When you hear the word cholesterol, you probably think about the good kind (HDL) and the bad kind (LDL). Medical Assistant and Medical Administrative Assistant Program Chair, Jackie Lee, and medical assistant student Stacy Beardmore worked with UPS in La Crosse as part of the company’s wellness program.
“The La Crosse UPS contacted me wanting to recruit a guest speaker from a local college to talk about health and wellness topics,” Jackie said. “UPS has an employee wellness initiative which is aimed at educating their employees on how to be healthy.”
Jackie’s most recent lecture focused on the different types of cholesterol (HDL, LHL and triglycerides) and their causes. She described cholesterol through a metaphor, saying, “Think of your arteries like a water pipe. Over time, gunk builds up on the walls of the pipe,” she said.