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Monthly Update | August 2009 |
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This month's featured photo is of Lance Armstrong, chairman and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, at the release of the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship (NCTA). July 2009 marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the NCTA, which is a battle plan to meet specific national goals to improve cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. (National Press Club, Washington, D.C., July 23, 2008, © 2008 John Harrington) |
Dear Friend of Canyon Ranch Institute,
In this issue, you can read about successes in the war against cancer since the launch of the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship one year ago, learn who received the 2009 Canyon Ranch Institute Prevention Pioneer Award, and catch up on how team members have productively engaged with diverse communities around the world.
I'm also thrilled to tell you about the upcoming LIVESTRONG Day Celebration. On Thursday, October 8, Canyon Ranch Institute and the Lance Armstrong Foundation will host a special event in Tucson, AZ. The LIVE STRONG Day Celebration will include live and silent auctions, a taste of the world-renowned Canyon Ranch resort environment including Canyon Ranch cuisine by award-winning Corporate Chef Scott Uehlein, and live music. All proceeds from this event will go to support Canyon Ranch Institute and our partner the Lance Armstrong Foundation. On behalf of CRI President Dr. Richard Carmona and all of us at Canyon Ranch Institute, thank you for your support. If you would like to learn more about us or how you can become involved, please visit our website at www.canyonranchinstitute.org, or contact me.
In Good Health,
Jennifer Cabe, M.A.
Executive Director, Canyon Ranch Institute
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| Career Opportunities |
At Canyon Ranch Institute, our team led by CRI President Dr. Richard Carmona is committed to our vision of optimal health for all people. We're expanding our leading-edge partnerships and programs, and currently Canyon Ranch Institute has two open career opportunities. We're seeking people who want to help educate, inspire, and empower every person to prevent disease and embrace a life of wellness. |
| Save the Date! |
LIVESTRONG Day Celebration
Presented by
Canyon Ranch Institute
and the Lance Armstrong Foundation
October 8, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Canyon Ranch Institute
8600 East Rockcliff Road
Tucson, AZ 85750
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CRI and Partner Organization the Lance Armstrong Foundation Commemorate First Anniversary of National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
On July 23, 2008, Lance Armstrong and the four most recent U.S. Surgeons General, including CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), joined collaborators from across the United States to outline a battle plan for the nation's renewed fight against cancer. Since the launch of the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship one year ago, many significant advances in the war against cancer have been met, including a plan by President Obama to double funding for cancer research by 2017, legislation that expands access to health insurance and raises federal excise tax on cigarettes, and the regulation of tobacco products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Learn More |
Canyon Ranch Institute Presents Prevention Pioneer Award to Dr. Kenneth P. Moritsugu
Tucson, AZ
CRI presented the Canyon Ranch Institute Prevention Pioneer Award to Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H., FACPM on July 22, 2009. In presenting the award, CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS noted Dr. Moritsugu's tireless commitment to improving health in the United States and globally. Read More |
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CRI Health Literacy and Communication Director Forges New Ties in Brazil, Delivers Presentation at Fiocruz
Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso, Brazil
Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D., CRI health literacy and communication director, traveled to and within Brazil during July to explore a potential partnership between CRI and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz). The potential partnership would focus on the ongoing work of Frederico Peres, Ph.D. and his colleagues in Brazil. Read More |
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CRI Executive Director Jennifer Cabe Addresses State Legislators about "Warrior Wellness" San Diego, CA
Jennifer Cabe, M.A., executive director of Canyon Ranch Institute, met with legislators at the Women in Government 12th Annual Western Regional Conference. Jennifer spoke with the legislators about the integrative health approach to promoting resilience, recovery, and reintegration of servicemen and women, their families, and communities who have experienced psychological stress due to physical and psychological stressors. Read More |
Celebration Marks End of First Cohort of CRI Life Enhancement Program at Urban Health Plan
 The Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program at Urban Health Plan graduated the first cohort of 17 people on July 23, 2009. Participants and staff marked the occasion with dancing, cheering, and heartfelt testimonials about the value and positive impacts of participating in the six-week comprehensive health and wellness program. Participants openly shared many personal health and wellness successes that they attributed to the program. These included weight loss, quitting smoking, feeling happier (less depressed), increased health literacy in terms of their ability to read food labels and make healthy decisions based what they read and understood as well as feeling more empowered and better prepared for visits with their health care professionals. Overall, participants in the first cohort reported being more engaged in preventing illness and in making decisions about their own health care and wellness. Read More |
CRI Partner Organization Time to Talk CARDIO Launches in Mississippi
Destin, FL
Following on the successful June launch of Time to Talk CARDIO in New Jersey, the program was presented to Mississippi health care professionals at the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific assembly. CRI helped to develop the Time to Talk CARDIO partnership to help patients and health care professionals make the most of their conversations about heart health. The Time to Talk CARDIO program will continue to roll out in additional states throughout the Unites States with a national launch planned in fall 2009. Read More |
CRI Strategic Program Manager Jan McIntire Attends CDC's First Obesity Conference
Washington, D.C.
On behalf of the partnership between Canyon Ranch Institute and the George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services STOP Obesity Alliance, CRI Strategic Programs Manager Jan McIntire attended the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) inaugural conference on obesity prevention and control. Speakers at the "Weight of the Nation" conference included Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., and STOP Obesity Alliance Director Christine Ferguson, J.D. Read More
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CRI Partnerships and Policies Director Christine Sardo Attends HealthCorps National Training Kick-Off
Washington Heights, NY
 On behalf of the partnership between Canyon Ranch Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, CRI Partnerships and Policies Director Christine Sardo, M.P.H., R.D. attended the HealthCorps National Training Kick-Off. During the event, HealthCorps founder and chairman Mehmet Oz, M.D., spoke with HealthCorps staff and guests about the importance of working in and with communities to prevent and reduce obesity by helping teens, families, and communities choose healthy lifestyle options. Read More
Photo Information: Mehmet Oz, M.D., HealthCorps founder and chairman, center, and Michelle Bouchard, HealthCorps president, left, speak with Christine Sardo, M.P.H., R.D., CRI partnerships and policies director, at the HealthCorps training kick-off event in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, (July 6, 2009) |
CRI Perspectives: Health-Care Cost Projections for Diabetes and other Chronic Diseases: The Current Context and Potential Enhancements
"Health-Care Cost Projections for Diabetes and other Chronic Diseases" outlines the current process the U.S. government uses to estimate costs of health policy proposals and explores policy enhancements to improve the budgetary information available to policymakers for chronic diseases. 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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