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3 Simple Rules for a Better Diet
March 08, 2021
The way diets usually get talked about these days, simply asking a fundamental question like how to eat healthy can seem a little naive, slightly entry-level. It's easy to feel like you should be immediately considering something extreme, like intermittent fasting or counting macros, not simply pondering what's for dinner.
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‘Money before lives.’ Lifting of mask mandate worries minority workers in Fort Worth
March 08, 2021
Jenber Abeb hasn’t allowed customers inside of her Ethiopian restaurant in a year, and she’s afraid the removal of mask mandates will just drag her reopening date further away.
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Everything to Know About the Flexitarian Diet
March 04, 2021
Our diets are sad—at least according to nutritionists. The standard Canadian diet is "void of fibre-rich whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes," says Wesley McWhorter, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Summer Boating Safety Tips
This summer we will be reviewing some different summer safety topics. The first topic is boater safety. In the summer months boating is a very fun activity especially in the heat, but before you go boating this summer it is important to prepare.
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Concerns among Central Texas Residents during COVID-19 Pandemic
“I'm extremely concerned about my parent's exposure level to COVID because their jobs required them to return back to work (chemical plant and elementary school teacher) and I'm concerned that if we get COVID, we'll be the percentage of people who are not healthy enough to survive it because we are overweight and I occasionally smoke cigarettes every few days (my husband smokes every day) ….”
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Lectureship Spotlight: Anthony B. Iton, MD, JD, MPH
Join us on April 22 for the 2021 Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health! This year we are recognizing Anthony B. Iton, MD, JD, MPH for his continued work at the intersection of public health and social justice.
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Texas Cares: A COVID-19 antibody project. How bad is COVID-19 in Texas and how should schools respond?
05/19/2021
As Texas schools close for the spring session, and prepare for summer and fall, experts at the UTHealth School of Public Health will provide information on a statewide COVID-19 antibody study called Texas Cares.
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Taking it to the STREETS: Evaluating health effects of Safe Routes to School infrastructure changes in Austin, Texas
04/29/2021
In coordination with the approaching Bike to School day on May 5, 2021, this webinar will highlight the importance of active travel to school, and a current Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative.
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All You Want to Know About the Vaccines That Prevent COVID-19
04/27/2021
We will discuss how the current vaccines are made, how they induce immunity, their side effects, their effectiveness, their distribution, why people should get vaccinated.
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