Healthy Eating and Active Living

Vote for Child Nutrition

October 7, 2020 by DFC

By: Lauren Krenek, MD HEAL Committee Chair [email protected] www.doctorsforchange.org/heal My role as a pediatrician frequently involves advocating for a child in many small ways in their daily lives. During the course of one visit, I may send a note to their … [Read more...] about Vote for Child Nutrition

Recipe for Success

March 20, 2019 by Jorge

Recipe for Success Foundation was launched in 2005 by Gracie & Bob Cavnar to lead the way in combating childhood obesity by changing the way children understand, appreciate and eat their food and by helping the community provide healthier diets for our kids. We … [Read more...] about Recipe for Success

April 21, 2021

Inequities in Texas Border Communities: A Public Health Summit
When: April 21, 2021 - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: https://childrenatrisk.org/event/inequities-in-texas-border-communities-a-public-health-summit

Full details:
CHILDREN AT RISK, in Partnership with the University of Texas School of Public Health, presents Inequities in Texas Border Communities: A Public Health Summit.
The Texas – Mexico border region is home to over 1.4 million Texans, making it a unique, dynamic area where various cultures come together and interrelate across geopolitical boundaries. The border region poses particular challenges to the U.S. health care system: It is one of the fastest-growing in the nation, with a majority Hispanic population, in addition to having lower educational attainment, lower-income status, higher rates of unemployment and poverty, and a significant shortage of health care providers.
During this public health summit, experts in food inequity, education, infectious diseases, and public policy will address the very specific challenges border cities face and will end with a call to (View Full Event Description Here: https://childrenatrisk.org/event/inequities-in-texas-border-communities-a-public-health-summit/)

May 4, 2021

Social Media Training for Doctors For Change
When: May 4, 2021 - 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

Full details:
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