Community-driven science-informed solutions for health eating, active living, obesity and related metabolic diseases
El Paso Texas
Joined July 2014
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Check out CCHI Director, Leah Whigham, on The Weekend with Louie Saenz where she speaks about achieving and maintaining a healthier weight, and the options offered at the El Paso Nutrition & Health Weight Clinic, part of UTHealth Houston in El Paso.
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Check out the article about our center and new clinic in the latest issue of The City Magazine! Find the full article online here: thecitymagazineelp.com/
I'm attending the ObesityWeek® 2023 conference, from October 14 to 17 in Dallas. Who else is going? invt.io/1txbgy4gnvr
Join us in Austin Sept. 28-29 for our Fall Symposium about digital tools for research related to physical activity and diet. Want to present? Abstract submissions are due Aug 18!
El Paso’s UTHealth Houston Center for Community Health Impact to partner on USDA Regional Food Business Center uth.edu/news/story/el-pasos-…
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We’ve updated our list of migrant aid organizations in El Paso where you can volunteer or make donations. Migrants are already filling shelters and with Title 42 set to end on May 11, community leaders are relying on goodwill.
@priscillatotiya reports:
elpasomatters.org/2023/05/08…
Check out our new publication showing the impact of air pollution on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children: neha.org/decreased-physical-… @nehaorg @matemedico @CARTEEH_UTC @UTHealthSPH @UTHealthHouston @ConscienHealth
UTHealth Center for Community Health Impact retweeted
Join me Apr 7 for 150 Miles: Health in the Borderlands
Other speakers include @davidforelpaso @matemedico @deannahoelscher @momamiatx
Register: bit.ly/3f0W1Ao
@uthcchi @childrenatrisk @TXFLC @msdcenter @mhmstx @UTexasSPH @PdNHFoundation @UnitedWayElPaso
Check out our new publication: Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: The rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: The rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @AndrewBrownPHD @EvanMayoWilson
Taking the Mic to Destigmatize Obesity - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2021/10/t…
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We publish four scientific journals featuring the most up to date and cutting-edge research in the field of #obesity.
Free content from each journal is available to read each month.
➡️ Find out more here: worldobesity.org/resources/j…
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#NutD Collection: Nutrition, Immunity and a #GlobalPandemic.
It is well recognised that #nutrition is intricately linked to #immunity and to the risk and severity of infections. The need for a balanced healthy diet has become more apparent than ever. nature.com/collections/ifeef…
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Traffic impacts metabolic risk for the underserved. We need bold solutions that cut emissions fast & create millions of good green jobs to make life better for working families. Join the #OurClimateMoment Twitterstorm 9/12 at 7pm ET/4pm PT. #ActOnClimate journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Best of 2020 on #NutD:
Adherence to a Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern and Risk of Diabetes
This eating pattern was associated with a lower risk of diabetes in a community-based U.S. population. doi.org/10.1038/s41387-020-0…
UTHealth Center for Community Health Impact retweeted
The adverse impact of poor #nutrition on the #ImmuneSystem, including its inflammatory component, may be one of the explanations for higher risk of more severe outcomes from infection with #COVID19 seen in older people and in those living with #obesity. doi.org/10.1038/s41387-021-0…
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Interested in learning more about gender equity in academia?
I'll be giving a presentation on Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women: A Roadmap to Equity in Academia
PM me for Zoom details for this *free* webinar on Thursday September 16 at 12pm EST/11am CST. All are welcome!
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The Institute for Hunger Research & Solutions is now on social media! Follow us @HungerInstitute to learn more about our work and how we create a paradigm shift for charitable food. @CTFoodshare @hunger @UConnRuddCenter @FoodBankNews2 @PHAnews @whyhunger @IslandPress
