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Monthly Update | April 2009 |
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This month's featured photo is of five former U.S. Surgeons General who met at Florida Hospital and spoke about the need to transform America's health care system to focus on prevention and improve care for all Americans.
Used with permission of the Orlando Sentinel © 2009. |
Dear Friend of Canyon Ranch Institute,
As we celebrate National Public Health Week 2009, all of us at Canyon Ranch Institute (CRI) are taking a few moments to remember that optimal wellness is a universal goal as well as a very personal journey. At CRI, we embrace the privilege of collaborating with our partners to improve health literacy, increase prevention, and eliminate health disparities.
On behalf of CRI President Dr. Richard Carmona and all of us at CRI, thank you for your support of our programs and partnerships. If you would like to learn more about our partnerships or how you can become involved with CRI, please visit our website at www.canyonranchinstitute.org, or contact me.
Jennifer Cabe, M.A.
Executive Director, Canyon Ranch Institute
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| Upcoming Events |
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease 2009 Almanac Launch
Click Here for more information as it becomes available
PFCD Launch in Maryland Click Here for more information as it becomes available |
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CRI President Dr. Richard Carmona Posts to New "Weighing In" Blog for STOP Obesity Alliance
CRI partner organization the Strategies to Overcome and
Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance recently launched a redesigned website that includes a new blog, "Weighing In." It will serve as an open dialogue to connect with people interested in obesity and weight-related health risks, like diabetes and heart disease. In his posting, "The Threat of Obesity: Our Nation's Health, Safety and Security at Risk", CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and Health and Wellness Chairperson for the STOP Obesity Alliance, discusses the "often overlooked consequence of the rise in obesity over the past two decades. Obesity impacts our nation's security." Read More
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CRI and Urban Health Plan Develop Wellness Center
South Bronx, NY
CRI and our partner organization Urban Health Plan (UHP) selected interior design firm S/L/A/M Collaborative to create a wellness center in preparation for the launch of the CRI Life Enhancement Program at UHP. A former multi-purpose room at UHP, which is a community health center serving 27,000 people in the South Bronx, is being redesigned into a wellness center to offer a nurturing space that will support patients' optimal health and well-being. The need for a wellness center at UHP was one outcome of the participatory planning process conducted by CRI and UHP staff and UHP participants. Read More |
CRI President Dr. Richard Carmona Joins Four Former U.S. Surgeons General to Discuss America's Health Care System
Orlando, FL
Five former U.S. Surgeons General, including CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), met at the Distinguished Lectureship Series at Florida Hospital in Orlando. The Surgeons General emphasized the need to transform the current "sick-care" system from one focused on disease to one based in health and prevention. Millions of Americans do not have access to health care, which results in higher health disparities, disability, and death from preventable diseases. Read More |
North Carolina Joins Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
Greenville, NC
North Carolina has joined CRI partner organization the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) as one of the largest states in the battle to prevent and treat chronic disease. CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and national chairperson of PFCD, congratulated North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and North Carolina leaders on their dedication to health and prevention. Read More
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The Origins of Spa: It All Began at Canyon Ranch
Tucson, AZ
 In this article, Canyon Ranch Institute founder Mel Zuckerman remembers the 'A-ha' moment that convinced him and his wife Enid Zuckerman to develop the Canyon Ranch life enhancement company. Starting in 1979 with Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Canyon Ranch has transformed the spa industry's focus from weight-loss and pampering to a model that helps people to understand integrative health and use it in their everyday lives to achieve optimal wellness. Enid and Mel, co-founders of Canyon Ranch and CRI, are committed to improving the health and well-being of all people. They founded CRI as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 2002. "My original and eternal hope is that Canyon Ranch would be able to reach out to the people who need us, not just the guests who can afford us," Mel explains. Read More |
CRI Hosts Keynote Presentation at the 2009 Integrated Care Summit
Austin, TX CRI hosted the keynote presentation at the 2009 Integrated Care Summit in Austin, Texas. CRI Partnerships and Policies Director Christine Sardo, M.P.H., R.D., provided opening remarks and introduced Christine Ferguson, J.D., director of CRI partner organization Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, and Louise Milone, administrator of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Health Care Access Trust. SEIU is a member of the STOP Obesity Alliance Steering Committee. Read More | |
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About Canyon Ranch Institute
Canyon Ranch Institute (CRI) is a non-profit organization that catalyzes the possibility of optimal health for all people by translating the best practices of Canyon Ranch and our partners to help educate, inspire, and empower every person to prevent disease and embrace a life of wellness. Canyon Ranch Institute and our partners believe in the power and possibility of a healthy world. More information about CRI is available at www.canyonranchinstitute.org. | |
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