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This month's featured photo is of CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H., FACPM. Dr. Moritsugu was the 2009 recipient of the CRI Prevention Pioneer Award. Keep reading to learn how you can nominate an individual or organization for the 2010 Prevention Pioneer Award.
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Dear Friend of Canyon Ranch Institute,
Canyon Ranch Institute is dedicated to catalyzing the possibility of optimal health for all people. Through the Canyon Ranch Institute Prevention Pioneer Award, we recognize individuals and organizations who share our mission of helping to eliminate health disparities, increase health literacy and prevention, and improve wellness. Read below to learn how you can nominate an individual or organization to receive this year's award.
You can also learn more about Canyon Ranch Institute's mission, partnerships, and programs in our 2009 Annual Report. Through your support, we have made positive strides to help realize the power and possibility of a healthy world.
On behalf of all of us at
Canyon Ranch Institute, thank you for your continuing support of our programs
that help to empower every person to prevent disease and embrace a life of
wellness. If you would like to learn more about us or how you can become
involved in any of our partnerships or activities, please click here or contact me.
 In Good Health, |
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| Career Opportunities | | At Canyon Ranch Institute, our team is committed to our vision of optimal health for all people. We're expanding our leading-edge partnerships and programs, and currently have an opening for an Evaluation and Program Manager. We're seeking talented, hard-working people who want to help educate, inspire, and empower every person to prevent disease and embrace a life of wellness.
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| Upcoming Events | Arizona Public Health Association 2010 Annual Meeting
CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant will present.
September 15 to 17, 2010
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
7200 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
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University of Arizona
Department of Family Studies and Human Development
CRI Executive Director Jennifer Cabe will speak about "Women and Leadership."
September 20, 2010
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
McClelland Park, Room 402
650 North Park Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85721
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World Congress 5th Annual
Obesity Congress
CRI President Dr. Richard H. Carmona will give the opening keynote "Overcoming Obesity: Moving Forward with Balanced Approaches" on September 29 at 8:40 a.m.
September 28 to 30, 2010
The Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
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Health Literacy Arizona Webinar
CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant will moderate.
October 5, 2010
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MST
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American Public Health Association 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition
CRI team members and our partners will present about numerous public health and wellness issues.
November 6 to 10, 2010
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
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Test Your Knowledge
| The United States
spends more money
on health care than:
a) Canada
b) Switzerland
c) Australia
d) Any other nation
Click here for the answer and to learn more about the perspectives that help shape CRI's vision for a healthy world.
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Call for Nominations for 2010 CRI Prevention Pioneer Award
The CRI Prevention Pioneer Award recognizes and honors individuals and organizations that serve as role models for effective ways to improve wellness, increase prevention, eliminate the scourge of health disparities, and improve health literacy. To nominate an individual or organization, send a 300-word statement detailing why the nominee should receive the award to cri@canyonranchinstitute.org by September 30, 2010. CRI will make a $500 donation to a 501(c)3 non-profit organization designated by the 2010 Prevention Pioneer.Click here to learn more about the award and previous honorees. |
Celebrate Adult Education and Family Literacy Week:
September 13-19
The U. S. House of Representatives named the week of September 13 Adult Education and Family Literacy Week to raise awareness of the
importance of adult education and family literacy. The National Coalition for Literacy is sponsoring several activities in recognition of the week. September 13 through 17, Cynthia Baur, Ph.D. will serve as guest moderator of an online discussion on the
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. Dr. Baur is the Senior Advisor for Health Literacy, Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Canyon Ranch Institute recognizes the importance of health literacy, and aims to incorporate health literacy into all of our programs and partnerships.
Learn more about Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
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CRI Helps Sullivan County Residents Improve Their Health
The Milan Standard - June 24, 2010
The Canyon Ranch Institute
Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) offers residents of Sullivan County, MO, a unique opportunity to improve their health. Funded by a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health and supported by Health Literacy Missouri, the CRI LEP in Sullivan County aims to transfer the best practices of Canyon Ranch to Sullivan County to increase health literacy and to prevent, diagnose, and address chronic diseases through an integrative health model. The CRI LEP
in Sullivan County is the first CRI LEP to focus on a rural population. Read More |
CRI President Richard H. Carmona Speaks on the Importance of Disease Prevention at the Colorado Health Foundation Symposium
Keystone, CO
 CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), delivered the keynote address at the Colorado Health Foundation symposium. During his keynote, Dr. Carmona spoke about the long-term value of chronic disease prevention. "Of every dollar spent on health care in the United States, 75 cents goes toward the treatment of chronic diseases, most of which are preventable," said Dr. Carmona. The symposium was attended by over 400 elected officials, policy makers, and leaders from non-profit and health advocacy organizations. Read More
Click here to read the related July 30 article on DenverPost.com, "Experts say patients are focus in future health care system." |
CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant Publishes Article on Health Literacy
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Communication - July 2010
 An article by CRI Health Literacy and Research Director Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D., was recently published in the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication. In his article titled "Health Literacy," he explains that nearly 9 out of 10 adults in the United States are below the proficient level in health literacy. Health literacy - that which allows the public and personnel working in all health-related contexts to find, understand, evaluate, communicate, and use information - has always existed, but practitioners have only recently started to research and practice health literacy in both clinical and public health contexts. Read More |
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CRI Partner Time to Talk CARDIO Highlighted as an Effective Method to Increase Health Literacy and Patient Activation
Low health literacy is a
barrier to receiving quality health care, yet research indicates that patient
activation, such as asking questions, may compensate for low health literacy
skills. In part seven of the online webinar "Impact Studies in Health Literacy
and Patient Activation," Doug Seubert, a nationally recognized speaker on
health literacy, highlights CRI partner organization Time to Talk CARDIO as an excellent tool to increase patient activation
and address the needs of patients with low health literacy.
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Health Literacy Missouri's Dr. Arthur Culbert Honored as Health Care Hero
St. Louis Business Journal - August 27, 2010
 Arthur Culbert, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Health Literacy Missouri, was named a 2010 Health Care Hero by the St. Louis Business Journal for his efforts to increase the health literacy of Missourians. In 2009, Health Literacy Missouri and the Missouri Foundation for Health awarded a grant to CRI and Sullivan County Memorial Hospital to develop a CRI Life Enhancement Program for residents of Sullivan County, MO. The CRI LEP in Sullivan County aims to transfer the best practices of Canyon Ranch to Sullivan County residents to increase health literacy and to prevent, diagnose, and address chronic disease through an integrative health model. Read More |
CRI Annual Report Now Available
 CRI's 2009 Annual Report provides a summary of last year's activities to help realize the power and possibility of a healthy world.
Read the Annual Report |
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About Canyon Ranch Institute
Canyon Ranch Institute (CRI) is a 501(c)3 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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