Center for Healthy Living News
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13 Investigates: Couple 'miserable' as heat index reaches 109 inside their home
Published: August 25, 2023
Kevin Lanza, PhD, spoke with ABC 13 about the impact of extreme heat in low-income communities.
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Q&A: New program promotes equitable food access
Published: August 20, 2023
A new program with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, The Cook's Nook and Farmshare Austin aims to alleviate food insecurity, improve health outcomes and promote equitable food access. The program's partnership with the Dell Center for Healthy Living is highlighted.
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Estos son algunos de los riesgos de consumir cafeína en exceso, según una experta
Published: August 16, 2023
Diana Guevara, MPH, RD, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 about the health effects of caffeine.
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Why East Austin suffers more from this extreme heat than other neighborhoods
Published: August 14, 2023
As Austinites continue to slog through a stretch of 100-degree days, some residents are experiencing more extreme heat than others — and more challenges to their health. Dr. Kevin Lanza spoke with KUT about the impact of heat on different Austin neighborhoods.
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How one map tells the story of Houston’s heat inequity across vulnerable communities
Published: August 09, 2023
The story of why so many Houstonians are hot in their own home – sweating, uncomfortable, and unable to sleep – might be best told by a map buried in a government website. Kevin Lanza, PhD, spoke with the Houston Landing on health inequities in low-income communities.
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Ultra-Processed Foods May Increase Risk of Brain and Ovarian Cancer
Published: August 08, 2023
While research has implicated multiple types of foods, such as refined sugars and red meat, in increased disease risk, one category, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), may be particularly harmful. Dolores Woods, RDN, spoke with Giddy on why that may be the case.
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Ready for school lunch? Here's what to pack, what not to pack to keep kids healthy
Published: August 08, 2023
It's back to school time. So what should be part of a healthy school lunch? Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, gave the Statesman some tips.
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Fighting for Breaks on Multiple Fronts
Published: August 03, 2023
Kevin Lanza, PhD, spoke to the Texas Observer about the health effects of physical labor in the heat. The Texas State Public Affairs Network also ran the story.
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Back 2 School: Creative lunch ideas from a nutritionist
Published: August 03, 2023
Dolores Woods, RDN, appeared on FOX 26 News to talk about nutritious lunch and snack ideas that parents can pack for their kids during the new school year.
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August Healthy Summer Challenge
Published: August 01, 2023
This summer, the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living challenges you and your kids to build healthy habits while school is out! See our last challenge of the year.
