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Doctor Trades White Coat for Walking Shoes
與其穿著白大褂，不如陪病人散散步
Cardiologist Dr. David Sabgir thought he was doing everything he could to help his patients.
一直以來，心臟病醫師大衛·薩博格爾盡心竭力地幫助病人。
Sabgir, who has been in practice for 12 years, said, "I was frusturated."
經過12年不懈地研究后，薩博格爾醫生表示：“我感到很沮喪。”
Heart disease is the number one killer in America.
一直以來，心臟病成為美國人的頭號殺手。
But 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable with more exercise and simple lifestyle changes.
但是，只要多運動并合理地調整生活方式，80%的心臟疾病是可以預防的。
He then said, "So one day I asked a few patients to meet me and my family in the park to take a walk."
他接著說道：“于是，每次跟家人一起到公園散步時，我都會邀請幾位病人同行。”
At the first walk in 2005, 101 people showed up.
第一次開始這項活動是在2005年，當時有101人參加。
Today, Sabgir's nonprofit, Walk with a Doc, has expanded to more than 160 chapters around the country.
如今，這項“醫生陪你散步”的非盈利組織已經增加至160多人。
Doctors and patients walk together in local parks on a regular basis,
醫生和病人定期會出現在當地的公園，
continuing the health conversation and getting fit.
一邊散步一遍暢談關于健康的話題。
