Aliya Hussaini, M.D.'s Blog Posts | Health Team Lead

Dr. Hussaini is responsible for the foundation’s efforts to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity through interventions that engage children, their families, their schools, and their communities in addressing nutrition and physical activity environments, access, and behavior.

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The big take way from recent good news about childhood obesity rates is this: Don't get overwhelmed. Put one foot in front of the other and just go.

Jan 21, 2013

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

Childhood obesity lessons: The E.R. looked overwhelming. Then I remembered to approach my first night one step at a time.

The big take way from recent good news about childhood obesity rates is this: Don't get overwhelmed. Put one foot in front of the other and just go.

Sometimes, health advocacy has nothing to do with using our voices; we advocate with our wallets, too. We can be demand agents, purchasing, using and frequenting healthy options (be they parks or sidewalks or fresh fruits and vegetables) with abandon.

Oct 26, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

The ABC’s of Change: Health Advocacy for Everyone

Sometimes, health advocacy has nothing to do with using our voices; we advocate with our wallets, too. We can be demand agents, purchasing, using and frequenting healthy options (be they parks or sidewalks or fresh fruits and vegetables) with abandon.

Everyone working in public health knows that the obesity crisis in America is about much more than personal responsibility. (Hopefully much of America has made that leap by now.) But we also know that even the biggest changes start at home with one small step.

Oct 18, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

A Year of Being Well: Real families help others take the small steps that lead to big changes

Everyone working in public health knows that the obesity crisis in America is about much more than personal responsibility. (Hopefully much of America has made that leap by now.) But we also know that even the biggest changes start at home with one small step.

An important part of our role as a public health community is translation - making our data compelling, relevant and actionable to the people who will ultimately determine the success or failure of our efforts: parents, teachers, cafeteria managers, mayors, school district leaders, business owners, and others.

Aug 23, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

Eat with your eyes: Data visualization is key to childhood obesity prevention

An important part of our role as a public health community is translation - making our data compelling, relevant and actionable to the people who will ultimately determine the success or failure of our efforts: parents, teachers, cafeteria managers, mayors, school district leaders, business owners, and others.

You may have heard that if you’re doing public health well, no one really knows you’re doing it. Not true. The key to public health is community participation.The Weight of the Nation brings that lesson to life, and gives you the tools to take action against for obesity your kids, your family and the nation.

May 14, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

The Weight of the Nation challenge: Moving people to fight obesity

You may have heard that if you’re doing public health well, no one really knows you’re doing it. Not true. The key to public health is community participation.The Weight of the Nation brings that lesson to life, and gives you the tools to take action against for obesity your kids, your family and the nation.

A recent study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that if we want sustainable and meaningful changes in health, we’re going to have to slow down and wait for the results that really matter.

Apr 02, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

To get healthy, our quick-fix nation needs to learn some patience

A recent study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that if we want sustainable and meaningful changes in health, we’re going to have to slow down and wait for the results that really matter.

Americans are eating too much and too often, and not getting enough physical activity. Unhealthy foods, such as soda, chips and candy, have become relatively less expensive, while more nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables have become relatively more expensive. What’s more, access to healthy food is a challenge for many communities.

Jan 13, 2012

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION

Americans are eating too much and too often, and not getting enough physical activity. Unhealthy foods, such as soda, chips and candy, have become relatively less expensive, while more nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables have become relatively more expensive. What’s more, access to healthy food is a challenge for many communities.

We’re living in a world where industry profits often trump the health of kids. When I read about industry reaction to USDA proposals to strip pizza sauce of its status as a lunchtime vegetable, all I can do is say, “Enough, already. It’s time to get back to common sense.”

Nov 28, 2011

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

Common sense and the great American food fight

We’re living in a world where industry profits often trump the health of kids. When I read about industry reaction to USDA proposals to strip pizza sauce of its status as a lunchtime vegetable, all I can do is say, “Enough, already. It’s time to get back to common sense.”

What if grocery stores were more than a food sources? What if they were instead community hubs – places where people shopped, banked, got clinical care and more? Sure that’s a big idea, but one Philadelphia grocer has figured out that it also makes good business sense.

Oct 21, 2011

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

Can grocers change the world? Meet Jeff Brown

What if grocery stores were more than a food sources? What if they were instead community hubs – places where people shopped, banked, got clinical care and more? Sure that’s a big idea, but one Philadelphia grocer has figured out that it also makes good business sense.

Rather than approaching healthier strategies en masse and giving up when they seem too tough, we try taking a stab at addressing the small, specific obstacles that stand in the way.

Sep 29, 2011

by: Aliya Hussaini, M.D.

Hair, the great bell-pepper standoff and other barriers to healthy living

Rather than approaching healthier strategies en masse and giving up when they seem too tough, we try taking a stab at addressing the small, specific obstacles that stand in the way.

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