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91ɫƵ Center for Disease Prevention Research Resources

Explore lectures, newsletters, interviews, and articles featuring local and national experts on various healthy lifestyle topics

Tools for Promoting a Healthy Life

Explore these topics to learn more about healthy living.

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Alcohol & Tobacco

[Healthy Living | Friday, September 30, 2022 | No. 8]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 20, 2023]

Health & Weight

[Healthy Living | Friday, April 21, 2023 | No. 13]

[Healthy Living | Friday, May 19, 2023 | No. 14]

[Healthy Living | Thursday, February 29, 2024 | No. 22]

[Healthy Living | Thursday, March 28, 2024 | No. 23]

[Healthy Living | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | No. 24]

Mindfulness & Managing Stress

[Healthy Living | Friday, April 29, 2022 | No. 3]

[Healthy Living | Friday, May, 27, 2022 | No. 4]

[Healthy Living | Friday, October 28, 2022 | No. 9]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 13, 2023]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 27, 2023]

[Healthy Living | Friday, October 27, 2023 | No. 19]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | No. 1]

Nutrition

[Healthy Living | Friday, February 25, 2022 | No. 1]

[Healthy Living | Friday, March 25, 2022 | No. 2]

[Healthy Living | Friday, June 24, 2022 | No. 5]

[Healthy Living | Friday, November 18, 2022 | No. 10]

[Healthy Living | Friday, June 23, 2023 | No. 15]

[Healthy Living | Friday, July 21, 2023 | No. 16]

[Healthy Living | Friday, August 25, 2023 | No. 17]

[Healthy Living | Friday, September 29, 2023 | No. 18]

[Healthy Living | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | No. 20]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | No. 3]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | No. 5]

[Healthy Living | Thursday, May 30, 2024 | No. 25]

Physical Activity

[Healthy Living | Friday, August 26, 2022 | No. 7]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 6, 2023]

[Healthy Living | Friday, February 17, 2023 | No. 11]

Sleep

[Healthy Living | Friday, July 29, 2022 | No. 6]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, December 30, 2022]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | No. 4]

Social Connections

[Healthy Living | Friday, March 24, 2023 | No. 12]

[Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | No. 2]

[Healthy Living | Thursday, June 27, 2024 | No. 26]

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Lectures & Interviews

Learn how to optimize your wellness.

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Plant-Based Eating on a Budget | October 7, 2022

Lecturers: Brian Hart, MEd; Ann Crile Esselstyn, MEd; Jane Esselstyn

Critics often argue that a plant-based diet is too expensive…is this actually true? By popular demand, we are diving into how to eat a whole food, plant-based diet on a budget! Whether you are a prince or a pauper, you can enjoy the benefits of the diet that science shows optimizes our health and reduces our risk of dying prematurely. Join us for a two-part presentation: (1) Plant-based on a budget: 30 minutes with Executive Director Brian Hart; and (2) Budget-minded cooking demo: 30 minutes with Ann and Jane Esselstyn.

How Did We Get Here? Common Hurdles to Healthier Eating | September 30, 2022

Lecturer: Brian Hart, MEd

Master educator Brian Hart identifies roadblocks to change and develops onramps to healthy solutions. Through lecture and discussion, his presentation reveals challenges and creates strategies to best implement a plant-based lifestyle. Special consideration is given to “how we got here” as a species and culture, as well as how to overcome “the pleasure trap.”

Oats, Flats, and Bowls: A Plant-Based Cooking Demo | September 23, 2022

Lecturers: Ann Crile Esselstyn, MEd; Jane Esselstyn

Ann and Jane, co-authors of the Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, will explain and demonstrate the principles of cooking to prevent and reverse heart disease. This lecture and cooking demo will explore some of the many whole foods, plant-based ingredients that have shown to lower cholesterol levels, reduce blood pressure and improve blood glucose numbers. Special attention will be paid to the oats, flats, and bowls approach.

Impact of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription on Farmers Market Use in the Milwaukee Area | June 24, 2022

Lecturer: Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS

Join CDPR to learn about the benefits of a fruit and veggie prescription. Dr. Ruffalo is an Associate Professor and the Co-Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at 91ɫƵ. Dr. Ruffalo’s research approach has been applied to veteran health, food security, school-based health and wellness, and rural health.

What I Wish I Learned in Medical School About Nutrition | April 15, 2022

Lecturer: Michael Klaper, MD

Michael Klaper, MD is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He has practiced acute care medicine in Hawaii, Canada, California, Florida, and New Zealand. For the past 35 years, Dr. Klaper has focused on health-promoting food and lifestyle choices to help reverse disease and prevent the need for hospitalization and surgery.

The Science of Health: Transitioning to a Plant-based Lifestyle | January 19, 2022

Join Dr. Stuart Wong, medical oncologist and director of the 91ɫƵ’s Disease Prevention Research Center, as he chats with Dr. Rania Dempsey, lifestyle medicine physician and mom, about the science behind plant-based nutrition and tips on how to get started with some simple lifestyle modifications to improve your overall health.

Journey in Health & Plant-Based Diet | November 19, 2021 (S1, E11)

Host: David Nelson, PhD, MS
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Guest: Kenneth Jacobsohn, MD, BS
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The Science of Healthy Eating: How to Eat to Prevent Disease & Promote Health | September 15, 2021

Join Stuart Wong, MD, medical oncologist and director of the 91ɫƵ’s Disease Prevention Research Center, and Ken Jacobsohn, MD, professor, as they explore the science-driven nutrition plan that can prevent disease, promote good health, and change our bodies and our communities for the better.