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Health Talk Sound Clips
In the 90-second sound clips below, Academic Health Center experts provide information on their research and perspective on today's health news. To hear other University of Minnesota experts, go to the University of Minnesota Moment blog.
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My Health Planner
March 24, 2006
The University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing and Twin Cities Public Television have created My Health Planner, a free online resource that provides interactive tools for planning and tracking one's health. Mary Jo Kreitzer, director of the Center for Spirituality, says focusing on lifestyle and behavior change is essential to improving health and reducing costs.
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Human Trafficking Watch
March 14, 2006
An increase in sex and labor trafficking in Minnesota has prompted the formation of the Minnesota Human Trafficking Watch, a group of organizations and individuals that includes the University of Minnesota’s Deborah E. Powell Center for Women's Health. The newly formed organization will coordinate training, conduct public education and outreach, and provide comprehensive services to victims of trafficking in Minnesota, says Lauren Gilchrist, outreach coordinator for the Powell Center.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
March 7, 2006
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 55,000 people will die this year in the United States from colorectal cancer. Still, the death rate has declined over the last 15 years, due, at least in part, to increased awareness and cancer screening. In fact, Dr. Robert Madoff, a University of Minnesota cancer surgeon, says that screenings are the best prevention.
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