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Outpatient Colonoscopy by Rural Family Physicians
(East Carolina University, 2005-03)PURPOSE Five percent of family physicians offer colonoscopy services, either in the office or the hospital, often in rural areas that have no gastroenterologist. Two previous large series have shown the quality and safety ... -
Participation in Community-Originated Interventions is Associated with Positive Changes in Weight Status and Health Behaviors in Youth
(2012-04-13)Purpose. To assess changes in children’s health behaviors and weight status after participation in community-originated interventions. ... -
Pitt County Memorial Hospital Plays a Role in the Eat Smart Move More North Carolina Movement
(2009)Pitt County Memorial Hospital is taking the "Journey to Excellence" and as part of that journey, is creating a culture of wellness. This paper describes those efforts as well as the criteria for healthy food. Data ... -
The Pong Principle
(2011-02-25)"Learning to Listen: A Patient Becomes the Teacher By Serving Up Life-Changing Advice -
Take Off 4-Health Healthy Lifestyle Camp Nutrition Education Curriculum
(2009-06-09)Summer camps designed to produce weight loss are popular childhood obesity interventions. Nutrition education is a critical component of youth weight loss camps and we will present the curriculum developed for a 3 week ... -
Take Off 4-Health: Innovative Strategies to Improve Wellness in Adolescents
(2010-11-09)Summer camps for weight loss are popular. We present the nutrition curriculum for a 3 week residential camp for adolescents with health risks related to obesity or type 2 diabetes. The curriculum includes a camper meal ... -
Teaching the Art of Medicine: A Changing Portrait in Today's Medical Schools
(2008-03)Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess attitudes toward the value of the “art of medicine” in medical education, beliefs regarding whether it can be taught and, if so, the methods of teaching that would ... -
The UHS Nutrition Initiative: Enhancing the ability of patients, employees and the community to "Eat Smart and Move More"
(2005)This article describes the obesity problem in eastern North Carolina and the responses that the Pitt County Memorial Hospital is taking locally to change policies and environments.