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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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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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Helpful Ways to Enjoy more Fruits and Veggies
This is the last week of National Nutrition Month®, and this week's theme is incorporating fruits and veggies into meals. Below are some helpful ways to enjoy more fruits and veggies. There are also some tips and tricks for hiding veggies or fruit in different foods!
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Staying Active While Working from Home
This is the third week of National Nutrition Month® and this week's theme is physical activity. Below are some helpful tips to stay active while working from home. I have also included a beginner workout that can be done at home with no equipment.
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Texas KIDS COUNT: Health Equity for Every Texas Child
04/08/2021
All children deserve the opportunity for a healthy life. In Texas, not all children have the health insurance, food security, and economic security needed for a healthy childhood, due to disparities rooted in systemic racism.
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Breaking Down Silos: Collaborative Research to Inform City of Austin Food System Response During COVID-19
04/06/2021
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, City of Austin's Office of Sustainability called upon partners to investigate the anticipated growing food needs and how these needs exist at the local level. Two Austin-based institutions stepped in to fill gaps in understanding utilizing their experience with existing data systems and methodology: UTHealth School of Public Health, and Dell Medical School.
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Exploring healthy food access and consumption among low-income central Texas residents during COVID-19: the FRESH Austin Study
03/22/2021
In this webinar, the Food Retail: Evaluation Strategies for a Healthy Austin (FRESH Austin) research team presented empirical and simulation-based findings on the impact of COVID-19 on food security, food purchasing, cooking, and consumption habits among central Texas residents during mid-2020.
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Apr 22
2021 Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health
April 22, 2021 12:30 to April 22, 2021 2:00Join us for the 2021 Michael & Susan Dell Center Lectureship in Child Health featuring Keynote Speaker Anthony B. Iton, MD, JD, MPH.
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Apr 27
All You Want to Know About the Vaccines That Prevent COVID-19
April 27, 2021 12:00 to April 27, 2021 1:00We will discuss how the current vaccines are made, how they induce immunity, their side effects, their effectiveness, their distribution, why people should get vaccinated. We will discuss the virus variants and the effectiveness of the vaccine against the variants. We will discuss herd immunity, and why that is important. We will discuss the potential need for booster doses.
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Apr 29
Taking it to the STREETS: Evaluating health effects of Safe Routes to School infrastructure changes in Austin, Texas
April 29, 2021 12:00 to April 29, 2021 1:00In 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 that seeks to improve child health by creating safe, convenient, and fun opportunities for children to bicycle or walk to and from school through transportation projects centered around schools.
