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Instant Recess by Toni Yancey

Posted on 04/21/10 in Blog, No Comments
Instant Recess by Toni Yancey

Check out Instant Recess. Scheduled for publication in November, this lively, inspiring, and informative book zeroes in on the state of American fitness—persistently sedentary, plagued by obesity—and issues a clarion call to action that reaches across economic, racial, and educational lines. It is written by Antronette (Toni) Yancey, MD, MPH, Professor in the UCLA Department [...]

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National Public Health Week

Posted on 04/08/10 in Blog, No Comments
National Public Health Week

National Public Health Week comes every year at the beginning of Spring. What a perfect time to take out our walking shoes, shop for fresh fruits and vegetables and look around our neighborhoods to see how they can be made more health-friendly. Check out some ideas at the National Public Health Week web site and [...]

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Canada’s Fitness Tax Credit

Posted on 03/23/10 in Blog, No Comments
Canada’s Fitness Tax Credit

As everyone south of the Canadian border prepares their annual tax returns, our friends north of the border can take advantage of a new tax incentive worth $500 a year.
Read more about Canada’s fitness credit online at MacLeans.ca

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One Email Account at a Time

Posted on 02/03/10 in Blog, Urban Interns, No Comments
One Email Account at a Time

I am ordinary.  I would say I am quite ordinary but I wouldn’t want to attach such a robust modifier to a description of myself.  So today, when Dom got a job and stood up in front of everyone in the computer lab to announce that he’d gained employment through “trusting the wisdom [...]

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