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Helping patients win the fight against obesity
May 17, 2019
As an increasing number of Americans face health consequences from being severely overweight, medical schools are doing more to teach students how to prevent and treat the disease.
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Texas could add tax on e-cigs and vape products to try to prevent minors from using them
May 08, 2019
A Houston-area legislator this week hopes to persuade Texas House colleagues to approve a 10% state retail excise tax on e-cigarette and vape tobacco products.
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Who should use artificial sweeteners, which ones are best?
April 30, 2019
Shreela Sharma, associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition specialist at UTHealth School of Public Health, analyzed these artificial sweeteners to determine who should use which.
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Bike to Work Spotlight: Kevin Lanza
Kevin Lanza, PhD, MCRP, is the Michael & Susan Dell Center Post-Doctoral Fellow and helps to promote physical activity of children. In his spare time, you can find Dr. Lanza running on the hike-and-bike trail or eating tacos. In celebration of Bike to Work Day, Dr. Lanza shares how he got started biking to work and some tips for beginners.
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Spotlight on Forest Creek Elementary’s Diversity Project: Sculpting Social Connections
Forest Creek Elementary is a one of a kind school that showcased their unique community of culturally diverse families by launching a ceramic art project. They utilized their mini-grant to implement their school wide installation, the “FCE Diversity Project.” The project was geared towards enriching their students’ social emotional skills through art and opened dialogue centering on tradition and identity.
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Workplace Spotlight: Valley Baptist Medical Center, Brownsville
Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, provides comprehensive services to the greater Brownsville community and is part of the Valley Baptist Health System that serves the Rio Grande Valley. VBMC was designated as a Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite in July 2018.
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Live in the Houston area? Head to HealthFest on June 9th! Hosted by Nicole’s Garden, a non-profit organization whose top mission is to change the way that people eat, grow & attain their food by establishing urban & micro farms in non-green spaces. http://healthyfestival.com/ pic.twitter.com/duj10eSUEs
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21 May
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Food as medicine: Doctors are prescribing broccoli and bananas alongside beta blockers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/food-as-medicine-doctors-are-prescribing-broccoli-alongside-beta-blockers/2019/05/17/45cec832-70e0-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html?utm_term=.659d251b3f99 … @dc_greens @washingtonpost
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It's #BikeToWorkDay2019! Center Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kevin Lanza, is a bike commuter. See how he got started biking to work, his tips for new bikers, and a bit about his research on our blog https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/blog/posting.htm?id=Bike-to-Work-Spotlight-Kevin-Lanza … pic.twitter.com/C36AnCm1rA
Like It's #BikeToWorkDay2019! Center Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kevin Lanza, is a bike commuter. See how he got started biking to work, his tips for new bikers, and a bit about his research on our blog https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/blog/posting.htm?id=Bike-to-Work-Spotlight-Kevin-Lanza …pic.twitter.com/C36AnCm1rA
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17 May
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New @PennMedicine findings suggest beverage taxes could be a promising policy to help improve public health, after seeing 38% drop in sugary drink sales in Philly. http://bit.ly/2Wa7J3T pic.twitter.com/0BpDYDeumb
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15 May
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It's #NationalSaladMonth, so all week long we're sharing our favorite #BrighterBites salad recipes! Starting with our Minty Grapefruit Salad which is always a hit on demo days at our schools like it was in Jan at Henderson Elementary in @dallasschools. https://brighterbites.org/recipe/minty-grapefruit-salad/ … pic.twitter.com/OV1cJsnrOP
Like It's #NationalSaladMonth, so all week long we're sharing our favorite #BrighterBites salad recipes! Starting with our Minty Grapefruit Salad which is always a hit on demo days at our schools like it was in Jan at Henderson Elementary in @dallasschools. https://brighterbites.org/recipe/minty-grapefruit-salad/ …pic.twitter.com/OV1cJsnrOP
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13 May
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Center faculty, @billkohl, was announced as the 2019-2021 Board Chair for The National Physical Activity Plan Alliance! Congratulations, Dr. Kohl! https://twitter.com/NationalPAPlan/status/1126839332378218496 …
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Attend the inaugural "Healthy Mom–Healthy Baby" conf, Wed, 6/12, 8am–5pm, UT Austin School of Nursing, 1710 Red River, ATX More info: http://nursing.utexas.edu/hmhb pic.twitter.com/fz9hXImtjX
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9 May
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Join us for our third Food Bank Talks: Nutrition Education on May 29 to learn all about the incredible work our nutrition team is doing. In the past year they taught nearly 600 nutrition education classes! The event is free. RSVP today: http://bit.ly/talksnutrition pic.twitter.com/uBmz3uVumm
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8 May
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Check out our spotlight on Forest Creek Elementary to read about their Unplug & Connect Mini-Grant project! https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/blog/posting.htm?id=Spotlight-on-Forest-Creek-Elementary-Diversity-Project-Sculpting-Social-Connections … pic.twitter.com/DbpmX3Pnev
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8 May
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#NoDietDay is an annual celebration of body acceptance and a dedication to promoting a healthy lifestyle. At #BrighterBites, we promote a healthy lifestyle by emphasizing healthy choices. @MyPlate provides direction for building a balanced meal. https://brighterbites.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Tip-Sheet-MyPlate_8.5x11-1.pdf … pic.twitter.com/Usc6UbznhQ
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6 May
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We
teachers because they help students thrive! #ThankATeacher #HealthySchools pic.twitter.com/epwssDzASV
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6 May
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Want to learn more? https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/resources/nutrition%20final.pdf … @msdcenter @CATCHhealth @RWJF @JohnArnoldFndtn pic.twitter.com/ROOOSMFPrt
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2 May
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Dr. @deannahoelscher provided evidence-based data from multiple Center projects in her role as Content Expert at the State Capitol yesterday. Thanks to the @txlegeobesity for the invitation! https://twitter.com/Mission_Ready/status/1123715179043348480 …
Like Dr. @deannahoelscher provided evidence-based data from multiple Center projects in her role as Content Expert at the State Capitol yesterday. Thanks to the @txlegeobesity for the invitation! https://twitter.com/Mission_Ready/status/1123715179043348480 … View on Twitter 2 May -
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD, of @UTexasSPH and @msdcenter discusses the pros and cons of artificial sweeteners in this @KPRC2 story: https://www.click2houston.com/health/who-should-use-artificial-sweeteners-which-ones-are-best …
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Over 2.5 million Texas children don't eat any vegetables on a given school day. We must improve child nutrition in Texas. Learn more at http://go.uth.edu/TexasChildHealth … #HealthyChildrenHealthyState pic.twitter.com/hHKqZuMrPn
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1 May
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Rediscover the joys of life beyond screens. Celebrate #ScreenFreeWeek April 29-May 5! http://www.screenfree.org/
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San Antonio health director, @ColleenBridger, gets first city-funded ACEs coordinator.
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30 April
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Is improving sidewalks a cost-effective way to increase #physicalactivity? New research by @greg_knell @DeborahSalvoD and others. http://bit.ly/2GRJdf5 pic.twitter.com/CZLu7WGxaT
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29 April
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Unhealthy has become the new normal. During #HealthyTexasWeek, we’re teaming up with @ITSTIME to change that. Join us and commit to making April 29 – May 5 the healthiest week of the year in Texas: http://HEALTHYTEXASWEEK.COM
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#HealthyTexasWeek is only 3 days away. Here are some ideas to #ShopHealthier: visit a #FarmersMarket for local produce and goods, put the focus on #FruitsAndVeggies at the grocery store, and eat more lean protein! Commit to #ShopHealthier here: http://bit.ly/2EyX2Oz pic.twitter.com/gxrvvwRn8j
Like #HealthyTexasWeek is only 3 days away. Here are some ideas to #ShopHealthier: visit a #FarmersMarket for local produce and goods, put the focus on #FruitsAndVeggies at the grocery store, and eat more lean protein! Commit to #ShopHealthier here: http://bit.ly/2EyX2Oz pic.twitter.com/gxrvvwRn8j View on Twitter 26 April
