On November 1, 12 participants, 28 audience members and 2 Skypers participated in a Focused Dialogue, Parenting and Family Life Education and the Affordable Care Act.
Plenary speaker Barbara Fiese, PhD talks about the alarming rise of child obesity. Listen to this recording to hear about some surprising evidence as to its etiology. She then recommends some evidence-based ways in which public policy and individual families can make changes to reverse the trend.
The project used a random assignment research design to test eight voluntary programs that offer relationship skills education and other support services to unwed couples who are expecting or have just had a baby.
by Laura E. Gültekin, M.S., FNP-BC, RN, graduate student, University of Michigan School of Nursing, and Barbara L. Brush
In recent years, aggressive national efforts have yielded modest reductions in the overall number of individuals facing homelessness. Nonetheless, the number of homeless persons in families has increased by 20% since 2007.
Imagine if there were some magic elixir you could take to improve your life drastically. And what if it were available to you, and it was so convenient that you could keep 23.5 hours of your life exactly the same? And what if it didn't cost a penny? In this engaging and informative video Dr. Mike Evans, family physician and Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, discloses what this secret "medicine" is.
