Health Promotion on Call

Not too long ago, a group of doctors and public health experts at Massachusetts General Hospital noticed something striking: Many of the patients who routinely showed up in the emergency room requiring the most medical services were also the patients who seemed to be the most nutritionally vulnerable.

They were patients with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other largely food-related chronic diseases. For hospitals and health insurers, these are among the highest cost, highest-need patients. Working with a local nonprofit group called Community Services, the doctors decided to launch a study to see whether providing these patients with nutritious meals would have an impact on their healthcare outcomes.

The researchers recruited Medicaid and Medicare patients and split them into different groups. One group received regular deliveries of healthy meals that were made from scratch and designed by a registered dietitian: Each meal contained ingredients like locally caught seafood and locally grown Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, zucchinis, fruits and other fresh produce that nearby farms donated. Another group received nutritious meals, but they weren’t specifically tailored to their individual medical needs. The third group did not receive any of the nutritious meal deliveries. What the study found in the ensuing weeks was astonishing. The two groups that had nutritious meals had fewer hospital visits, ultimately resulting in a 16 percent reduction in their health care costs. And that was after deducting meal expenses.

The average monthly medical costs for a patient in the nutrition group shrank to about $843—much lower than the roughly $1,413 in medical costs for each patient in the control group.

These types of groups recognize what our federal government sadly does not: To tackle the crisis, our national food policies must be aligned with our healthcare policies. Instead of just treating rampant chronic diseases, we have to start preventing them—and we can do that with our forks.

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The Athlete’s Table: How, What and When to Eat for Your Best Performance

Its 4 pm….you have still have a workout to do. AND, you have no idea what’s for dinner. Again. Sound familiar? Athletes know that food and nutrition matter. Why is it so hard to make meals happen?

Looking for an edge this year? Look no further than your fork.

Come hear about ways that 2 busy endurance athletes (who also happen to be nutritionists) get it done in the kitchen.

· The nutrients and foods athletes need every day and how to include them in what you eat.
· How to plan, shop and prepare meals that will fuel your workouts and your recovery.
· Time saving tips to make meals and snacks easier.
· How to time meals and snacks to optimize your workouts.
· When to use bars, gels, and sports drinks (and when to skip them).
· Race Day Nutrition
· Recipes and Food demos! – learn easy, quick methods and recipes for getting nutrient dense food on your table!

Interested? We hope so! If you bring a friend, you'll both get a 20% discount

When:
Saturday March 14th, 2015 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM

Cost: $29 – includes food and materials

Where
The Handelman Conference Center
10280 Old Columbia Road, Suite 215
Columbia, MD 21046

More info and to register, go to: http://www.healthpromotiononcall.com/upcoming-events/events-for-individuals

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The Athlete’s Table: Mastering Body Weight for Optimal Training and Performance

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The Athlete's Table: How, Why and When to Eat for Your Best Performance Food is powerful. Whether you are training for a 5k, an ironman, or something in between, what you eat makes a huge difference in how you feel and perform. Come and find out how to fuel your training plan. We promise you won't leave hungry!

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Health Promotion on Call It is a feeling of total well-being on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels of a person’s life. (The World Health Organization)

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