
if they follow the guidelines given by their doctor. 
Videos on the health challenge and informational videos that cater to different age groups in the
school system that promote exercise and a healthy diet, and that work with families to ensure a
healthy lifestyle.
A series of health report cards for both children and adults, with health prizes to encourage
participation and better results.
Create venues for younger people to help adults & the elderly battle heart disease.
Videos on bypass operations and stroke victims to portray the seriousness of heart problems and
the dire consequences of not living a healthy lifestyle. Create a series of videos on multiple topics
on prevention. 
A main priority is to develop a better way for information to be exchanged between the
healthcorner website and healthcare databases as to provide a medium for patients and physicians
to access information more easily.
Provide a larger series of PowerPoint point presentations to better manage lifestyle changes as
well modify all risk factors. To make available online many of “Dr Greg’s Presentations”.
Form relationships with community-based learning programs and health initiatives. Also welcome
others to use the database and website systems, especially individuals interested in their health;
physicians etc.
Create a program that allows patients to keep an updated list of medications to be used each time
one visits the doctor so the physician can make the best decisions on how to further better health.
Computer course on how to use the internet and healthcorner.ca
1-day workshop on improving your health where you will receive a copy of part of your medical
record so you can really understand your health.
Access to a Health Coach, a review of your medications with a Pharmacist, a LIFE Exercise
counseloralong with a stress test before and after.
I hope we can all contribute as a way to prevent, further prevent and better treat heart disease through
education. Prevention is very costly and unprofitable however with your help I can make these programs
sustainable over time.
To contribute, please send a cheque to me here at Hamilton General Hospital, The LIFE Foundation
Program/account number 1163 LIFE PO Box 739, LCD1 Hamilton, ON L8N 3M8
Care of the LIFE Foundation,
Account Number 1163. It is crucial that you specify the account number, so we may direct your
contributions to more programs from myself and LIFE. If you have any special areas that you would like
your donation to directly fund, please talk to me personally and we’ll see if we can make your personal
and/or family health initiatives come true!
For every donation of $200 or more today you will receive your choice 1of 4 gift sets (As supplies last):
Gift Set #1
includes: pedometer, Dr Greg’s LIFE Workbook or 1 health DVD available at the LIFE
meetings or at community events.
Gift Set #2
includes: a limited number of blood pressure machines available at the LIFE meetings or
at community events.
Gift Set # 3
includes: a CD of all the current books or mailed to you via e-mail.
Gift Set # 4
includes: a copy of part of your medical records. (For patients of Dr. Curnew)
I will personally match all contributions. Nobody will be refused because of lack of finances. I only ask
you to work hard to control your risks factors. Please provide the LIFE Family and myself with as much
feedback as possible. A very important part of the LIFE Family is helping others. If you wish to help in
any way or if you are having any difficulties, let us know as we REALLY WANT YOU TO ACHIEVE A
NUMBER OF YOUR GOALS.
Anyone who purchases a health product today (pedometer, health passbook, health book binder) as a
health gift for someone other than himself or herself, I will personally (TRIPLE=3X) their contribution to
further develop the LIFE Family to help prevent heart disease and stoke.
The LIFE Foundation Donation Via:
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Program 1163 LIFE
PO Box 739, LCD1
Hamilton, ON L8N 3M8
Thanks for your support
Dr. Greg Curnew
The LIFE Foundation
Website: www.healthcorner.ca
By making a donation to the LIFE family, you will help improve the lives of our elderly
as well as creating a brighter future for our youth. We are translating results of research
programs to combat heart disease, cancer and stroke. We place a strong emphasis on
prevention—the best way to stop a heart attack or stroke is to prevent it from happening
in the first place. Your generosity will not go unnoticed and will directly help the lives of
others who are not as fortunate. Currently 100% of your donation will go directly into
programs on wellness with no administration fees. Donations can be made anonymously,
as a gift to a friend or family member, or in honour of a loved one. If preferred, one can
also ask for the funds to be directed toward a specific initiative of the LIFE family.
Donation Via:
Cheque made payable to:
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
PO Box 739, LCD1
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3M8
Program 1163 – LIFE
Amount of Donation: $
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As a special initiative, Dr. Curnew is generously going to match the amount of
your donation. Future success in reducing heart disease and cancer is made
possible through charitable caregivers like you. Thanks again.