March is National Nutrition Month. Read on to meet Gail Wikler, a Registered Dietitian at CHC, Inc.! – What inspired you to become a Registered Dietician? As I child, I watched both of my parents struggle with obesity and the various diseases that often go along with it (heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol – just to name a few) and realized what a large impact diet had on their health. I made it my mission to learn everything…
March is National Nutrition Month. To celebrate, we’ll be posting profiles of all of CHC’s fantastic Registered Dietitians. First up, Heather Peracchio! – What inspired you to become a Registered Dietitian? I’ve always enjoyed science, math, healthcare, cooking and grocery shopping. In college I learned that by becoming a Registered Dietitian I could combine my love for all of those things! – What’s your favorite food? Tomato, fresh mozzarella and basil – Can you briefly describe your favorite recipe? Slow cooker lentil…
For the past five years, CHC has run a program called “Healthy Tomorrows” for adolescent girls enrolled in New Britain High School. This program has sought to promote healthy eating and physical activity in individual teen girls through nutritional counseling and YWCA memberships while providing leadership training to make teens powerful advocates for a healthier community for themselves and their families. The program has exceeded its original goals. Last month, a final report was issued on the success of the…
I found a quote by the poet, Maya Angelou, that I thought suited the beginning of this post. “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes” As we hit the halfway mark of celebrating National Women’s Health Week, I think it is important to keep in mind all of the “she-roes” that are involved within our lives. Each individual has at least one woman in their life that they want to see maintain a…
Dr. Robert Dudley reports from the second day of the Weight of the Nation Conference: The WON conference continued with the release of the Institute of Medicine’s plan for halting the obesity epidemic. An aggressive blueprint that calls for an integrated approach to preventing obesity, the report is available at their website. Dr. Dudley and Jayme Hanney completed a walking tour of a neighborhood that highlighted what can be done to make the built environment encourage communities to exercise and…
It is a big week for news about obesity and there are a couple quick updates that need to be shared. Dr. Robert Dudley from our New Britain office, together with Jayme Hanney who has worked on various obesity related initiatives at CHC are at the Weight of the Nation conference in Washington, DC this week. Dr. Dudley has sent in the following email: Monday at WON had great science, policy and some very special guests! Sesame Street has been…