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Emory offering mobile health screenings

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, January 6th, 2014, 2:06pm
Emory offering mobile health screenings

ATLANTA -- Emory Healthcare is taking health testing on the road.

Through a partnership with HealthFair, Emory is sending mobile screening buses into the community, offering medical tests to those who need them.

Starting this month, Emory's buses will offer cardiovascular screenings. Mammograms will come in the spring. All tests are read and evaluated by Emory physicians.

Learn more about the mobile health screenings at emory.edu.

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Fulton Commission Chairman honored by Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Wednesday, December 18th, 11:11 am
Fulton Commission Chairman honored by Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Fulton County Commission Chairman, District 1, John H. Eaves received the Grady Champion Award during the 2nd Annual “Honoring Healthcare Champions Awards.”

Chairman Eaves was one of eight community leaders, medical professionals and non-profit executives honored by the Hospital Authority for their leadership in efforts to support Grady Hospital and build healthier communities.

The awards dinner followed the 2013 Health Summit, which brought governmental leaders and healthcare professionals together to discuss healthcare issues affecting Fulton and Dekalb counties.

The Healthcare Champions were honored for research, advocacy, donations and inspired leadership.  Standing with Chairman Eaves (center) were Pete Correll (left), Chairman of the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation and Thomas Dortch, Chairman of the Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority Board of Trustees.

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Ways to support Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta during the holiday season

Submitted by thebluebirdpatch.com, Liza Cardona
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013, 10:10am
Ways to support Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta during the holiday season

ATLANTA -- Through fuzzy ducks, Christmas parades and rides on Priscilla the Pink Pig, organizations from all over the metro area are working to support Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta this holiday season.

Families in metro Atlanta can spread holiday cheer and celebrate in numerous ways, all while supporting Children’s. Proceeds from the holiday events, initiatives and promotions below will raise funds to care for the hundreds of thousands of sick and injured children each year in Georgia.

33rd Annual Children’s Christmas Parade
www.choa.org/parade
Bundle up your family and join us for the parade at its new location in Midtown Atlanta from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sat., Dec. 7. Watch from the sidewalk or purchase reserved bleacher seats for $18 at www.choa.org/paradebleachers.

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The Biggest Loser's DOLVETTE

Submitted by ConnTV on Monday, November 18th, 1:43 pm

He calls Atlanta home, Dolvette of NBC's The Biggest Loser, stopped by Conn TV Studios to talk about his new lifestyle book about balance, not diet! You don't want to miss what he says about emotion, details, health and much much more. 

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Fulton County Cooperative Extension to help residents navigate health insurance options

Submitted by AprilMajors on Wednesday, October 16th, 1:32 pm
Fulton County Cooperative Extension to help residents navigate health insurance options

ATLANTA -- Fulton County Cooperative Extension will offer Affordable Care Act information sessions to assist residents, small businesses and their employees through the new Healthcare Marketplace.

Interested parties are encouraged to register for a free information session that will be led by a University of Georgia (UGA) health navigator assigned to Fulton County to assist with helping individuals and small businesses complete eligibility and enrollment forms during. Residents should call (404) 332-2400 to register for a session.

Health Navigator, housed under UGA Cooperative Extension, are able to help residents decide on the best health insurance to meet their needs and will help them apply—either electronically or by paper—to establish eligibility, enroll in coverage and potentially qualify for an insurance affordability program.

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Emory to hold Sustainable Food Fair

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013, 11:21am
Emory to hold Sustainable Food Fair

ATLANTA -- This year's Emory University Sustainable Food Fair and Farmers Market will be held Friday, Oct. 4 on Cox Hall Bridge.

The fair, which begins at 10:30 a.m., allows students and others in the Emory community to learn about sustainable food practices and discover where they can buy locally grown products.

RELATED | Emory among nation's healthiest colleges

Hilary King, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, will spearhead Friday's event. It was organized by students in a one-credit course she teaches.

Learn more at emory.edu.

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2 Ga. colleges among nation's healthiest

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013, 7:57am
2 Ga. colleges among nation's healthiest

(WXIA) -- Many college students seem to exist solely on beer and ramen noodles, but 10 schools have kicked it up a notch by offering world-class dining experiences.

The Daily Meal has listed the top 10 four-year colleges that go above and beyond the traditional meal plan.

The list includes two schools in metro Atlanta. Emory University comes in at No. 4, while Kennesaw State University is No. 8.

The schools were judged on the amount of healthy food they offer and whether that food is produced or grown locally. The No. 1 school, Bowdoin College in Maine, serves vegetables grown in its own organic garden.

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