Perfect Grab-and-Go Healthy Snack

The Mediterranean Diet continues to be supported by the medical community, and as a result, continues to increase in popularity. In fact, it was recently featured on CNN and the U.S. News rated it a top diet of 2016.  The Mediterranean-style eating pattern has been shown to promote health and decrease risk of many chronic diseases. Eating […]

Vegetable of the Week: Jicama

Jicama Jicama is a root  vegetable that is used in South American and Asian cuisine.  Jicama is pronounced as “hecama”. It has been compared to an apple, asian pear, crunchy potato, water chestnut, or turnip. The vegetable is great source of fiber and tastes different depending on how you prepare it. Previous Experience:  I have […]

Holiday Challenge Spotlight: Arizona

We are thrilled to introduce today’s Holiday Challenge Spotlight, the Arizona Department of Health Services. Arizona is participating in the 2016 Holiday Challenge in a big way, and we want to take the time to highlight their successes. Back in 2013, the state of Arizona only had 16 participants. The 2014 and 2015 participation began to […]

Tuning Into My Surroundings

I have been aware, through my work, of the relationship between the built environment and health for a while now. We collaborate with other organizations to increase access to places for physical activity (e.g., parks and greenways), and support communities’ work to develop transportation plans that promote biking and walking. I believe that this is […]