Dr. Searles and RecreationRx.org will be available to discuss the recreation prescription program for the underserved at the UC, San Diego information booth at the National Council on La Raza Convention in San Diego on Sunday July 13th... Although Barack Obama will be the main attraction, there's no reason you can't come on by from 10:30am to 1pm to talk to Dr. Searles about the RecreationRx.org initiative... We look forward to seeing you there!
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We Can!™ or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program implemented by the National Institutes of Health and designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.
RecreationRx.org is proud to be a We Can!™ community site and provides a natural way to bring at-risk families in the physician’s office to We Can!™ programs in the community…
If you already have a We Can!™ program in your community, contact us to learn more about connecting your program to area healthcare providers.
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The American Medical Association has awarded the RecreationRx.org initiative with the 2008 Community Service award for its efforts to bring safe and structured physical activity to underserved families. Congratulations to the entire team and the healthcare and recreation providers who are helping people in their neighborhoods and communities to put the recommendations made in the office into healthy action! GO TEAM!Hosted by the California Medical Association Foundation
and the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative
Obesity Prevention Champion Training Session
Saturday, June 7, 2008
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Mission Valley Branch Library
2123 Fenton Parkway
San Diego , CA 92108
WHO ARE THE PRESENTERS?
Dr. Searles will open the morning followed by Dr. Scott Gee, the Medical Director of Prevention and Health Information for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California; and Dr. Christine Wood, pediatrician, author and founder of KidsEatGreat.com.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Physicians, residents, medical students and health professionals interested in community-centered obesity prevention
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
For questions or to reserve your space, please contact Tiffanie Sherrer, Obesity Prevention Project Coordinator at (916) 551-2031 or tsherrer@cmanet.org
]]>Hosted by the California Medical Association Foundation
and the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative
Obesity Prevention Champion Training Session
Saturday, June 7, 2008
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Mission Valley Branch Library
2123 Fenton Parkway
San Diego , CA 92108
WHO ARE THE PRESENTERS?
Dr. Searles will open the morning followed by Dr. Scott Gee, the Medical Director of Prevention and Health Information for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California; and Dr. Christine Wood, pediatrician, author and founder of KidsEatGreat.com.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Physicians, residents, medical students and health professionals interested in community-centered obesity prevention
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
For questions or to reserve your space, please contact Tiffanie Sherrer, Obesity Prevention Project Coordinator at (916) 551-2031 or tsherrer@cmanet.org
]]>There will be approximately 250 physicians, health educators and other public health officials in attendance focusing on healthy lifestyles and chronic disease prevention. Dr. Searles will take part in a panel discussion titled: Preventive Measures: Getting the Word Out to Underserved Communities.
Check here later for more details and feel free to attend if you’re in the area!
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Physical activity has been shown to lower risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but its relationship with premenopausal breast cancer has remained a mystery. This study looked at what age period and intensity of physical activity are critical to lowering the incidence of premenopausal breast cancer.
Why is this study important?
As other studies have shown, leisure-time physical activity was associated with a reduced risk for premenopausal breast cancer in the women studied. Premenopausal women regularly engaging in high amounts of physical activity during both adolescence and adulthood may derive the most benefit. In fact, high levels of physical activity during ages 12-22 years contributed most strongly to the association. The strongest associations were for total leisure-time activity during participants' lifetimes rather than for any one intensity or age period.
Sustained physical activity with low to moderate intensity in childhood and adolescence will not only improve overall fitness and reduce obesity, but it will decrease a woman’s risk of certain types of cancer over her lifetime.
In short, Recreation is Medicine!
Maruti SS, et al "A prospective study of age-specific physical activity and premenopausal breast cancer" J Natl Cancer Inst 2008; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn135.
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RecreationRX.org has been awarded a Physicians for Healthy Communities Mini-Grant by the California Medical Association Foundation to support obesity prevention advocacy and outreach programs that enhance the well-being of California’s communities. The grant will be used to develop and enhance “starter kits” to help communities develop programs in their area!
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Download the article written by Dr. Searles in the May 08 edition of San Diego Physician Magazine... The story highlights the partnerships between Chula Vista physicians and recreation professionals to bring the Chula Vista Physicians Winning With Recreation (CV PoWeR!) program to the city.
A study published last month in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia found that people in Australia and the United States who participate in sports clubs and organized recreational activity enjoy better mental health, are more alert, and more resilient against the stresses of modern living. Participation in recreational groups and socially supported physical activity is shown to reduce stress, anxiety and depression, and reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. As if we needed even more incentive to promote health through recreation!
Street G et al. The relationship between organised physical recreation and mental health. Health Promot J Austr. 2007 Dec;18(3):236-9