(Click on "Menu" then "Web 2_0 and Public Health" to view it in full screen)
Carl and I had a great time presenting information from the upcoming publication in the American Journal of Health Education (Hanson, C.L., Thackeray, R., Barnes, M.D., Neiger, B.L., & McIntyre, E. (2008). The changing face of Internet communication in the 21st century: Integrating Web 2.0 in Health Education Preparation and Practice. American Journal of Health Education. [In press]). The crowd was very responsive and asked a lot of great questions. If you have questions too, please post them as a comment.
I enjoyed the presentation on Personal Leadership by Joyce Gaufin, BS. She was actually using ideas from The Leadership Challenge (as seen in Carl's class), which provided me with a bit more than a review since I had the added benefit of hearing the perspectives of public health professionals.
The final speaker was Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D. whose presentation on "Understanding the Pressures Placed on Women to be Perfect" ended with a quick summary of the nutrition philosophy of intuitive eating. Thanks to Dr. Steve Hawks, many current and past BYU public health are already fans of it. I certainly am a convert and can't wait to learn more about it!
The scenery and the conference center in Midway were both wonderful. On a personal note, sometimes my public health, Air Force, and LDS worlds overlap. I actually met a UDOH staff member whose family knew mine in Ohio 25 years ago.
In addition, a friend who was attending the conference recommended I try a 5-day old restaurant on Main Street -- The Cafe Galleria. What a great chance to give intuitive eating a try!
The place is a combination of a photo art gallery and wood fired pizza restaurant straight out of Italy, but right in the middle of Midway, Utah. As you can see below, I ordered a pizza with prosciutto (\prō-ˈshü-(ˌ)tō\) and fresh basil. Those toppings, mozzarella, great sauce, and crust simply melted in my mouth. I kept monitoring my body's satisfaction level. The pizza was so light compared to most "American" pizza, I ended up eating the whole thing! I've learned that one way that my body tells me that I have overstuffed myself is through feelings of grogginess. But after a couple hours, I still feel great.
Has anyone else had similar experiences with intuitive eating principles?
2 comments:
Grant,
It was great to team up with you on this presentation. You are right...there was a lot of interest in this topic. Web 2.0 is a relatively new channel for health communication that more public health educators should be considering.
As for the conference, I was impressed with the agenda and speakers. While I wasn't able to stay (currently attending SOPHE midyear) there were super presentations. This organization (along with HEAU) is a great opportunity to get connected within our own state. MPH'ers might consider attending next time around.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project is a great source for information on who's online in American.
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