Message from Loretta V. Bush, CEO, Authority Health... |
Choose nutrition, and help others have the opportunity to choose
Food is essential. One of the early lessons we learned in the coronavirus pandemic was the importance of an efficient and affordable food system. Even before the crisis, we knew that access to nourishing food is a challenge for many in our community.
Food can be used as preventative medicine and to aid in healing. Our bodies need it for fuel and to build up our immunity to diseases like the coronavirus. National Nutrition Month is an annual nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During March, National Nutrition Month, we need to consider the critical importance good food plays in our lives. The campaign celebrated each year focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme this year is to personalize your plate. The campaign suggests that creating a healthful eating pattern is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. The key is tailoring your favorite foods to meet your individual nutrient needs.
Malnourishment and obesity contribute to diabetes and heart disease, two major causes of death for Americans. People who lack nourishment lack the ability to fight disease. Nutrition is a process in which food is taken in and used by the body for growth, to keep the body healthy, and to replace tissue. Good nutrition is essential for good health. Eating the right kinds of foods before, during, and after an illness can help you feel better and stay healthier.
While many of us are fortunately able to choose nutritious food at grocery stores, too many of us live in food deserts, where good food is a long distance from them. Others live in food swamps – where convenience stores sell processed foods high in sugar, sodium, and fat content.
Through the MOTION Coalition on childhood obesity, Authority Health advocates for better public policy that supports better access to nutrition for all people, from school children to older adults.
March is a time when we begin to think about what we’re going to grow in our gardens, at home, or in community gardens. Think about your favorite vegetables and some new ones you want to try.
Let’s choose to add more nutrition in our lives and improve public policy so others may have the same opportunity.
This month, Dr. Carolyn Custer, coordinator of the MOTION Coalition, interviews Dr. William Dietz, a national expert on childhood obesity and the MOTION Coalition co-chair. I think you’ll find their conversation worthwhile.
All the best in your journey to Good Nutrition and Good Health!
Loretta V. Bush
|
|
March is Nutrition Month - VIDEO |
|
The most important nutritional problem is obesity in both children and adults. Obesity is a major risk factor for the severity and even death contributable to COVID-19. Drs. William Dietz and Carolyn Custer discuss how good nutrition starting from infancy can reduce the risk of obesity through adolescence and into adulthood. |
|
Dedication of the Anne Mare' Ice Pediatric Health Center - VIDEO |
Authority Health dedicates its pediatric health center in the name of Dr. Anne Mare' Ice. Early and consistent access to quality healthcare is important to the children themselves, their families, and society as a whole. The Anne Mare' Ice Pediatric Health Center will ensure the health of children from infancy into adulthood. |
|
 |
COVID-19 Discussion with COTS |
Earlier this month, Authority Health CEO, Loretta V. Bush was joined by Medical Director, Dr. Ernie Yoder, Director of Community Medicine, Dr. Carolyn Custer, and Internal Medicine residents, Drs. Jermaine and Jeremy Hogstrom for a COVID-19 townhall presentation to the Coalition of Temporary Shelter (COTS). |
|
|
|
|
Detroit Chapter, Albert Schweitzer Fellow Volunteers for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration |
Albert Schweitzer Fellow - Detroit Chapter, Ashleigh Peoples recently volunteered to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Riverview Senior Apartments in Detroit. Ashleigh recently completed medical school at Wayne State University and has an interest in family medicine. |
|
|
|
Authority Health Creates Anti-Racism Curriculum for Residents and Staff |
Authority Health has introduced a series dedicated to anti-racism to promote understanding and cultural sensitivity in the community we serve. The first session in the series, Race & Culture: Myths, Bias, was presented by diversity and inclusion educator Freda G. Sampson. The session explored how implicit bias and racism dictate what separates us.
“Authority Health is working to become a model organization in diversity, anti-racism, and social justice,” says Dr. Ernie Yoder, Authority Health’s Medical Direct/Director of Medical Education.
“In meeting its organizational goal to train physicians to provide care to the vulnerable and underserved, Authority Health strives to graduate physicians representative of the populations served. The curriculum in Anti-Racism and Social Justice is the latest endeavor designed to assure success in this area.”
The nine-part series was created in response to resident’s growing concern over racially motivated incidents that recently took center stage in the United States. This training has been added to the resident curriculum and will be part of the GME program going forward. Authority Health has partnered with New Detroit, which is serving as a facilitator for this series.
|
|
|
|
Authority Health Welcomes New Staff |
Welcome to the Authority Health team! Pictured - top left to right, registered nurse Denita Johnson and medical assistant Raneka Watts, middle, internal medicine residency coordinator Cierra Ballenger. and bottom left to right, medical assistants Adrienne Davis and Orlena Harris |
|
|
Community Health Blog: American Commitment to Global Health, Both for Self-Interest and to Promote Health Equity
|
Last October, during their mid-year seminar, Schweitzer Fellows discussed the ethical responsibilities of the United States to support developing countries with personal protection equipment (PPE), ventilators and eventually vaccines. The context was understanding how health equity is achieved. As a nation whose elected leaders notoriously denied public health precautions, resulting in a high infection rate and mortality, there was a lot of catching up to do. Few would argue the necessity of assuring the health of the American population (you can’t help if you’re not healthy). But what about sharing your leftovers? READ MORE
|
|
|
|
Authority Health Recognizes Women's Health Month |
March is Women's History Month. Authority Health took the opportunity to acknowledge the many contributions of women throughout history. Among those profiles shared the Authority Health social media platforms was Kamala Harris, the first female vice president of the United States, Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female supreme court justice, and Sally Ride, the first woman to travel to space. Women make history EVERYDAY! |
|
|
|
Authority Health is a public body corporate serving the needs of the health care safety net. It sponsors the nation’s second largest graduate medical education teaching health center, a community-based wellness center, and a health data analytics division. In addition, Authority Health provides extensive enrollment and navigation services, as well as professional training opportunities.
Authority Health | 313.871.3751 | media@authorityhealth.org | www.authorityhealth.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
