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This month's featured photo is of CRI Executive Director Jennifer Cabe, M.A., and MGA Global Foundation leaders Gael Sylvia and Mark Pullen at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pullen family's new McDonald's Restaurant in Oro Valley, AZ. CRI and the MGA Global Foundation announced their partnership to develop a Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program for employees of the new McDonald's. |
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Dear Friend of Canyon Ranch Institute,
I'm pleased to announce our new partnership with the MGA Global Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports innovative, multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural programming for children, families, and communities. The MGA Global Foundation and Canyon Ranch Institute will collaborate to develop a Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) that will be available to employees of McDonald's Restaurant of Oro Valley, AZ. The CRI LEP improves participants' health literacy, health-related behaviors, and overall health by using an integrative approach to health and wellness that incorporates physical activity, nutrition, behavior change, and stress management. To learn more about the CRI LEP, click here to view a short video from Canyon Ranch Institute President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS.
On behalf of all of us at Canyon Ranch Institute, thank you for your continuing support of all our programs that are helping to make the world healthier and happier - one person at a time. If you would like to learn more about us or how you can become involved in the CRI LEP or any of our partnerships or activities, please click here or contact me.
 In Good Health, 
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Health literacy allows the public and personnel working in all health-related contexts to find, understand, evaluate, communicate, and use information. Where did this statement originate?
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b) Calgary Charter on Health Literacyc) Institute of Medicine
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MGA Global Foundation and CRI Partner to Develop CRI LEP for Employees of New McDonald's Restaurant
Oro Valley, AZ
 CRI Executive Director Jennifer Cabe, M.A., joined MGA Global Foundation Founders Gael Sylvia and Mark Pullen, dignitaries from the town of Oro Valley, representatives from McDonald's, and an audience of supporters and friends to announce a new CRI partnership focused on providing a CRI Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) for employees of the new McDonald's Restaurant in Oro Valley, AZ. The Pullen family is building the new McDonald's and included the announcement of the partnership with CRI at the groundbreaking for the restaurant. This is the fourth CRI LEP partnership and the first to be offered for employees of a business. Read the News Release |
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A Look Inside the CRI LEP
Tucson, AZ
A CRI LEP at UHP facilitator discusses nutrition tips with participants. | In May 2010, we took another important step in the development of the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) with the completion of the first English edition of the CRI LEP Facilitator's Manual. Developed with the expertise of Canyon Ranch staff and the CRI team, it complements the CRI LEP Program Guide, which is a reference tool and practical guide for participants to follow during and after their time in the CRI LEP.
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CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant Speaks about Health Literacy Measurement at Institute for Healthcare Advancement Conference
Irvine, CA
CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant |
CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D., presented a session on health literacy measurement at the Institute for Healthcare Advancement's Ninth Annual Health Literacy Conference, "Health Literacy in the Real World: Programs and Solutions That Work." Andrew's presentation focused on the summary and outcomes of a discussion he facilitated online in March 2010 with the support of the National Institute for Literacy Health Literacy Discussion List. Read More |
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CRI Partnerships and Policies Director Christine L. Sardo Presents at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference
Columbus, OH
CRI Partnerships and Policies Director Christine L. Sardo |
Christine L. Sardo, M.P.H., R.D., CRI partnerships and policies director, spoke at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Survivorship Conference. Christine's presentation, " Cancer Survivorship: Keys to Integrative Health," focused on nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, and weight management and how they relate to cancer survivorship and prevention of breast cancer recurrence. The Ohio State University is a member of the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Community, which strives to empower all Americans to achieve optimal health and wellness throughout the cancer continuum. Read More |
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Doctor's Dream Realized in South Bronx
CrainsNewYork.com - May 23, 2010
UHP Founder Richard Izquierdo, M.D. |
Richard Izquierdo, M.D., founder of CRI partner organization Urban Health Plan, recently started the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School in the South Bronx, New York. The school is the first career and technical education charter school in New York to prepare students for jobs in health care. "I congratulate him on fulfilling his dream to open a school dedicated to eliminating economic and health disparities," said CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006). CRI started our partnership with Urban Health Plan in 2007 as part of the CRI Life Enhancement Program at Urban Health Plan in the South Bronx. Read More |
Federal Government Takes Bigger Role in Combating Obesity
AAFP News Now - May 17, 2010
This article highlights that the federal government has developed several initiatives to curb the obesity epidemic in the United States. For example, The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation 2010, issued by 18th U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., identifies trends, causes, and possible solutions for obesity prevention and treatment. CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and Health and Wellness Chair of the STOP Obesity Alliance was interviewed for this article. 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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