Apr

12

Preventing Premature Births – March of Dimes

Posted by Sarah R

April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

She doesn’t know it yet* I will be joining Mrs. Flinger on May 3rd to walk for Maddie Spohr and for March of Dimes. I have set up my own donation page on the Seattle for Maddie team for a couple of reasons. I couldn’t find a Portland team to walk with. I know there’s [...]

Apr

10

How to read people

Posted by Sarah R

April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image by SARhounds via Flickr According to Joe Navarro, former FBI special agent (I want that job) and author of What Every Body Is Saying, you can learn to read people pretty well with just three little tips. *If a person smokes or bites her nails excessively, she is soothing herself because she’s stressed. *If [...]

Apr

7

Sex education versus abstinence only education

Posted by Sarah R

April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia I am a Christian woman. I support waiting to have sex until a person is married. HOWEVER, I know the majority of people do not believe the way that I do. I fully believe in educating the majority – those who choose to have sex outside of marriage. My long-term goal is [...]

Mar

20

The Pope, condoms and HIV transmission

Posted by Sarah R

March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

I wrote a feisty article about the Pope, condoms and HIV transmission on my WEGO Health blog and I have to send you all over there to check it out. Please feel free to leave a comment there, join our great Health Activist community and jump in headfirst with our amazing group! If you don’t [...]

Mar

13

Personal Update

Posted by Sarah R

March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia For those of you who have been reading for a while, you know that I was accepted to the University of South Carolina for their master’s program in public health education. I accepted their offer and went to visit. I fell in love with the city, the people and the program. I [...]

Jan

25

The World is Fat :: Book giveaway!!

Posted by Sarah R

January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

Cover via Amazon One of the super-cool blogs I read is offering a book I really want to tackle. The World is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race written by Barry Popkin looks to be a fantastic read – especially for a future public health educator. If I [...]

Dec

9

10 Healthiest States

Posted by Sarah R

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Healthiest state in the nation goes to: Minnesota! Minnesota ranks number on in the number of exercising adults as well as health insurance coverage. Number 2: New Hampshire New Hampshire earns the lowest sexually transmitted disease rate as well as lowest teen pregnancy rates. Number 3: Vermont Vermont has the lowest rate [...]

Nov

1

November Theme

Posted by Sarah R

November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia November brings a themed month to Women’s Health. What theme would you like to see me write about? ( polls)  Related articles by Zemanta Quiz: Holiday Party Diet Disasters And the Healthiest City For Women Is . . . Best, Worst Cities For Men, Women Women’s Health Steals Cosmo Editor Regular Exercise [...]

Oct

22

New approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS needed

Posted by Sarah R

October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image by Robert Miller via Flickr photo credit: gbaku Know what kind of news totally makes my day? Positive news regarding HIV/AIDS. Know what kind of news totally makes my week? Positive news regarding women with HIV/AIDS. While Global Challenges :: Women’s health advocates call for new approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS isn’t the specific type [...]

Sep

30

Save money while at college

Posted by Sarah R

September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia photo credit: tigerhawkvok Studies show that people with college degrees make more money than those who don’t – about 50% more money just for a bachelor’s degree, in fact.If you go on to earn your PhD, however you can make upwards of 200% what you would have earned without any degree. College [...]

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