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> [It isn't unusual to see children climb into a car every morning to be ferried to the front door of a school that's just a few blocks away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/it-isn-t-unusual-to-see-children-climb-into-a-car-every-morning-to-be/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

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## More by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

> [Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/electronic-medical-records-are-in-a-lot-of-ways-i-think-the-aspect-of/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Unlike traditional nursing homes, Green House homes provide elders with a high quality of life and quality of care in a setting that feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/unlike-traditional-nursing-homes-green-house-homes-provide-elders/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Traditional nursing facilities are sterile institutions rather than homes - which is why many Americans do not want to live in one or want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/traditional-nursing-facilities-are-sterile-institutions-rather-than/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Progress among the youngest children is especially important because we know that preventing obesity at an early age helps young people maintain a healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/progress-among-the-youngest-children-is-especially-important-because/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [I think one key part of doing more with less is to be more strategic, to realize what the objectives you're truly trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/i-think-one-key-part-of-doing-more-with-less-is-to-be-more-strategic/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [I wanted to go from seeing the individual patient to seeing the plural - the whole population as a market. You want to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/i-wanted-to-go-from-seeing-the-individual-patient-to-seeing-the/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Higher costs naturally translate into fewer employers offering insurance coverage, and fewer employees accepting it, even when it is offered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/higher-costs-naturally-translate-into-fewer-employers-offering/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Safe Routes to School is one with great potential to get children walking and biking to school again. The program uses federal grants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/safe-routes-to-school-is-one-with-great-potential-to-get-children/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [This is our bottom line: The ways we give should and will evolve to enable us to achieve greater impact to improve the health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/this-is-our-bottom-line-the-ways-we-give-should-and-will-evolve-to/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [What happened to the tradition of walking to school? The simple answer is change. Change in traffic patterns and street planning that have made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/what-happened-to-the-tradition-of-walking-to-school-the-simple-answer/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [The causes of obesity are varied and complex, but the lack of daily physical activity is an important factor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/the-causes-of-obesity-are-varied-and-complex-but-the-lack-of-daily/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [The people that you work with, the organizations that are committed to the same objectives. If they know that you're in it together, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/the-people-that-you-work-with-the-organizations-that-are-committed-to/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but I also knew that being a doctor meant more than treating just the patient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-doctor-but-i-also-knew-that-being-a/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [Increasingly we know that we're going to have multiple medical conditions, and the person who's got the greatest incentive to manage those conditions is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/increasingly-we-know-that-we-re-going-to-have-multiple-medical/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

> [We all have to learn how to reengineer healthy living back into our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/risa-lavizzo-mourey/we-all-have-to-learn-how-to-reengineer-healthy-living-back-into-our/)

[Risa Lavizzo-Mourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/risa-lavizzo-mourey/)

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