I always knew I wanted to be a doctor, but I also knew that being a doctor meant more than treating just the patient in front of you. — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
The things that are going to actually help you or me stay healthy are not necessarily the things that happen inside a doctor's office. They're the things that allow us to choose healthy lifestyles on a day-by-day basis. — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Electronic medical records are, in a lot of ways, I think the aspect of technology that is going to revolutionize the way we deliver… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Unlike traditional nursing homes, Green House homes provide elders with a high quality of life and quality of care in a setting that feels… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Traditional nursing facilities are sterile institutions rather than homes - which is why many Americans do not want to live in one or want… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Progress among the youngest children is especially important because we know that preventing obesity at an early age helps young people maintain a healthy… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
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… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
I wanted to go from seeing the individual patient to seeing the plural - the whole population as a market. You want to see… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Higher costs naturally translate into fewer employers offering insurance coverage, and fewer employees accepting it, even when it is offered. — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
Safe Routes to School is one with great potential to get children walking and biking to school again. The program uses federal grants to… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
This is our bottom line: The ways we give should and will evolve to enable us to achieve greater impact to improve the health… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
What happened to the tradition of walking to school? The simple answer is change. Change in traffic patterns and street planning that have made… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
The causes of obesity are varied and complex, but the lack of daily physical activity is an important factor. — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
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… — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Copy Share Image
