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Culinary Dentistry Takes Students from the Clinic to the Kitchen
November 13, 2018
Students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry are learning how to do more than drill and fill. They’re also in the kitchen, learning how to prepare nutritious and delicious meals that benefit oral and systemic health alike thanks to the Nourish Program at the UTHealth School of Public Health.
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Students dish out new approaches to nutrition with culinary medicine program
November 08, 2018
Students across a variety of disciplines at UTHealth, including McGovern Medical School, are getting a taste of what it means to better understand nutrition and how to better help patients as part of an ongoing culinary medicine program held at the UTHealth School of Public Health (SPH).
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Pioneering Culinary Dentistry Program Enters Halloween Spirit to Offer Fiendishly Healthy Options
October 31, 2018
Beheaded stuffed peppers, graveyard chocolate hummus and creepy crawly pumpkin bars were among the Halloween-themed treats created by students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry who were learning how to cook as part of a new program in partnership with UTHealth School of Public Health.
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Three Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat That Are Healthy
It’s Sunday and you are planning your meals for the week. You start a grocery list and begin with: chicken, potatoes, green beans…. and then you realize- you are tired of eating the same foods! What do you do? When food boredom strikes, try incorporating one of these three unique plants into your next meal
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A Complete Set of Skills: Using Project Management in Public Health
You need to know why you should engage stakeholders, and identify who those stakeholders might be, but also how to do that. That’s where project management comes in. Being able to deliver the right stuff, at the right time, for the right amount of money is essential.
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TOAW Keynote Spotlight: Dr. Amelie Ramirez
Dr. Ramirez is an internationally renowned health disparities researcher at UT Health San Antonio and has 30 years of experience conducting behavioral and communications projects to reduce cancer, increase screening rates and clinical trial participation, prevent tobacco use, and improve healthy lifestyles among U.S. Latinos.
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The Nourish Program was featured on @DentistryToday! Read on to learn about the Culinary Dentistry pilot program! https://twitter.com/DentistryToday/status/1062390597166788609 …
Like The Nourish Program was featured on @DentistryToday! Read on to learn about the Culinary Dentistry pilot program! https://twitter.com/DentistryToday/status/1062390597166788609 … View on Twitter 14 November -
We're hosting a FREE webinar with UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center on Thurs, 11/15, from 12-1pm! You'll learn about Community Health Collaboratives and why being part of one can give you the info—and inspiration!—needed to improve your community's health. https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daxp pic.twitter.com/lal8l5dABA
Like We're hosting a FREE webinar with UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center on Thurs, 11/15, from 12-1pm! You'll learn about Community Health Collaboratives and why being part of one can give you the info—and inspiration!—needed to improve your community's health. https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daxp pic.twitter.com/lal8l5dABA
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13 November
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The NEW edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from @HHSGov were released today. http://salud.to/paguidelines #PAGuidelines #HealthIsWhy pic.twitter.com/qhitRUH74R
Like The NEW edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from @HHSGov were released today. http://salud.to/paguidelines #PAGuidelines #HealthIsWhypic.twitter.com/qhitRUH74R
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12 November
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Join us and UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center on Thurs, 11/15, from 12-1pm for a FREE webinar on Community Health Collaboratives. You'll learn how diverse groups of people can positively affect public health and leave with info to take action in your community! https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daxp pic.twitter.com/PFEGd0FJmO
Like Join us and UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center on Thurs, 11/15, from 12-1pm for a FREE webinar on Community Health Collaboratives. You'll learn how diverse groups of people can positively affect public health and leave with info to take action in your community! https://tinyurl.com/y8u5daxp pic.twitter.com/PFEGd0FJmO
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9 November
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Like #SaludTues @SaludAmerica JUST RELEASED our Module to build #selfesteem while simultaneously reversing #childhoodobesity. #IQSD #NCDS #T2DM #salud #obesidad #pediatra #DEFEATSODATRON http://www.dunkthejunk.org/blog/module-to-prevent-amp-reverse-childhood-obesity-while-simultaneously-building-self-esteem … View on Twitter 22 October
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#IQSD #NCDS #T2DM #salud #obesidad #pediatra #DEFEATSODATRON http://www.dunkthejunk.org/blog/module-to-prevent-amp-reverse-childhood-obesity-while-simultaneously-building-self-esteem … -
Halloween candy is sweet! But it’s not sweet on your kid’s teeth. Nov. 1 is #NationalBrushDay. pic.twitter.com/8tSj1bQFwn
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1 November
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A7: Parents can use a resource like this to help ensure their child gets the nutrients he or she needs during lunch! http://go.uth.edu/LIITB #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/S0hMonSLO5
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30 October
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Q7: What other resources and/or programs are available for Latino and all families, children, and schools to improve childhood nutrition and showcase culinary health education? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/3uEPz3C1Zi
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30 October
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A6: Nutrition is a huge part of health! Nutrition education should be part of the conversation when it comes to preventing or treating obesity. Food is the one thing everyone consumes. #SaludTues
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Q6: Why should nutrition education be part of an organized health system to prevent/treat obesity and other preventive chronic diseases? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/yQEJ3smnRu
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30 October
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A5: To be able to implement culinary medicine into your diet you would need to know practical cooking skills so you could do it yourself at home. #SaludTues
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Q5: Why are practical cooking skills important when teaching about culinary medicine? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/jyZrOn24P9
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30 October
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A4: People of Hispanic/Latino background are at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanics, so culinary health education could impact how families cook and eat at home. #SaludTues
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Q4: How does culinary health education / culinary medicine impact Latino and all families? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/md8ErAYBw0
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30 October
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A3: It’s also important for there to be access to culinary health education in the community so that community members can go and learn skills for themselves. #SaludTues
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A3: It’s important for doctors to have an understanding of culinary health so that they can help recommend changes in diet to their patients to help with their diagnosis. #SaludTues
Like A3: It’s important for doctors to have an understanding of culinary health so that they can help recommend changes in diet to their patients to help with their diagnosis. #SaludTues View on Twitter 30 October -
Q3: Why is culinary health education important in both the clinical setting and the community setting? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/IRTrkz9PYV
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30 October
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A2: It’s important for everyone in the family to know and understand the nutrition value in their food.
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A2: Why is it important Latino and all families partake in culinary health education together? #SaludTues pic.twitter.com/opG3aBejBT
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30 October
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A1: It’s the education of “food as medicine”. How anyone can use food and diet to treat conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. #SaludTues
Like A1: It’s the education of “food as medicine”. How anyone can use food and diet to treat conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. #SaludTues View on Twitter 30 October
