M. Ward, “The First Time I Ran Away,” from A Wasteland Companion
enchanting song and video.
(via chewablevitamins)
“It sounds so simple — a place that sells healthy food at reasonable prices so they can feed their families.” - Michelle Obama
Phase two of Let’s Move! — addressing food deserts across America. The goal is to reduce the childhood obesity rate to 5% in one generation (by 2030). She may end up making a more lasting impact on the country than her husband.
Michelle Obama promotes healthy eating at Inglewood store site: The market, set to open in April, is part of a statewide push to reduce obesity by attracting grocers to low-income neighborhoods and making healthy food more accessible.
Photo: First Lady Michelle Obama, flanked by Inglewood Mayor James Butts, left, and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, told residents and leaders gathered at the future market site: “I’m here today because I believe every family in our country should have access to healthy food.” Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images
(Source: Los Angeles Times, via noraleah)
he’s alive!
D’Angelo covers, “Space Oddity,” Paris, France 01.29.12
ok, so it’s a faraway live video, but at least it’s evidence that D’Angelo has come out of hiding and that maybe James River won’t be a total wash.
This is a PSA for Medication Supported Recovery that I helped organize at Bellevue Hospital last summer. It brings tears to my eyes to see the patient testimonials and the dedication of our faculty and staff. So for those of you who ask, this is what I do at work. Please share with anyone you know that may have a substance use disorder and is seeking help.
From the OASAS site:
How we view the disease of addiction is closely related to our beliefs in regards to the success or failure of treatment. The medical model allows one to treat the disease of addiction with medications, realizing that addiction is a complex disease where interdependent roles are played by the host, the addictive agent and the environment. This video provides first hand accounts of people who have succeeded in recovery with the use of addiction medications along with counseling and other behavioral interventions.
Stephen Colbert Interviews Maurice Sendak About Newt Gingrich and Tallywackers (via comedycentral)
National treasure, that one.
Pause while we all take a page from Maurice Sendak. Brilliant.
Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support decriminalizing it but don’t smoke it.
Barney Frank: Do you think I’ve ever had an abortion?
Awesome.
Click the picture for the full NYTimes interview.
(via nationaljournal)
This looks great and it’s one of the most important health issues in our country. Glad to see there is more attention being given to why our cities and economy were designed to make health so hard.
A provocative new 4-hour series soon to air on public television, Designing Healthy Communities, examines the impact of our built environment on key public health indices, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression. The series documents the connection between bad community design and burgeoning health consequences, and discusses the remedies available to fix what has become an urgent crisis.
Retrofitting Suburbia (by MPC)
Oh my word. A miniseries about combating obesogenics? SIGN. ME. UP.
