Not D - as in Deirdre, but D as in the vitamin - I have been promoting Vitamin D in response to research and recommendations from two of my ...
Family Time
Taking a few days to visit family who have gathered in my beloved Florida. Though I often like to blog during my travels, especially in reg...
Lattes and Apples
No they weren't together - just two points to make from the day. I attended a community meeting tonight and the Healthy Carolinians grou...
Odds and Ends
Medicine and Weight Gain - Yesterday I spoke to a group of women. My topic was physical activity and heart disease. One of the women in t...
TESTIMONIAL
Salina Wilson , Volunteer, F.H.E My journey with F.H.E began five years ago, when I was in the 11 th grade and I went for a medical camp o...
Do You Need Another Reason??
Exercise is IN! Soon- probably next week, I am going to begin sharing excerpts of the paper I have been writing which describes the impact o...
Informed Eating for Kids
This little nugget found me today, and surely I can take a moment to share. As is well known to my university peers and many others, my pas...
Handing You Off
Ok - I won't make a habit of this, but I have been holding on to a website link to use on a day that I was too busy to post my own conte...
Ah, go ahead - have a little more
Full body scanners for use at airports are in the news again, but I am not sure why. It may be that the holidays bring about more travel an...
Odds and Ends
WOW - My notes for each point are two words at the most - I may not be able to make a cohesive post out of them! Blair Underwood - I notice...
The Time it Takes
Today I want to share something I learned while reading some articles for a class. The article was regarding our measurement of disease in t...
To the Front
I am most pleased to report that progress continues in the informed eating arena. This past week several hundred public health educators, r...
Aren't we ALL Pre Hypertensive
let me be clear - I fall into the camp of health care / public health folks who DO NOT think that prehypertension is a disease, that it shou...
Concepts to Share
In my practicum class today, we had a guest. Her name is Risa Wilkerson and she is part of the Healthy Kids Healthy Communities program fro...
Pay to Work
I am frustrated that I cannot locate one of my own posts! Not too long ago I continued my reporting on doctors who are given stipends, ince...
Odds and Ends
I spoke to my Mom this afternoon and she advised that I give my brain a rest. She also advised that I not burn anything (side story). So a...
Heart Health
I mentioned in one of the little blurbs from last week's Odds and Ends that I was invited to speak at a conference later this month. Th...
Activities 2010- Ongoing project
AIDA , Madrid, Spain with Caja de Burgos Obra Social GROS Boechout-Vremde, Belgium "Feeling India" (Delhi) Feeling Ind...
Not Ready For Prime Time
I am done with my school work for today and want to take a moment to address an issue which had me literally incensed this morning. It was a...
Activities 2009
Medical Activities Medical camps and vaccination camps were held in various areas of South Delhi serving mostly women and their children. ...
Activities 2006-08
Family Health and Education has provided medical care to more than 25,500 underprivileged patients until 2007. The medical camps, which aim ...
Project Activities
Since it started its existence in November 1998, FHC has provided medical care to more than 23000 underprivileged patients , with the help...
A New Favorite
I expect that I will get back to this person and this issue in future posts. This will be after I learn more of Dr. Swinburn's research...
I Will Walk That Line
In the past we have talked about walking in regards to peripheral vascular disease and claudication - do you remember? The goal was to help ...