A Chat with Fooducate’s Hemi Weingarten at Health 2.0 Spring Fling
The Center for Total Health Blog was in Boston this week for Health 2.0’s Spring Fling event, and we sought out up-and-coming innovators in the health space to hear what they are working on and what we...
View ArticleA National Conversation: Improving Access to Healthy Foods
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, as many of the country’s leading health experts gathered at the Weight of the Nation conference in Washington, DC to pour over the latest findings and recommendations from the...
View ArticleBringing Healthier, More Nutritious Options to Food Banks
Our friends at the Kaiser Permanente News Center have a nice write-up today about the initiative called Healthy Options, Healthy Meals™ that focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of people who rely...
View ArticleUSDA Supports Better Health for Kids with New “Smart Snacks in Schools”...
The USDA announced this week the latest addition to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010: The “Smart Snacks in Schools” nutrition standards. Highlights of these new standards. according to the...
View ArticleMore on Community Access to Healthy Foods with Elevation DC
On Tuesday, June 24, an panel came together for a discussion about food in our neighborhoods – where it comes from, what barriers keep healthy foods from some communities, and solutions that are...
View ArticleHealthy Picks for Happy Meetings
We’ve all been to meetings with food that runs counter to our best efforts. You know the drill – you wake up, maybe go for a run or hit the gym, eat a healthy breakfast and get ready for your day. You...
View ArticleHow Food Affects Your Mood: What You Need to Know
Many of us resolved on January 1 to make some changes to our eating in an effort to improve our physical health. But are we familiar with what effect those changes may have on our moods? The latest...
View ArticleA Q&A with FoodCorps DC
FoodCorps DC Service Sites On Monday, the Center for Total Health was delighted to host a meeting for FoodCorps DC. FoodCorps is a national nonprofit organization that has nearly 200 AmeriCorps leaders...
View ArticleYou Too Can Have Healthy Meetings!
Panel discussion featuring, from left: Kathy Gerwig, Marilyn Chow, Kelly Kearney, and Erin Meade. On Monday, February 2nd, our friends at Kaiser Permanante’s Garfield Innovation Center hosted a great...
View ArticleMake Today a Little Sweeter
November is American Diabetes Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes, while 86 million have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2...
View ArticleWhy You Should Reflect on Your Health This September
When was the last time you reflected on your total health journey? From your childhood experiences to your future in old age, what phase of life are you in and how do you envision your health moving...
View ArticleA National Conversation: Improving Access to Healthy Foods
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, as many of the country’s leading health experts gathered at the Weight of the Nation conference in Washington, DC to pour over the latest findings and recommendations from the...
View ArticleBringing Healthier, More Nutritious Options to Food Banks
Our friends at the Kaiser Permanente News Center have a nice write-up today about the initiative called Healthy Options, Healthy Meals that focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of people who rely...
View ArticleUSDA Supports Better Health for Kids with New “Smart Snacks in Schools”...
The USDA announced this week the latest addition to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010: The “Smart Snacks in Schools” nutrition standards. Highlights of these new standards. according to the...
View ArticleMore on Community Access to Healthy Foods with Elevation DC
On Tuesday, June 24, an panel came together for a discussion about food in our neighborhoods – where it comes from, what barriers keep healthy foods from some communities, and solutions that are...
View ArticleHealthy Picks for Happy Meetings
We’ve all been to meetings with food that runs counter to our best efforts. You know the drill – you wake up, maybe go for a run or hit the gym, eat a healthy breakfast and get ready for your day. You...
View ArticleHow Food Affects Your Mood: What You Need to Know
Many of us resolved on January 1 to make some changes to our eating in an effort to improve our physical health. But are we familiar with what effect those changes may have on our moods? The latest...
View ArticleA Q&A with FoodCorps DC
FoodCorps DC Service Sites On Monday, the Center for Total Health was delighted to host a meeting for FoodCorps DC. FoodCorps is a national nonprofit organization that has nearly 200 AmeriCorps leaders...
View ArticleYou Too Can Have Healthy Meetings!
Panel discussion featuring, from left: Kathy Gerwig, Marilyn Chow, Kelly Kearney, and Erin Meade. On Monday, February 2nd, our friends at Kaiser Permanante’s Garfield Innovation Center hosted a great...
View ArticleMake Today a Little Sweeter
November is American Diabetes Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes, while 86 million have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2...
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