Great new blog post from one of my favorite blogs "Obesity Panacea." I like that researchers are moving towards the terminology "active transportation" instead of "alternative" or "non-motorized" transportation!



In his analysis of the article, he writes,



"In comparison to continuing on with "business as usual", substantially increasing active transportation by 2030 (either alone or in concert with reductions in vehicle carbon-emissions) is estimated to result in dramatic… Continue

AUGUST 10 WEBINAR: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO

HEALTHY FOODS





Good nutrition is essential to good health. Yet, obstacles to

eating healthy – unhealthy food environments, lack of resources

to purchase nutritious food regularly and lack of healthy food

options in the community – represent major challenges for some to

choose and maintain healthy eating habits.



On August 10, join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission… Continue

I've been getting a lot of emails recently regarding various ways you can get involved with the health and health care reform movement, so I thought that I would share them with you:



Lots of events coming up this week - from my friend Kate:



Friday - Happy Hour at Madrone from 6-8



Sunday at Golden Gate Park:… Continue

On Friday, July 31, Professor and associate dean of research Art Reingold spoke to Science Friday host Ira Flatow. The panel also included Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service. They gave an update on the spread of H1N1 influenza around the world, what researchers are finding out about the disease, and progress towards vaccines.… Continue

Welcome! I wanted to let you know that there is a group dedicated specifically to discussing HIAs. It's located under the groups tab, then click on the picture of the group and voila! you are a member! The groups are also located on the right hand side of the screen! please consider joining so we can talk to one another.

Direct link: http://dialogue4health.ning.com/group/HIA