Posted by admin | Posted in Health Info | Posted on 05-06-2011
Veronica Robles with Maria Gonzalez
I was recently in studies of “Orale con Veronica”, to share with the charismatic host of this weekly program, Veronica Robles, which the Department of Public Health, Massachusetts is doing to improve the health of minority communities and, specifically, Hispanic community.
In this interview, which will air on Saturday talked about health problems that affect a large percentage of Hispanic residents in the region? Furthermore, we say, among other things, where to find direct services to treat these diseases and offer interesting alternatives to enable a healthy diet without having to give up their favorite American dishes.
Do not forget to tune in “Orale con Veronica” on Saturday May 14 at 10 am on Telemundo. You can also visit the websites www.holaciudad.com www.oraleconveronica.com and where you can watch this interview after the broadcast on TV!
Article by: María González, Community Health Education Manager, DPH.
Posted by admin | Posted in Tips | Posted on 10-07-2010
Innovations don’t need to be complicated.
For example, the Boston Globe today features the story of Dr. Dennis M. Dimitri, a family physician affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, who promotes open access, i.e. same-day scheduling of patient appointments. According to the article, this change has helped Dr. Dimitri address some of the problems associated with an over-burdened practice and has helped alleviate his patients’ experiences with delayed bookings and long wait-times.
The article further states, “Dimitri’s patients start calling in at 9 a.m. and are assigned 15-minute time slots on a first-call, first-serve basis. Those who want a traditional scheduled appointment can try for the two to three hours a day he reserves for advanced bookings … A few extra slots are left open for walk-ins and emergencies.” Importantly, the article goes on to mention that Dr. Dimitri’s office does not double-book and has very few no-show patients. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Nutrition | Posted on 09-06-2010
Last week the government announced that Massachusetts received more than half a million dollars – $ 633,000 – for the fight against obesity. Given the size of the problem, this amount may seem minuscule. Is not it ironic that we need money for people to eat less? Anywhere else people need money for food, whereas here we need money to teach people to eat better. Read the rest of this entry »