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Policy Date: 11/1/2011
Policy Number: 201111
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has previously taken a position on various noncommunicable disease issues, but it has not previously addressed the issue comprehensively with respect to global health. Because none of the previous policies have dealt specifically with this issue, they should not be archived. Among previous related APHA policy statements are the following.Policy Statement 9101, "Childhood Asthma: A Major Public Health Problem," in which APHA called attention to a major noncommunicable disease that affects a significant proportion of American children, and which is largely preventable and treatable.[1]Policy Statement 9202, "The Prevention of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases," in which APHA noted the proven and suspected connections between unhealthy diets and noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes and cancer.[2]Policy Statement 20038, "Supporting a Nationwide Environmental and Health Tracking Network to Identify Links Between the Environment and Human Health," in which APHA recommended the creation of a national surveillance system to better understand the connections between environmental contaminants and health.[3]Policy Statement 200615, "A Call for a Framework Convention on Alcohol Control," in which APHA supported the creation of an international convention on alcoholism and alcohol abuse parallel to the regime created by the UN Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.[4]Policy Statement 20089, "Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries," in which APHA addressed the need to build support for health professionals and facilities in other countries to sustainably manage health care.[5]Policy Statement 20094, "Ensuring the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: Strengthening US Efforts to Reduce Global Poverty and Promote Public Health," in which APHA supported the creation of and fulfillment of the UN Millennium Development Goals, several of which explicitly link health outcomes with social determinants and poverty.[6]Problem StatementThe leading causes of death, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), are 4 main chronic illnesses, which the organization and other global health agencies group together: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. These conditions killed more than 43 million people in 2010, approximately 63% of all deaths worldwide. Among the proven risk factors for these conditions are smoking, dietary patterns, disabilities, exposure to indoor air pollution, and poverty.[7,8]In addition, institutions with public health responsibilities often identify injuries (including those from road traffic accidents),[9] mental illness,[10] and birth defects[11] as significant additional causes of morbidity and mortality. Deaths from so-called "noncommunicable diseases" (NCDs) are not limited to wealthy or heavily industrialized countries like the United States. An increasing proportion of WHO's 4 main NCDs, perhaps 80%, now occur in low- and moderate-income countries. In some places, women and children face special barriers to the prevention and treatment of NCDs,[12,13] and the burden of these diseases on those least able to cope with them is becoming heavier. According to WHO, NCD mortality will increase to 49.7 million in 2020, an overall rise of 17%, with the greatest increases in Africa (27%) and the Eastern Mediterranean region (25%). Overall, the highest absolute number of deaths from NCDs by 2020 will occur in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. The incidence of NCDs in the United States and other developed nations is expected to remain stable or decline slightly during this period.[7,8,14] It is important to note that individuals can have more than one NCD at a time; in fact, many millions of people do.Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental disorders. WHO estimates that 151 million people suffer from depression, 30 million from bipolar disorder, and 25 million from schizophrenia; 125 million people are affected by alcohol use disorders. As many as 40 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. In 2004, mental disorders accounted for 13% of the global burden of disease, defined as premature death combined with years lived with disability. When only the disability component of the burden of disease calculation is taken into account, mental disorders accounted for around one third of all years lived with disability.[9]More than 1.2 million people die on the world's roads each year, and some 50 million more are injured. More than 90% of these deaths occur in low- and medium-income countries. The cost of rehabilitation and long-term care for accident victims can financially ruin all but the wealthiest families, and place inordinate strain upon national health budgets.[10]According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 of every 33 babies born in the United States possesses a birth defect. Birth defects are the leading causes of death among neonates, responsible for more than 20% of all deaths in this group.[11] Comparable statistics are not available globally.The global health community has long recognized that the social determinants of health contribute heavily to NCD prevalence.[7,8,15–25] Some lifestyle risk factors rise considerably among the poor, and the prevention, treatment, and care of NCDs lags significantly among the poor compared with wealthier individuals. While poverty-related causes remain relevant in many countries, major societal trends, including an accelerated movement away from rural and toward urban living, increased international mobility, and enhanced global trade, are exacerbating many of the known risk factors. Individuals with physical disabilities may have increased risk of developing NCDs like diabetes and cardiovascular disease because of the difficulty they face in finding employment, staying fit, and maintaining a healthful diet.[26]The Government of the United States, one of the world's most important funders of global health programs, has no unified mechanism for supporting work on NCDs in other countries, and many key agencies, such as the US Agency for International Development and the US Department of State, lack any budget authority to support programs in this area. The US Government, through the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes for Health, and other agencies, has an important and continuing role in the surveillance, prevention, detection, care, and treatment of these disorders in the United States.[14] Likewise, within the United Nations (UN) there is no agency charged with overall coordination of NCD activities. WHO's Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster works on standard setting and monitoring of NCDs,[15] but has no role in UN development policy or in field-based interventions.In order to take note of and act upon at least one alarming global trend on NCDs—the rise in consumption of tobacco products—the UN created the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in May 2003, to which 172 countries, though not the United States, are now party.[27] The FCTC is a systematic framework to reduce global production and consumption of tobacco products around the world. In addition, the UN also convened a high-level session on September 19–20, 2011, devoted to raising awareness about the global threat of NCDs. This is just the second time in its history that the UN General Assembly has addressed a global health topic—the first was for HIV/AIDS in 2001.[7,8,28]Many, though not all, deaths from NCDs are preventable. WHO estimates that with adequate action, 4 of 5 deaths from heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, as well as a third of all occurrences of cancers, could be averted by eliminating or reducing tobacco and alcohol use, eating a healthful diet, and maintaining appropriate levels of physical activity.[7,8,15,28,29] There is ample evidence that increasing peoples' "health literacy" can prevent much illness, death, and massive loss of productivity.[14] NCDs resulting from unhealthy living conditions could be decreased by better integrated health care, a focus on poverty alleviation, more attention paid to over- and undernutrition and the contribution of processed and industrialized foods (instead of the more traditional ones),[30–34] and a reduction in cooking- and heating-related indoor air pollution. There are important gains to be had in stopping or treating some infections (such as from human papillomavirus) before they become chronic illnesses (such as cervical cancer).[7,8,35] The costs of inaction are staggering, not only because of the skyrocketing price of treating those with chronic illnesses but also because of the billions in productivity that NCDs sap from economies large and small.[18,20,22,29] Yet a recent study by the University of Washington's Institute on Health Metrics and Evaluation concluded[36] that the percentage of development assistance for health spent on NCDs was less than 1% (others have calculated this as less than 3%[37]). In addition, WHO notes that many countries, even those with heavy disease burden from NCDs, lack adequate surveillance mechanisms to take account of illness prevalence and trends.[7,8]There is scope for US leadership on reducing the global burden of NCDs, given the experience the US-based public health community has in preventing NCDs and caring for those living with them.[15,38] As we continue to fight NCDs in our own country, we should commit to building proven principles of NCD prevention into US foreign assistance, including those related to global health, especially when nations request this of us. We should be willing to share what the US public health community—the government, private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and academia—know about effective NCD prevention, treatment, and care. We should ask our government to work on our behalf collaboratively with donor and recipient nations to build systems that monitor relevant data, so that culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions can be implemented with integrated approaches to prevention, treatment, and care, and the results measured and evaluated. And we should express our desire that global institutions, including the UN, develop adequate systems for assessing the scale of and alleviating the NCD epidemic.Proposed Recommendations StatementIn order to more fully address the growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases in less-developed countries, as well as to account for the continuing need to address NCDs in the United States, APHA and its members should—• Acknowledge that the leading causes of mortality, associated with more than 43 million deaths per year, are NCDs—namely, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, cancers, and diabetes; • Note that many other conditions, including injuries (such as from road traffic accidents), mental illness, and birth defects, are significant additional causes of morbidity and mortality;• Take into account that many of these deaths and illnesses are preventable;• Acknowledge the social determinants and poverty-related causes and exacerbations of NCDs;• Create and maintain relevant training for public health practitioners to help address the global epidemic of NCDs, especially among the poor, children, women, older adult populations, people with disabilities, people residing in rural or other isolated settings, medically underserved groups, and other vulnerable groups who are likely to experience health disparities.Moreover, APHA urges governments, including the United States Government, to—• Fully account for mortality and morbidity associated with noncommunicable diseases in every country through comprehensive disease surveillance;• Develop national frameworks and action plans to integrate noncommunicable disease prevention into existing and new public health, global health, and development efforts, particularly for surveillance, research, prevention, care, and treatment;• Create systems and programs for addressing known risk factors, including consumption of alcohol and tobacco, overconsumption of salt, obesity, lack of adequate physical exercise, disabilities, exposure to indoor air pollution, and unsafe roadway conditions;• Ratify and work to implement the UN FCTC;• Create incentives for all elements of civil society, including the private sector, to form a coordinated response to the NCD epidemic;• Provide the most robust possible funding for these efforts at national and international levels.APHA also asks the UN to—• Develop appropriate standards through WHO for the surveillance, prevention, detection, treatment, and care of NCDs;• Create programs through development agencies such as the UN Development Program, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN Women, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and the UN Environment Program that directly address poverty and the social determinants of health;• Develop a mechanism for coordinating all NCD-related activities throughout the UN system.Finally, APHA urges international and domestic for-profit and nonprofit organizations to— • Engage all elements of society in surveillance, prevention, care, and treatment of NCDs, including faith-based organizations, academic institutions, for-profit corporations, nonprofits, governments, and foundations;• Acknowledge the role and responsibility of systems that produce and promote alcohol, tobacco, and high-calorie low-nutrition foods, including those marketed and distributed globally, to create healthier alternatives. References1. American Public Health Association. APHA Policy Statement 9101: Childhood Asthma: A Major Public Health Problem. 1991. Available at: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=8. Accessed December 20, 2011. 2. American Public Health Association. APHA Policy Statement 9202: The Prevention of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases. 1992. Available at: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=53. Accessed December 20, 2011.3. American Public Health Association. APHA Policy Statement 20038: Supporting a Nationwide Environmental and Health Tracking Network to Identify Links Between the Environment and Human Health. 2003. Available at: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1244. Accessed December 20, 2011.4. American Public Health Association. APHA Policy Statement 200615: A Call for a Framework Convention on Alcohol Control. 2006. Available at: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1339. 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Allen M. Chastanet, Minister for Tourism & Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia and Chairman of Coco Palm Award Wining Boutique Hotel, is the responsible for the day to day operations and all marketing and sales efforts in Coco Resorts: "The master plan has been completed and I am very much looking forward to this chapter in my life," he says.
From 1995 to 2003, Chastanet served as Air Jamaica's Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Before joining the airline, he was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Island Outpost and its 11 hotels in Miami's South Beach, Jamaica, and the Caribbean. He also served as the Director of Tourism for his native St. Lucia, where he was credited with bringing the island into the forefront of the Caribbean's tourism industry.
Chastanet currently serves as Minister for Tourism & Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia.
In 2001, Chastanet was named Travel Agent Magazine's "Caribbean Destination Person of the Year."
Headquartered in Castries, St. Lucia, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters degree, both in economics, from Bishops University in Quebec and American University in Washington D.C., respectively.

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not tryin to just b contrarian. i m against bullies and richie is in cognito no mo +hope he's banned from da league. but... it real life. b it sexual harasssment or sexual bullyin, it in da world and will happen. bullies look for soft targets. it escalated. in dat culture u should stand up for yourself. hernandez stood up to welker per example. u make it clear early, u call me n-word again+we got a prob. dat's how u get ur respect!
look at tb, u dont think he's been messed with? mo u give in, mo of dis u put up with. bet tb has fought back +stood up for hiss manhood catcher-style. must question martin's mental toughne. sad though dat dolphs put a guy like richie in leadership positions + media give him award for best get. martin should have gone to coach next. boy will b boyss. martin went to stanford, dis aint stanford, rule of da meathead! want incognito banned but so should martin in a different way + for different reasons!


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Albert Hammond Jr. has decided to go solo again. The Strokes guitarist has just announced that he'll be releasing a new EP this fall. Titled AHJ , the upcoming release includes five original songs, and features Hammond playing every instrument on the record with the exception of drums.
AHJ will be available at all the usual digital outlets on October 8. The EP will also be available on a limited-edition ten-inch vinyl record at select record stores.
Hammond's last solo release, 2008's ¿Cómo Te Llama? , peaked at #145 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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Vikings Crack Top 10 in USA Today Coaches' poll
LILBURN, GA — The Augustana women's basketball team climbed two more spots to break into the top 10 of the latest USA Today Sports Coaches' poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings check in at No. 10 in the third edition of the rankings receiving 447 points
The Vikings opened the season at No. 18 and jumped to No. 12 in last week's poll before cracking the top 10 this week.
Ashland (Ohio) stayed in the top spot for the third consecutive week after garnering 30 first place votes. Bentley (Mass.) and Pittsburgh State (Kan.) remain at second and third, respectively. South Carolina – Aiken jumped one spot to fourth and Clayton State (Ga.) rounds out the top five.
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It is the final week of school for Eric Ramstad Middle School students...
the final week at a temporary school that is.
After a full week off next week for Thanksgiving break, students will return to class at a brand new school on North Hill, replacing the one destroyed by the Mouse River flood of 2011.
Perry Olson was at the temporary school this week -- the Minot Auditorium -- hearing how the last two-plus years went.
The final days are ticking by this week -- Ramstad is about to abandon the Minot Auditorium...
(Mark Vollmer - MPS Superintendent) "The last two and a half years we worked through regional tournaments and district tournaments and everything else to make this a municipal auditorium and also a middle school."
The original Ramstad fell victim to flood waters...leaving the district in a bit of a tight spot. Where would hundreds of middle school students be educated while a new school was built? Thankfully, that answer came quickly.
(Mark Vollmer - MPS Superintendent) "Phone call was made to the mayor and immediately the response was, 'Absolutely, whatever you need to do. We need to get those kids in school.'"
The Aud has served these kids well for two plus years now...and they have been good tenants of the building too...
(Scott Collins - Minot Recreation Department Director) "...you always hear horror stories about what happened at schools and the hallways and stuff. It hasn't been that bad. There hasn't been destruction, just general wear and tear on the building."
Collins says having school here has meant some changes in what they've been able to book here...but not much. It has been a perfect solution for what was a big problem.
(Scott Collins - Minot Recreation Department Director) "It went smooth...really has and I hope the school feels the same way."
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Before I became a writer I was a cook and, for a brief couple of years, a head chef at a small, neighborhood restaurant. When I took over, the menu was like a pentimento picture — with layers of handiwork from previous chefs visible through the successive overlays.
The house specialties at the time were (pretty overwrought) creative Southwestern dishes, though there were "traditional favorites" that hearkened to simpler times when the kitchen was better known for its enchiladas and tortilla soup. Then, on the bottom of the menu, were the classics that dated to the original chef who opened the restaurant with a American comfort food menu of fried chicken, chicken fried steak and stuffed trout.
In other words, the menu was a minefield of dishes I couldn't take off for fear of alienating our dwindling and increasingly geriatric customer base. Yet I had to make changes. We needed to cook with real butter and peanut oil, not hydrogenated fats. I refused to serve previously frozen fish or to make the creamy pasta sauce with (yuck) commercial mayonnaise and dried herbs.
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New chefs taking over settled kitchens is the oldest story in the restaurant business. But unless it's a superstar chef or an iconic restaurant, the public (or newspaper critics) rarely note the transition.
What happens when a chef takes over a well-liked neighborhood spot and has to or wants to make some changes, but also keep customers happy? Here's what, in the chefs' own words:
Chef: Todd Richards, 41. The former executive chef at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, Richards has run the kitchens at both One Flew South in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Rolling Bones BBQ in the Old Fourth Ward.
Prior to The Shed, the Chicago native has been earning kudos for his work at the Cafe at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.
The Transition: Richards took over the kitchen at the Shed at Glenwood in Glenwood Park this summer from longtime chef Lance Gummere, who left to partner in the new Ansley Park restaurant, Bantam & Biddy.
"My last day at the Ritz was Aug. 3, and I started here Aug. 4," says Richards. "I live in this neighborhood, and I've been coming here for four years. I loved the idea of providing really, really great high end food at not a really high price."
What's changed on the menu: "The menu has 95 percent changed. The integrity of what Lance developed is still there, and we still have slider night on Wednesdays (when the restaurant offers more than a dozen inexpensive sliders). But I'm just cooking the food that I've always cooked."
What's changed in the kitchen: "We rearranged the kitchen for the cooking techniques I use a lot. There was a six-burner stove in the back of the kitchen used for prep. I moved it to the front to saute more items. We have more sauces in pots, so we needed more burners. I'd like to bring in a Cryovac (vacuum-sealing) machine and (employ) sous vide cooking to make things more efficient during service. This restaurant has 86 seats, and they fill up pretty quickly on weekends."
One dish you could never take off the menu: The "Ding Dong" will never go anywhere. It's a chocolate cake with cream filling and a ganache covering. And we'll always have sliders."
One dish that shows your style: Seared scallops with apple relish and cauliflower gratin.
"The beauty of this dish is that it's basically six ingredients," says Richards. "The acid from the apple relish balances out the dish by cutting through the sweet scallops."
The Shed at Glenwood:
475 Bill Kennedy Way, Atlanta, 404-835-4363, theshedatglenwood.com
The Chef: Adam Waller, 36. The Marietta native opened Cuerno restaurant in Midtown for Riccardo Ullio, who then moved him to run the kitchen at Sotto Sotto in Inman Park. He has also cooked at Abattoir and at STG Trattoria in Buckhead.
The Transition: Waller took over the kitchen at Bocado, the Westside bistro that serves creative sandwiches at lunch and a well-curated menu of small plates and entrees in the evening. Opening chef Todd Ginsberg left in late October to open the General Muir, a deli set to open in the new Emory Pointe complex in Atlanta. "Todd hung out with me for three weeks before he left," says Waller. "It was good getting to know the staff and getting to know the feel of the place. Plus, I got a rundown on the different personalities in the kitchen and advice on how to work with them."
What's changed on the menu: "I'd say a good 35 percent to 40 percent of the menu has changed. Most of the freedom has come in the small plates. I'm on a health kick, incorporating more vegetables, grains and greens into my cooking. We have a garden in the back, so I'm using as much as I can from that — beets, cabbage and really nice arugula mostly. But really I'm just trying to keep the standards. It's very simple food here."
What's changed in the kitchen: "Nothing at all. It's a pretty straightforward setup. There's a convection oven, a couple of flattops and a stove. I'd really like to get my hands on an immersion circulator one day."
One dish you could never take off the menu: "The burger! It's not going anywhere. There would be a riot on the streets if I took that burger off."
One dish that shows your style: "The forbidden black rice bowl. It's simply cooked steamed rice, seasoned with olive oil and vinegar and served with roasted butternut squash and a brazil nut pesto. You feel good eating it."
Bocado: 887 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, 404-815-1399, bocadoatlanta.com
The Chef: Ian Winslade, 48. He has run the kitchens of Atlanta's buzziest high-volume restaurants, including Two Urban Licks, BluePointe and Shout. Despite his many years in Atlanta, Winslade still hasn't traded in his native English accent for a Southern one.
The Transition: Murphy's has been around for decades, so when Winslade took over the kitchen 15 months ago, he had to be cautious with customer expectations. "Some of the things have been on the menu so long there's no way I could change them," he says. "So the trick was trying to blend in my style — to try to push the envelope forward while respecting the past."
What's changed on the menu: "Well, it's still about 60 percent the old menu and 40 percent new dishes. But what I've really changed are the ingredients. I've been trying to source better products and use better ingredients without affecting cost. For instance, I'm buying bread from H&F (Bread Co.) instead of what we had before. They were using this nasty frozen spinach in the spinach meatloaf before. Now we use fresh, and it's not so waterlogged. I don't want to be rude or disrespectful, but lots of the menu had been dumbed down."
What's changed in the kitchen: "A lot. I brought in a solid fuel charbroiler to replace the old gas grill. It gives a bit more dimension and depth to the food. We had to build a new hood for it. I also got (owner) Tom (Murphy) to invest in some combi Rational ovens (which provide both steam and convection heat), and they really make the food so much more moist."
One dish you could never take off the menu: "So much of it. That meatloaf. The brisket braised in Guinness. The chicken burger at lunch."
One dish that shows your style: "There's a trout we serve with corona beans and a caper emulsion. It has capers, lemon zest and cream, and we give this sauce a nitrous charge for a little volume. It's really very nice."
Murphy's: 997 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, 404-872-0904, murphys-atlanta-restaurant.com
November 29th, 2012
8:29 am
The Bocado burger stack looks like it is worth the trip..Adam did a great job at Soto Soto and is still in my top 5 of Atlanta..this type of review is a great way to revisit the classic
November 29th, 2012
9:23 am
I've never had a bad meal at Murpheys. Don't forget the Bonzo dessert. Chocolate mousse, cheesecake, and a choco brownie….all in one…in layers! The brisket and meatloaf are great!
November 29th, 2012
9:42 am
An excellent article that highlighted an aspect of restaurants that had eluded me. Thanks for the insight and tips on changes.
November 29th, 2012
10:04 am
The Shed is a definite favorite. And I agree about the Bocado burger, like the one at H&F, it should forever be on the menu. It is a toss-up as to which is my favorite.
November 29th, 2012
10:08 am
What a great post John…more like this please!
I especially liked hearing how each chef physically tailored the kitchens to suit their particular cooking style – nice touch.
I haven't been to Murphy's in years. Sounds like it's time to go back.
November 29th, 2012
12:10 pm
[...] Three New Chefs; Three Established Kitchens [...]
November 29th, 2012
1:06 pm
Those scallops look absolutely scrumptious– so much so that I'll be making a trip to The Shed to try them!
November 29th, 2012
4:00 pm
Really enjoyed this article. Thanks John!
November 30th, 2012
3:49 pm
The forbidden black rice bowl at Bocado is amazing. I could eat that every day.


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If you have NEVER been to Africa, when someone mentions "Africa" or you hear "Africa", what is the FIRST thing that comes into your mind?
People associate different regions/continent based on media, informational material, myths, stereotypes and such. The main idea of this discussion is to find out what people who never had "first hand experience" think about the continent. Thanks for your contribution.
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Apr 12 2013: Difficult question, Mary. Northern Africa? Massive deserts, some large cities and cars . . . . . Western Africa, small villages, Africa is soooo huge it's hard to have one image of Africa. I think what most people imagine is either Congo (jungles, which is actually a smaller portion of Africa) or landscapes like those in South Africa or Botswana. I get a myriad of images. I'm in the Baltimore area, BTW, just south of the city.
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Apr 16 2013: Mary, if someone asked me that question I'd have to ask what part of Africa they had in mind.
I'm in Pasadena, in Anne Arundel County, about halfway between Baltimore and Annapolis (actually a tad closer to Annapolis).
Thanks for a great question! a thought-provoking one.
mary kariukiApr 17 2013: Hey Terry,
I have been to Annapolis and Anne Arundel mall....
Thanks again for replying....I will be more than willing to meet with you for some Ethiopian food. I have tried "Injera and meat"....it is great
NB/ I totally agree with you that Africa is big and so diverse with some regions having particular similiarities.
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When it comes to having a good time in support of a great cause, temperature apparently doesn't matter.
More than a dozen brave swimmers donned bathing suits on Saturday morning to take part in the Polar plunge to support youth activities and swimming scholarships at the community pool.
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Those are miniscule, compared to the $12 million the Republican Walker has raised over the last year. But outside groups are expected to pump millions into the Democratic race – and the same is expected for Walker as well.
For now, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk had just under $26,000 on hand at the start of the year, before she announced her candidacy.
State Senate Democrat Tim Cullen of Janesville raised around $11,000 last year, and has just over $26,000 on hand.
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(a) In General.— The total amount contributed by the Secretary of Defense in any fiscal year for the common-funded budgets of NATO may be an amount in excess of the maximum amount that would otherwise be applicable to those contributions in such fiscal year under the fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.
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(1) Common-funded budgets of nato.— The term "common-funded budgets of NATO" means the Military Budget, the Security Investment Program, and the Civil Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or additional account or program of NATO).
(2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.— The term "fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation" means the maximum annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the annual limitation in section 3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the Senate giving the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that resolution), approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.
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Josie Prog was terrified.
It was 2003, and Prog, then 36, was a mom of three kids trying to escape an abusive relationship. That's when psoriasis first flared.
"I went through a nervous breakdown," Prog said. "The psoriasis was the outcome of the nervous breakdown."
But Prog was too scared to treat with anything other than the creams her doctor in Guam prescribed her. She tweaked her diet, hoping it would help. It didn't, and the creams simply turned her skin white.
When she moved to Oregon in 2008, she searched for doctors in Portland and Hood River who could help her. She tried methotrexate, but it affected her liver, so she stopped and relied on organic oils and ointments instead, without much success.
Longtime readers of Psoriasis Advance may recall seeing Prog on the cover of the Winter 2010 issue focusing on the impact of psoriasis on women. Psoriasis covered her nearly head to toe.
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Does Marketing Make The Podiatrist Or Does Reputation Make The Podiatrist?
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There are two camps of podiatrists: those who have formal practices and those who are physicians but are business and marketing-minded as well.
The latter do what it takes to bring the patients in the door and keep them coming in. The former put their names on the door and let their reputations do the advertising for them. These are the speakers, educators and book editors in our profession. Incidentally, they do not usually make much money in a lifetime. They may say that their riches are in the form of their students and publication, and not in their bank accounts.
The best podiatric physician is, unfortunately, not always the most financially successful one. (Granted, there are significant exceptions that everyone can name.)
Maybe the best of the best is somewhere in the middle. Remember this classic piece of advice: While you cannot always guarantee a cure, you can always guarantee satisfaction.
The most financially successful podiatrist I know is an excellent podiatrist, both medically and surgically, but she is an even more outstanding marketing professional. She is able to serve her patients' every need — diabetic care, forefoot and rearfoot surgeries, shoes, cosmetic needs and even offers a medically-based pedicure salon.
Her secret? Word of mouth and incredible marketing. She has a dynamic Web site, writes a blog to her patients, pens newsletters, offers referral fees to incentivize her patients and more.
Another successful podiatrist I know holds monthly open houses for his patients with wine and cheese, and gift bags provided by local companies that would like to reach the same demographics he reaches.
What about the other podiatrists, the ones who let their reputations do their advertising? They would never do these marketing efforts. I equate it to visiting an oncologist who just told you that you have a difficult disease to manage. Would he then hand you a gift bag? No, he would not but it would be appropriate for his office staff to have that type of relationship with a patient.
In the end, there is a way to success for all of us, whether we prefer being a straight-laced, no-nonsense podiatrist or a freewheeling, comfortable-with-marketing type. With patients choosing between healthcare or other essentials, marketing to patients just makes plain good sense.
I totally agree with your article. It is very hard to get doctors in general to consider marketing. Many of them think that it takes way from their reputation as a doctor. They see no problem "advertising" in the yellow pages but when it comes to advertising online or by mail they cringe. I create websites for Tulsa Podiatrist and its very difficult to get them to see websites and other types of marketing as acceptable. I am going to use your article to show to other DPMs and hopefully change a few minds!
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