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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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April is Minority Health Awareness Month in Ohio. Medical research is finding that treatment of some diseases differs in various ethnic groups. Understanding what these differences are can have a direct impact on your health. Not sure what the differences are let NetWellness help. Our experts provide information on some of the more common diseases and are always available for your questions.
The University of Cincinnati Family Medicine Department celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Under the direction of Jeffrey Susman, MD, the Department sponsors a broad range of education, research, patient care and community service programs.
Education:
Family Medicine plays a leading role in fellow, resident and medical student teaching at the Medical Center, with a focus on training about the care of underserved populations. The Department has developed a special "Underserved" Residency Track and an "Underserved" Family Medicine Fellowship. In addition, the Department has a "Family Medicine/Psychiatry" residency program and a nationally renowned International Health Program.
Research:
The Department's Research Division focuses on research that is directly related to the provision of primary care, including topics such as medical errors in primary care, headache, barriers to care for underserved populations, domestic violence, and end-of-life care.
Patient Care:
Family physician faculty provides more than 100,000 patient visits per year at its outpatient offices as well as in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and a number of other sites.
Community Service:
The Department has a long-standing commitment to medical care of underserved populations both locally and in developing countries. The Department has extensive patient care and community development projects in remote areas of Honduras and Brazil.
NetWellness would like to welcome Jaime Ackerman, RD, LD who will serve as an expert in Obesity/Weight Management and Diet and Nutrition. Jaime is an Extension Associate in Food and Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Jaime has also provided an informative new article on Childhood Obesity as well.
What do you pack for the kids (as well as yourself)? Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD Extension Associate in Food and Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University provides the answer to this question and several others you may have on this topic in Packing Safe and Appealing School Lunches.
Asthma among children, particularly minority children, has been steadily rising. In keeping with our feature on minority health Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Behaviors and Health Promotions in the School of Public Health at The Ohio State University has provided an article titled "Childhood Asthma Among Minority Populations."
Are you and your family trying to have a healthier diet? Have you tried to read the labels at the grocery and ended up with more questions than answers? Then the new and improved "Reading Food Labels" by Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD Adjunct Instructor of Nutrition Sciences in the College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is required reading.
High Blood Pressure is a common problem in our society. The Dash Diet was developed to help treat this disease. Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD has updated a NetWellness exclusive article on the DASH Diet.
Bird Flu is a topic that has been in the news several times lately. Benita Jackson, MD, MPH, FACPM, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University and Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, MPVM, MS, PhD, Professor - Extension Veterinarian in the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University provide the information you need in an article titled "What is the big deal about "Bird Flu" (Avian Influenza)?"
The family pet is a well loved institution in many homes and just as diseases can be spread between humans our pets can spread diseases to us as well. Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, MPVM, MS, PhD, Professor - Extension Veterinarian in the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University has provided an article, "Pets and Human Illness - What's the Connection?" to NetWellness. If you have questions on protecting you and your family NetWellness has the answers you need.
They're new and blue, NetWellness bookmarks that is. NetWellness has been providing timely, accurate, and trusted health information for you, your family, your patrons, and your patients for many years. Now you and your library, school, or organization can help spread the news. Bookmarks can be requested online free of charge.
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