September 2011
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“When we go to federal or state health officials, or drilling officials, or any...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten talks about health problems near gas drilling and fracking sites — and why industry regulations make them difficult to track. (via nprfreshair)
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August 2011
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“They had imagined that American agricultural abundance would protect the poor in...”
– Free For All, Janet Poppendieck
Dear Sweet Followers...
I have not abandoned you I promise!
I moved to a new town recently and still lack internet in my apartment (thanks verizon strike…) but I promise I will get back to posting all things nutrition, fitness, and public health soon :)
On a personal note— I have lost 18 pounds so far this summer and I have had an amazing opportunity to gather my thoughts on personal health, nutrition,...
July 2011
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Life Stress
I’m so stressed out lately.
My life is just all a giant question mark right now.
I’ll graduate in the fall and then what? I have a full year lease in Philly but dont want to live here after next semester. I want to start an MPH program in January but some of my top choices dont take Spring applicants. What’s more, most schools dont fund spring applicants.
What’s a girl...
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“Our spectacular failure to provide fresh, appealing, healthy meals to all our...”
– Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
almalania asked: Hi (: I was wondering if there are any public health oriented books that you would recommend?
June 2011
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MyPlate Revisited
As disappointed as I was with the limitations of MyPlate at the time of its creation, I may have had a change of heart.
I find myself thinking about MyPlate as I sit down to each of my meals. Its a much easier thought process than my previous habit of tallying up my fruit/vegetable consumption from the course of the day—“Uh wait, what did I have for breakfast today?”
I’ve...
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“…A lot of us are under the illusion that we all get a fair shake growing...”
– Health interview with Julianne Moore
Discussing her involvement with the Children’s Health Fund.
I just love the part “to be poor in this country is to kind of hide in plain sight.”
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“Where would more Bachelor graduates of public health fit in the work place and...”
– RWJF NewPublicHealth Q&A with Paul Jarris M.D., Executive Director,Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO),
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Random Thought: Writing papers in the summer is...
Sure, I like writing. Sure, I like writing papers.
But gosh, when its 90 degrees outside and everyone else is having fun, I cant say I like writing papers.
Summer school is not for the faint of hearts I tell you.
This is my 7th straight semester with nothing more than 2 weeks off, sooo I’m gunna go ahead and say I may in fact be a bit drained of writing papers…
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Climate Adaptation: GOOD Magazine has jumped the... →
climateadaptation:
I’ve written three pieces for GOOD, and probably will write no more. I’ve covered Egypt’s climate change troubles post Mubarak, the deep irony of Oil companies adapting to climate change impacts, and the little discussed Executive Order by President Obama on climate change. I am…
Please read this whole post….I cannot believe that GOOD would post something such...
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“If left to its own devices, it’s pretty apparent that the [food] industry...”
– NPR: Food Industry And Health Experts Face Off Over Package Labeling
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“There is no such thing as an advanced variation. My body can not be more...”
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Michael Taylor on Twitter about “advanced” variations in yoga.
I saw this quote at a very fitting time. That same morning my yoga instructor was talking to us about motivation that stems from our desire to compete with—and look like—our neighbors in practice.
He reminded...
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Lack of work ethic really bothers me...
Two of my fellow interns “unexpectedly” were unable to make it into the office today. They’re friends so the fact that they both cannot make it today irks me.
I’ve only ever called out of work once—it was last Christmas and my flight home to New Hampshire was canceled so I couldn’t make it to my summer/ school break job on the day I had originally scheduled to...
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Almost Guilt Free Pizza Recipe
Honestly, I could eat pizza all day everyday for the rest of my life. Dare say its my favorite food?
Even BETTER: My favorite pizza is light cheese, extra sauce, and pepperoni—make it double pepperoni. Not the healthiest.
In my quest to become a full vegetarian I wanted to find a filling substitute to my BFF pepperoni. It has seriously been the only meat I am willing to eat for years....
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This is BIG: America's First National Prevention...
Yesterday, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin hosted a press conference to announce the nation’s first EVER National Prevention Strategy.
This is huge Public Health news..HUGE. The Obama administration continues to be an administration that places the focus on public health and disease prevention.
The purpose of the meeting was to talk about how America needs to refocus its perspective to...
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“When you look at the reasons for it, at least half of this is [because of] heart...”
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Dr. David Ansell explains why, on the South Side of Chicago, the life expectancy of an African-American male is eight years lower than that of a Caucasian man. On today’s Fresh Air, Ansell talks about caring for and treating the poor and uninsured in Chicago’s Cook County Hospital.
(via...
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daughter of artists: In a typical LAUSD classroom... →
daughterofartists:
In a typical LAUSD classroom in a high-need community, out of 30 students: 10 are obese, which can lead to diabetes and heart disease, and increase absences
1-2 will develop Type 2 diabetes before graduation
4 girls will contract a sexually transmitted infection; 1 in 3 girls will…
Check out this full post, its great. These numbers are similar in many most of...
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““ALBANY - It’s known as the 911 Good Samaritan law.
On Tuesday, parents who...”
– Parents push for law to prevent drug overdose deaths
(via harmreduction)
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“When it comes to private insurance, including employer-based policies, 77...”
– NPR: Americans To Health Plans: Pay For The Pill
We live in a country were politics predict health care and no one wants to provide women with the resources to control their sexual health.
To me, you have to choose somewhere. Regardless of if abortion is legal, contraceptives must be free and...
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Run, Eat, Repeat: Michael Pollan's "Food Rules" →
Eat food.
Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.
Avoid food products containing ingredients that no ordinary human would keep in the pantry.
Avoid food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Avoid food products that have some form of sugar…
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“I live in the America that people forget.”
– I live in the America that people don’t want to see.
I live in the America where almost 30% of all housing units are vacant.
I live in the America where people are afraid to go.
I live in the America where the term flash mob describes a group of dangerous teenagers—not organized...
May 2011
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The CDC on How to Prepare for the Zombie... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Whoa.
This was a fun way for the CDC to get people talking about emergency preparedness…it’s sort of working since this link has been floating around the internet!! We’ll see if people LOLing about zombies can turn into true emergency preparedness.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS!!!!!!! I...
1) The Farmer’s Table
2) Duckfat
3) Beals Ice Cream
ALL WERE SO SO SO SO GOOD!!!!!!!
I loved Portland, like really loved it. I loved all the organic, local food. I found a yoga store….I bought some om earrings. I found a book store dedicated to FOOD CULTURE! There is a walking/running/biking path that runs along the water and includes a little beach.
I guess I just loved...
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I'm currently visiting my parents in NH and going...
Any local food suggestions out there?
We’re planning to eat at Flatbread tonight…yummy, local, organic pizza. I cannot WAIT :)
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April 2011
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“If you think 11-year-olds in this city don’t need condoms, think again”
– Daily News: Ronnie Polaneczky: If you think 11-year-olds in this city don’t need condoms, think again
“Because a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Philadelphia as having the earliest age of sexual initiation - 13 - among cities...
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I am in desperate need of a new run play-list...
Suggestions?